Downtown Design Review
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · March 21, 2024
Agenda
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 3:55 pm, Mar 13, 2024
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Downtown Design Review Committee
Agenda
9:30 AM March 21, 2024
Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM
Justin Brannon, Chair
Kayla Copeland, ViceChair
Anthony Blatt
Gary Jones
Mariana Sarur
Eric Schmid
Rosy Trujillo
Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner
Laura Griggs, Senior Planner
Daryl Callaway, Associate Planner
Steven Barker, Assistant Municipal Counselor
Keith Daniels, Administrative Coordinator
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking is available at the SheridanWalker Parking Garage (501 West Sheridan Ave, northwest
corner of Sheridan and Walker, immediately north of John Rex School). Parking tickets must be
validated by City staff before or after the meeting.
It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public
with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires
an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service, or
alternate format of the agenda in order to participate in this meeting should contact the ADA
Coordinator of the Planning Department at (405) 2972406 as soon as possible but not later than 48
hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The Planning Department
Keith Daniels, Administrative Coordinator
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking is available at the SheridanWalker Parking Garage (501 West Sheridan Ave, northwest
corner of Sheridan and Walker, immediately north of John Rex School). Parking tickets must be
validated by City staff before or after the meeting.
It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public
with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires
an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service, or
alternate format of the agenda in order to participate in this meeting should contact the ADA
Coordinator of the Planning Department at (405) 2972406 as soon as possible but not later than 48
hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The Planning Department
will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual with
disability. If you need an alternate format of the agenda or any information provided at said meeting,
please contact the ADA department coordinator listed above 48 hours prior to the scheduled
meeting.
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE
Citizens may address the Committee on agenda items by responding to Chair’s call for speakers
during discussion on each item. All comments must be relevant to the item. The Chair or presiding
officer may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Committee and/or remove
that person from the Council Chambers, if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive behavior.
Disorderly conduct includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: speaking without being
recognized by the Chair or presiding officer; continuing to speak after notice that the speaker’s
allotted time has expired; presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion;
failing to comply with the lawful instructions of the Chair or presiding officer; engaging in other
conduct, activity or speech that delays, pursuant to 21 O.S. §280, disruptive conduct includes any
conduct that is “violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or that jeopardizes the safety of self or others”.
A person may also be subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building for violation of
Oklahoma City Municipal Code 2020, §3081 Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit.
21, §280 – Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or
Employees. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
COMMITTEE ACTIONS
Official Action can only be taken on items which appear on the Agenda. The Downtown Design
Review Committee may adopt, approve, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike or continue any
Agenda item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Downtown Design
Review Committee may refer the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved,
denied, continued to a specific later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.
Downtown Design Review Committee
Agenda
March 21, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
Review Committee may refer the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved,
denied, continued to a specific later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.
Downtown Design Review Committee
Agenda
March 21, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. January 18, 2024, Meeting.
III. Cases Withdrawn
A. None.
IV. Continuance Requests
A. None.
V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.)
A. None.
VI. Case for Individual Consideration
A. DTCA2400005 at 700 N Broadway Avenue (DBD). Application by Ryan C.
Smith, PE, SRB, LLC for Lucie DiPronio, PSA Holdings, LLC/Photographic
Society of America, to: 1. Construct parking lot; and 2. Install landscaping.
B. DTCA2400006 at 420 W Main Street (DBD). Application by Debbie Miller,
City Engineer/Public Works Director, City of Oklahoma City Public Works
Department, to: 1. Remove street tree; and 2. Remove 2 tree wells in the
streetscape by infilling with pavers.
VII. Other Business
A. None.
VIII. Communications
A. Administrative Approval Report
1. DTCA2100110 E1 at 1126 N Shartel Avenue (DTD1) Application by
Jessica Black, Gardner Studio, for Rohan Gupta, GFO Companies, to:
Extend the term of the Certificate of Approval.
A. Administrative Approval Report
1. DTCA2100110 E1 at 1126 N Shartel Avenue (DTD1) Application by
Jessica Black, Gardner Studio, for Rohan Gupta, GFO Companies, to:
Extend the term of the Certificate of Approval.
2. DTCA2200005 E1 at 1013 NW 13th Street (DTD1) Application by
Aaron Becker, CASCO (Architect) for Nosa Akhimiona, Ebenezer
Holdings, LLC, to: Extend the term of the Certificate of Approval.
