I am going to pretend I did not read that forum, not because it is not sage advice, but because it interferes with my rose colored glasses. 

Give us some more color...

When the contractor was there they even came downstairs and started demanding to know exactly what steps would be taken (hands on hips, scrunched up face to give this some color).

Theodore - I don't recognize the color, but I would send the photo to a couple of "big box" stores and see what they suggest.

So if you look at the map and use the umbrella zoning color codes to know at a glance if something is residential, commercial, etc and then begin to zoom in, then you'll eventually be able to view specifics like R-1, R-2, CEIR, etc. 

I make curtains a tenant responsibility so there's no cleaning/cost involved and the Tenant can choose their own colors and decorate the bathroom a little.

Others have told me for example stick to all white and gray while others have said to go crazy with colors and make it UNIQUE…  thoughts on modern vs chic? 

Owner shall pay, except as provided elsewhere in thisAgreement, all expenses incurred by the Agent, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees and Agent’s costs andtime in connection with any claim, proceeding, or suit involving an alleged violation by the Agent or Owner, or both, of any lawpertaining to fair employment, fair credit reporting, environmental protection, rent control, taxes, or fair housing, including, butnot limited to, any law prohibiting, or making illegal, discrimination on the basis of race, sex, creed, color, religion, national origin,age, marital status, or mental or physical handicap, provided, however, that the Owner shall not be responsible to the Agent forany expenses in the event that Agent is finally adjudicated to have personally, and not in a representative capacity, violated anysuch law, unless such acts and or omissions are outside the course and scope of Agent’s duties hereunder.

One suggestion would be to allow a color choice for the population growth to be absolute (# change) or relative (% change).

There was the leasing agent, planners, an interior design team to choose from the color palettes, others for security, construction inspectors, etc.