Garish KFC paint job will have to change, Alameda City Council says

A Google Maps view of the KFC in Alameda before its new paint job.

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The Kentucky Fried Chicken on Encinal in Alameda selected a rather eye-catching paint job recently — and it's run afoul of the city.

A red-and-white striped building will have to revert to a more subtle aesthetic, the Alameda City Council decided on Tuesday, after residents from the surrounding neighborhood brought the issue to the council's attention.

The city council quickly ruled that the new paint job was in violation of an "approved color palette" agreed upon in 2008. KFC will now have to change its look to reflect those agreed-upon colors, presumably in a pattern less reminiscent of a circus tent.