3. DTCA2200005 R1 at 1013 NW 13th Street (DTD1) Application by
Aaron Becker, CASCO (Architect), for Nosa Akhimiona, Ebenezer
Holdings LLC, to: Revise the landscaping.
4. DTCA2200048 1225 R1 Part 1 at 1225 N Broadway Avenue (DTD
1) Application by Josh Patterson, Flintco, LLC, for Chris Fleming, Midtown
Benz, LLC, to: Revise tube steel entry element on west façade.
5. DTCA2300042 R1 at 520 W Main Street (DBD) Application by
Matthew Thomas, QUAD Build, Inc., for Marcelo D. Aramendi, Infiniti
Living 1, LLC, to: 1. Demolish parking lot, driveway and curb cut; 2. On
south facade: remove portions of existing wall to create openings and install
glass storefront windows; demo door and install new door; demo existing
wall and install new door; and demo existing double door, widen opening and
install two single doors; 3. On east facade: demo wall in two locations and
install new doors; 4. Remove roof mounted HVAC equipment and install roof
mounted HVAC equipment and screening; 5. Construct swimming pool; 6.
Construct pergola; 7. Construct dog park; 8. Construct continuous curb and
sidewalk; 9. Construct privacy wall infill to match existing where original
driveway was located; 10. Remove roof and install new white TPO roof
systems; 11. Install lighting: and 12. Install decorative metal fencing.
6. DTCA2300063 at 428 W California Avenue (DBD) Application by
Zeke Hernandez, American Fence, for Melinda McMillanMiller, Director,
City of OKC Parks & Recreation Dept, to: 1. Install 6 ft. tall decorative
metal fencing at three locations at entrance doors and overhead door; and 2.
Install steel shipping container in parking lot on east side of building.
7. DTCA2300069 R1 at 301 W Reno Avenue (DBD). Consideration and
possible action on application by Jason Kapka, Tinker Federal Credit Union,
for Maureen Hefferman, Myriad Gardens/City of Oklahoma City, to: Move
location to the east.
8. DTCA2400001 at 1211 N Shartel Avenue (DTD1) Application by
Maggie Barringer, Mastec Network Solutions, for David Kinnard, Physicians
Building LTD, to: Remove and install roof mounted telecommunications
equipment.
8. DTCA2400001 at 1211 N Shartel Avenue (DTD1) Application by
Maggie Barringer, Mastec Network Solutions, for David Kinnard, Physicians
Building LTD, to: Remove and install roof mounted telecommunications
equipment.
9. DTCA2400002 at 701 W Sheridan Avenue (DBD) Application by
Casey Butner, Vertical Sign Service, for Bradley Waller, Paramount Partners
LLC, to: Install sign on west and south facades of elevator lobby, ra
Renaissance Architecture, LLC Architectural Solutions Inspiring Community
Pride.
10. DTCA2400003 at 415 NW 5th Street (DBD) Application by Sherry
Blair, The Dog House, for Tracy Bacon, Corsair Cattle Co, to: 1. Install 6'
tall chainlink fence on west property line with green screen material attached
(note: fence already installed); and 2. Install 8' tall wood stockade fence on
north property line adjacent to the alley. This fence will extend south on the
west property line to the chainlink fence (note: fence already installed).
11. DTCA2400004 at 1300 N Robinson Avenue (DTD1) Application by
Mark Balthrop, First Lutheran Church of Oklahoma City, to: 1. Remove
existing sign on east/alley facade; and 2. Install new sign on east/alley facade,
First Lutheran Church Redeemer Reformed Church.
12. DTCA2400007 at 706 N Broadway Avenue (DBD). Application by
Robert Morris, J&B Graphics, for Lucis DiPronio, PSA Holdings, LLC, to:
1. Remove all signs from previous tenants (have already been removed); 2.
Install blade sign on west facade, PSA Photographic Society of America
Worldwide; 3. Install two (2) attached wall signs on west facade: a. 706:
Photographic Society of America Worldwide; and b. 708: Greene Gallery At
Photographic Society of America.
B. Comments from Planning Department Staff
C. Comments from Committee Members
D. Next Meeting Date
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, April 18, 2024. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March
19, 2024. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be
submitted by March 26, 2024.
IX. Adjourn