Urban Design Commission

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 9:46 am, May 17, 2023 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Urban Design Commission Agenda 3:00 PM May 24, 2023 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor Tyler Holmes, Chair Sarah Miller, Vice­Chair Aimee Ahpeatone Anthony Blatt Nathan Cao Jorge Charneco Ashley Dickson Oso Lee Peoples James Varnum Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner Michael Philbrick, Senior Planner Daryl Callaway, Assistant Planner Susan Randall, 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  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 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 Urban 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 Urban 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. Urban Design Commission Agenda May 24, 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. Urban Design Commission Agenda May 24, 2023 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. March 22, 2023, meeting. III. Cases Withdrawn A. None. IV. Continuance Requests A. None. V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.) A. UDCA­22­00063 (P1) at 2120 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by Chelsea Harjo, CC Investments, LLC for Connie Greenfield, CC Investments, LLC to: 1) Paint the house; and 2) Install murals at the east and west elevations. VI. Cases for Individual Consideration A. UDCA­22­00025(R2) at 2124 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by Hollie Hunter, Sam Gresham Architects for Truong Le, Le Development, LLC to: 1) Install a freestanding ice vending machine. B. UDCA­22­00031 at 2300 NW 23rd St and 2325 N Youngs Ave (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by Grant Weiland, Teachers Credit Union to: 1a) Demolish the existing single­family residence and garage at 2325 N Youngs Blvd and all on­ site improvements; 1b) Remove existing fencing on the south side of the building at 2300 NW 23rd St; 1c) Remove the existing driveway at the southwest corner of N Youngs Blvd and NW 23rd St; and 1d) Remove the existing driveway on NW 23rd St; 2) Construct an addition to the existing building at 2300 NW 23rd St to create added office space and a drive­thru window (variance required from the minimum queueing length requirement); 3) Restripe the existing parking lot at 2300 NW 23rd St and expand it on to the property at 2325 N Youngs Blvd; 4) Construct new sidewalks; 5a) Install landscaping; 5b) Construct new driveway on N Youngs Blvd; and 5c) Construct new driveway on NW 23rd St; and 6) Construct six foot tall stockade fence along the south property line. C. UDCA­23­00003 at 1929 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by Joseph Hoang to: 1) Paint the unpainted brick structure; 2) Remove the paved parking area at the front of the structure; 3) Remove the sign from the building; and 4) Install landscaping. D. UDCA­23­00011 at 719 N Francis Ave (Cottage District) Application by Cory Baitz, for Yendung Nguyen, to: 1a) Install solar panels on the sloped western roof; and 1b) Install solar panel on the flat steel patio cover frame. VII. Other Business A. Pending Street Improvement Projects – A presentation by Michael Clark, Public Works, on the proposed street improvement projects for, the Plaza District, Paseo, and portions of N Walker Ave (in Paseo and in Uptown NW 23rd St). VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report  Public Works, on the proposed street improvement projects for, the Plaza District, Paseo, and portions of N Walker Ave (in Paseo and in Uptown NW 23rd St). VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report 1. UDCA­22­00040(R1) at 3016 N Classen Blvd (Asian District) Application by Matt Richardson, Shellback General Contracting for Duy Tran, Pho Cuong Restaurant to: 1) Construct 88 square foot addition to the dining room at the northwest corner of the structure. 2. UDCA­22­00055(R1) at 1516 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by David Agee, Southwest Builders Remodeling for Tina Le, TTLE, LLC to: 1) Install new windows in existing openings at the east, south, and west elevations; and 2) Replace two existing doors with steel doors at the south and west elevations. 3. UDCA­22­00055(R2) at 1516 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by David Agee, Southwest Builders Remodeling for Tina Le, TTLE, LLC to: 1) Replace three windows in existing openings at the north elevation. 4. UDCA­23­00002 at 2400 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by William Dudgeon, Superior Neon Signs for Matt Copenhaver, And Go Concepts, LLC (dba Salad and Go) to: 1) Remove the EMD sign, cladding, and accessories from the existing sign pole; 2) Install freestanding sign on existing sign pole at the southwest corner of the site; and 3) Install the required landscaping for the freestanding sign. 5. UDCA­23­00004 at 330 SW 25th St (Capitol Hill) Application by Gloria Williams, Capitol Hill Graffix Corp for Armando Lopez, Capitol Hill Graffix Corp to: 1) Install one attached wall sign at the north elevation (attached into the mortar only). 6. UDCA­23­00008 at 1630 N Blackwelder Ave (Plaza District) Application by Robert Morris, J&B Graphics for Jeff Struble, 1630, LLC to: 1) Install an attached projecting wall sign at the north elevation. 7. UDCA­23­00009 at 2036 NW 23rd St (Uptown NW 23rd St) Application by Tim Salmon for Jeff Walker, Raising Canes to: 1) Construct a five­foot tall wooden stockade fence along the east property line. 8. UDCA­23­00010 at 505 NE 46th St (Lincoln Corridor) Application by Lori Worthington, A­Max Sign Co., Inc for John Smaligo, Associated Builders & Contractors of Oklahoma, Inc. to: 1) Install one attached wall sign at the south elevation; and 2) Install one attached wall sign at the north elevation. 9. UDCA­23­00012 at 624 NW 7th St (Cottage District) Application by Dale, Welchel, Jr., Aquatic Dreams, LLC for Mike Stone to: 1) Construct pool; 2) Install pool equipment; and 3) Construct fencing along the rear portion of the west property line with two lateral fences with gates at the garage. B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Wednesday, June 28, 2023. New applications were to have been submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, May 30, 2023.  D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Wednesday, June 28, 2023. New applications were to have been submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, May 30, 2023. IX. Adjourn