Riverfront Design Commitee
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · March 2, 2023
Agenda
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 10:07 am, Feb 24, 2023
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
9:00 AM March 02, 2023
Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:00 AM
Jonathan Heusel, Chair
Ricardo Montoya, ViceChair
Michele Dean
Scott Howard
Elaine Lyons
John Postic
Tiffany Ramirez
Dana Templeton
Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner
Laura Griggs, Senior Planner
Daryl Callaway, Assistant Planner
Dustin Parris, 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.
The following guidelines are in place for meetings in the Council Chamber at City Hall: only the south
entrance to City Hall will be open; air purifying machines have been installed in the Chamber; hand
sanitizer machines and disposable face masks will be available.
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
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.
The following guidelines are in place for meetings in the Council Chamber at City Hall: only the south
entrance to City Hall will be open; air purifying machines have been installed in the Chamber; hand
sanitizer machines and disposable face masks will be available.
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 4052972406 or TDD (405) 2972020 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 Riverfront Design
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 Riverfront Design 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.
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
March 02, 2023
the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved, denied, continued to a specific
later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
March 02, 2023
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. December 1, 2022
B. January 5, 2023
III. Cases Withdrawn
A. None.
IV. Continuance Requests
A. None.
V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.)
A. SRCA2200021 R1 at 901 SE 5th St (Regatta District) Application by David
Hensley, Bar K OKC, for Eric Wenger, OKC Public Works Dept., to: 1. Mural:
a) Paint mural on east façade, Little Heroes, by Juan Marante.
VI. Cases for Individual Consideration
A. SRCA2300003 at 900 Hangar Dr (Western Gateway) Application by Sara
Hanna, Gardner Studio, for Blair Humphreys, Wheeler District, LLC, to: 1.
Demolition: a) Demolish hangar building; 2. Main Building: a) Construct 5story
apartment building clad with brick, fiber cement panels, with rooftop mechanical
units, painted steel awnings, painted steel trellis, aluminum and glass overhead
doors, breezeway connection to the outdoor amenity space, balconies, patios and
an outdoor patio outside the entry lobby (variance required from the regulation
requiring the first two floors of new construction to be at or within 10 feet of the
street rightofway); 3. Parking Lot: a) Construct parking lot; b) Construct parking
along Hangar Dr; 4. Sidewalks: a) Construct sidewalks; 5. Lighting: a) Install
parking lot lights; 6. Landscaping/Site Improvements: a) Install five parking lot tree
wells/parking lot islands (variance required from the regulation requiring parking lot
islands to be a minimum of 100 sq. ft. with a minimum average width of 5 ft. from
inside curb to inside curb); b) Install streetscapes; c) Install landscaping, including
street trees; d) Install bike racks; and 7. Screening/Fencing: a) Construct brick
dumpster enclosure with metal gates; b) Install painted steel guardrails; and c)
Install 6’ ornamental steel fence; and provide recommendations to the Board of
Adjustment for variances from the regulation requiring the first two floors of new
construction to be at or within 10 ft. of the street rightofway and from the
regulation requiring parking lot islands to be a minimum of 100 sq. ft. with a
minimum average with of 5 ft. from inside curb to inside curb.
B. SRCA2300004 at 901 Hangar Dr (Western Gateway) Application by Sara
Hanna, Gardner Studio, for Blair Humphreys, Wheeler District, LLC, to: 1. Main
Building: a) Construct 3story apartment building clad with fiber cement siding,
with a metal roof, balconies and patios (variance required from the regulation
requiring the first two floors of new construction to be at or within 10 feet of the
street rightofway); 2. Parking Lot: a) Construct parking lot; 3. Sidewalks: a)
Construct sidewalks; 4. Lighting: a) Install parking lot lights; 5. Landscaping/Site
Improvements: a) Install three parking lot tree wells/parking lot islands (variance
Building: a) Construct 3story apartment building clad with fiber cement siding,
with a metal roof, balconies and patios (variance required from the regulation
requiring the first two floors of new construction to be at or within 10 feet of the
street rightofway); 2. Parking Lot: a) Construct parking lot; 3. Sidewalks: a)
Construct sidewalks; 4. Lighting: a) Install parking lot lights; 5. Landscaping/Site
Improvements: a) Install three parking lot tree wells/parking lot islands (variance
required from the regulation requiring parking lot islands to be a minimum of 100
sq. ft. with a minimum average width of 5 ft. from inside curb to inside curb); b)
Install streetscapes; c) Install landscaping, including street trees; d) Install bike
racks; and 6. Screening/Fencing: a) Install vertical picket painted steel handrails
and guard rails; and provide recommendations to the Board of Adjustment for
variances from the regulation requiring the first two floors of new construction to
be at or within 10 ft. of the street rightofway and from the regulation requiring
parking lot islands to be a minimum of 100 sq. ft. with a minimum average with of
5 ft. from inside curb to inside curb.
VII. Other Business
A. None.
VIII. Communications
A. Adminstrative Approval Report
1. SRCA2300002 at 800 Riversport Dr (Regatta District): Application by
Eric Wenger, City of Oklahoma City Public Works Department, to:
Construct parking lot.
B. Comments from Planning Department Staff
C. Commetns from Committee Members
D. Next Meeting Date
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, April 6, 2023. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, February
28, 2023. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be
submitted by March 7, 2023.
IX. Adjourn