Downtown Design Review

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 1:46 pm, Sep 12, 2025 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Downtown Design Commission Agenda Amended 9:30 AM September 18, 2025 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM Kayla Copeland, Chair Eric Schmid, Vice-Chair Anthony Blatt Justin Brannon Mariana Sarur 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 Sheridan-Walker 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. 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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. 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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 September 18, 2025 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. August 21, 2025, Meeting. III. Cases Withdrawn A. None. IV. Continuance Requests A. None. V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.) A. DTCA-25-00067 at 1300 Classen Drive (DTD-1). Application by Joshua Linhardt, Barrett L Williamson Architects, for C Jarrod Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments, LP, to: 1. Demolition: a. Remove brick patio deck, brick walks and steps at front of house; b. On the east side of the house, remove the east retaining wall, the east portion of the south retaining wall, and the south brick steps; c. Remove swimming pool, pool deck, diving board, and metal canopy; d. Remove asphalt parking lot, curb cut and driveway apron; e. Remove fencing; f. Remove street trees; 2. Main Building: a. Construct new brick patio, of salvaged bricks, in front of the house with ADA accessible walkways; b. Construct ramp and new brick retaining walls; c. Reconstruct east, south, and northwest brick steps; d. Remove vinyl windows and replace with aluminum-clad wood windows; e. Remove garage roof, roof joists, wood fascia and soffit, and remove overhead and pedestrian garage doors; construct new garage roof of flat membrane sloped to drain; extend walls with new bricks to match color and size of the existing bricks, to be laid in matching running bond courses; install new painted wood soffit and fascia with an integrated metal gutter, to match existing fascia and soffit; install storefront doors and windows in the south pedestrian door opening and the southernmost overhead door opening; install new overhead doors in the remaining three garage door openings; f. Remove metal fire escape stairs and ladders on the north elevation of the house and east wall of the Convent addition; g. Remove exterior basement stair and door, infill the door opening, and infill hole from stair removal; 3. Parking Lot: a. Construct asphalt parking lot; b. Construct concrete curbs; 4. Sidewalks: a. Construct sidewalks; 5. Landscaping/Site Improvements: a. Infill hole from swimming pool removal; b. Install landscaping, including street trees; 6. Screening/ Fencing: a. Construct dumpster enclosure with 6’-  8” tall wood screen fence; b. Install 4’-6” tall decorative metal fence; and c. Install 6 ft tall wood fence. VI. Case for Individual Consideration Bricktown Cases: A. None. Downtown Cases: A. DTCA-25-00061 at 512 NW 12th Street (DTD-1). Application by John F Martino, Martino Properties LLC/Midtown Law Center, to: 1. Paint unpainted brick building (NOTE: building has already been painted); and 2. Remove and replace window and damaged brick beneath window (NOTE: work has already been completed). B. DTCA-25-00068 at 420 NW 11th Street (DTD-1). Application by Brian Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Architects, for Chris Fleming, Midtown Renaissance/Midtown Hill, LLC, to: 1. Demolition: a. Demolish curbs, sidewalks, brick wall, concrete pavement, gravel path, awning, and fence; 2. Main Building: a. Construct precast concrete parking garage with cast-in- place concrete foundation, cast-in-place concrete parking screening wall, anodized aluminum batten screens; 3. Sidewalks: a. Construct sidewalks; 4. Signage: a. Construct/install internally illuminated blade sign with edge lighting on north façade of the structure; 5. Lighting: a. Install building mounted lighting; b. Install pole lighting on top level; 6. Landscaping/Site Improvements: a. Install landscaping, including street trees; b. Construct stairs and retaining walls; c. Install traffic control kiosk; and d. Install bollards. C. DTCA-25-00074 at 804 SW 2nd Street (DTD-2). Application by John Joyce, Engineering Solutions, LLC, for Roy Vinyard, Vinyard Vogler, LLC, to: Demolish building and site improvements. VII. Other Business A. BOA-16059 at 125 W Reno Avenue (DBD). Consideration and possible action on an application by Purvi Patel, Wallace Design Collective, PC, for David Todd, City of Oklahoma City MAPS Office, to provide a recommendation to the Board of Adjustment regarding a request for variances from Table 59-7200.2 to allow greater setbacks from the street rights-of-way. B. Informational Presentation: Presentation by BAU Butzer Architects and Urbanism, LLC, for informational purposes only, a presentation on a  proposed project at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum at 620 N Harvey Ave (DBD). C. 2026 Downtown Design Commission meeting schedule. VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report Bricktown Cases: 1. None. Downtown Cases: 1. DTCA-25-00063 at 409 SW 13th Street (DTD-2). Application by Gary Randolph, Randolph Design + Build, for Jerry Johnson to: 1) Demolish sidewalk, street curb and trees; 2) Construct 3-story house with rooftop balcony/deck, clad in stucco with accents of Peruvian Teak NewTech wood siding, with attached wall lighting, rear entry/alley access garage with black steel garage doors and concrete parking pad; 3) Install motorized shade screen on rooftop balcony/deck; 4) Construct poured in place 6’ tall concrete fence; 5) Construct 5’ tall shadow box cedar mechanical screens; 6) Construct 8’ tall cedar fence; 7) Construct sidewalks; 8) Construct concrete planter border; and 9) Install landscaping, including street trees. 2. DTCA-25-00069 at 7 NE 10th Street (DBD). Application by Cody Pistulka, Miller Architecture Development, for Darin Miller, OKTenth Partners LLC, to: 1) Demolish portion of curb; 2) Construct curb, curb cut and driveway; 3) Construct parking lot; and 4) Install landscaping. 3. DTCA-25-00070 at 428 W California Avenue (DBD). Application by Jason McWillams, Impressions Printing, for Melinda McMillan-Miller, Director, City of OKC Parks & Recreation Dept, to: Install sign on north façade, John Rex Intermediate. 4. DTCA-25-00072 at 201 NW 10th Street (DBD). Application by William Dudgeon, Superior Neon Signs, for Chris Fleming, Midtown - 10th & Robinson Investments LLC, to: 1. Install above canopy sign, Malfi; and 2. Replace faces on existing blade sign, Malfi Enoteca. 5. DTCA-25-00073 at 317 Park Place (DBD). Application by Matthew Bradshaw, Crossland Construction, for Chris Fleming, Midtown – 11th and Park Place LLC, to: Install off-site construction trailer, generator,  material laydown area, fencing and screening (for Family Justice Center project DTCA-23-00060). B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Friday, October 16, 2025. New applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, September 23, 2025. IX. Adjourn