Downtown Design Review

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 9:30 am, Apr 09, 2025 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Downtown Design Commission Agenda 9:30 AM April 17, 2025 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM Justin Brannon, Chair Kayla Copeland, Vice­Chair Anthony Blatt Mariana Sarur Eric Schmid Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner Laura Griggs, Senior Planner Michael Philbrick, Senior Planner Daryl Callaway, Associate Planner Steven Barker, Assistant Municipal Counselor Keith Daniels, Administrative Assistant 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) and the Arts Garage at 431 W. Main St., south of City Hall. 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 Assistant 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) and the Arts Garage at 431 W. Main St., south of City Hall. 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 COMMISSION Citizens may address the Commission 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 Commission 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. COMMISSION ACTIONS Official Action can only be taken on items which appear on the Agenda. The Downtown Design Commission 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 Commission 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 Commission Agenda April 17, 2025 I. Call to Order 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 Commission Agenda April 17, 2025 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. March 20, 2025, Meeting. III. Cases Withdrawn A. None. IV. Continuance Requests A. None. V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.) Bricktown Cases: A. BCA­25­00003 at 500 E Sheridan Avenue (Bricktown). Application by Jon Jenkins, Dalmarc Signs, for Ronnye Farmer, Criterion Development Group, LLC, to: 1. Install attached wall sign at the west elevation. VI. Case for Individual Consideration Downtown Cases: A. DTCA­25­00009 R1 at 718 W Main Street (DBD). Application by Dawson McNeill, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, for Michael Stroope, Business Manager, City of Oklahoma City Police Department, to: 1. Parking Lot: a. Resurface existing parking lot (variance required from regulation requiring installation of landscaping). B. DTCA­25­00025 at 12 & 14 E Park Place (DTD­1). Application by Darin Miller, OK Tenth Partners, to: 1. Demolition: a. Demolish both buildings, walks and drive. C. DTCA­25­00026 at 809 W Main Street (DTD­2). Application by Dawson McNeill, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, for Michael Stroope, Business Manager, City of Oklahoma City Police Department, to: 1. Parking Lot:  and drive. C. DTCA­25­00026 at 809 W Main Street (DTD­2). Application by Dawson McNeill, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, for Michael Stroope, Business Manager, City of Oklahoma City Police Department, to: 1. Parking Lot: a. Resurface existing parking lot (variance required from regulation requiring installation of landscaping). D. DTCA­25­00027 at 115 Harrison Avenue (DBD). Application by Jordan Armstrong, G&S Sign Services, for Debbie Miller, Public Works Director, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, to: 1. Signage: a. Install freestanding sign (variance required from prohibition of signs in the right­of­way and from maximum size allowed for a freestanding sign). VII. Other Business A. CE­01140 at 400 NW 10th Street, et al (DBD). Consideration and possible action on an application by Mark W Zitzow, Johnson & Associates on behalf of Midtown Renaissance to provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding a request to close W Park Pl between N Harvey Ave and N Robinson Ave, and close a portion of the right­of­way of NW 10th St between N Walker Ave and N Hudson Ave, N Hudson Ave between NW 10th St and NW 9th St, and NW 9th St between N Walker Ave and N Hudson Ave. VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report Downtown Cases: 1. DTCA­24­00072 at 1116 N Robinson Avenue (DTD­1). Application by Chad Bullock, G&S Sign Services for Gary B Homsey, SAAD Enterprises, LLC, to: 1. Change face on existing billboard; and 2. Install blade sign. 2. DTCA­24­00079 R1 at 616 N Walnut Avenue (DBD). Application by Rand Elliott, Rand Elliott Architects, for Kenton Tsoodle, OCURA, to: Revise entrance monument to be perpendicular to adjacent roadway instead of parallel, and be a 2­sided sign. 3. DTCA­24­00092 R1 at 59 N Robinson Avenue (DBD). Application by Paul Lefebvre, Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, PC, for Kenton Tsoodle, OKC Urban Renewal Authority, to: 1. Revise layout, reduce height of stone walls, and add two stone monument signs. 4. DTCA­25­00001 R1 at 321 NW 8th Street (DBD). Application by Matthew Sebacher, Tamashii LLC dba Tamashii Ramen House, for Brendon Bartsch, Oklahoma Real Estate LP, to: 1. Remove proposed parapet on  4. DTCA­25­00001 R1 at 321 NW 8th Street (DBD). Application by Matthew Sebacher, Tamashii LLC dba Tamashii Ramen House, for Brendon Bartsch, Oklahoma Real Estate LP, to: 1. Remove proposed parapet on existing building; 2. Leave existing roof sign where it is; 3. Move proposed attached wall sign to be on south façade of addition; and 4. Revise finish of addition to be painted concrete block. 5. DTCA­25­00011 at 400 SW 15th Street (DTD­2). Application by Geoffery Evans, PDG, LLC, for Brandon Boydstun, City of Oklahoma City Parks & Recreation Dept., to: Redevelop Wiley Post Park north of the Oklahoma City River: 1. Demolish parking lot, trees, sidewalk, roadway, curb, gutter and portions of the trail; 2. Construct amphitheater, plazas, parking lot, sidewalks, steps, trail, curb, gutter and driveway; 3. Install stone benches, stone walls, concrete walls, chairs, picnic tables, bike racks, tables, benches, drinking fountains, shade umbrellas, kite shade structures, pavilions, play equipment, handrails, and landscaping; 4. Relocate the Oklahoma River Trail sign; and 5. Construct/install monument sign. 6. DTCA­25­00015 R1 at 616 NW 5th Street (DBD). Application by Marc Weinmeister, Oklahoma City Renaissance Investment Group, to: 1. Install blade sign on north facade; and 2. Install attached wall sign. 7. DTCA­25­00021 at 131 Dean A McGee Avenue (DBD). Application by Jason McWilliams, Impressions Printing, for Judy Hatfield, Manager, Carnegie Centre, LLC, to: 1. Remove signs on south façade; and 2. Install sign on south façade. 8. DTCA­25­00022 at 301 NW 13th Street (DTD­1). Application by Scott Adamson, Nabholz Construction, for Tandel Veleker, Pivot Real Estate Management, to: 1. Replace damaged glass blocks on south façade with new glass block with same appearance; 2. Remove two doors on south façade and replace with storefront windows with anodized aluminum frames; 3. Install attached wall sign on south façade; and 4. Install canopy sign on south façade. 9. DTCA­25­00024 at 25 NE 10th Street (DBD). Application by Darin Miller, OK Tenth Partners, to: Demolish building and fence. 10. DRCA­25­00028 at 301 S EK Gaylord Boulevard (DD). Application by Lucy Albers, Paycom Center, for Kristin Chambless, JDHQ/Atrium Hospitality/ Courtyard by Marriott, to: 1. Install supergraphic banners. B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date  B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Thursday, May 15, 2025. New applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, April 22, 2025. IX. Adjourn