Downtown Design Review
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · April 21, 2022
Agenda
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Downtown Design Review Committee
Agenda
9:30 AM April 21, 2022
Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM
Gary Jones, Chair
Justin Brannon, ViceChair
Anthony Blatt
Kayla Copeland
Mariana Sarur
Rosy Trujillo
Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner
Laura Griggs, Associate Planner
Susan Randall, Assistant Municipal Counselor
Desirae Golden, Administrative Coordinator
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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
Desirae Golden, 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
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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
April 21, 2022
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
April 21, 2022
I. Call to Order
A. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes
A. February 17, 2022
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. DTCA2200005 at 1013 NW 13th St (DTD1). Consideration and possible
action on an application by John Finnemore, Primrose Schools for Chris Fleming,
13th Street Investments, LLC to: 1. Demolish curb cut, driveway, sidewalk and
curbs; remove trees and billboard; 2. Construct twostory building (variance
required from the regulation requiring the first two floors of new construction to be
at or within 10 ft. of the street rightofway); 3. Construct curb cut, driveway and
parking lot; 4. Construct sidewalks; 5. Install monument sign and attached wall
sign; 6. Install wall mounted lights and parking lot lights; 7. Install landscaping,
install playground equipment and install artificial turf; and 8. Construct dumpster
enclosure; install ornamental fencing and vinyl coated chain link fencing; and
construct retaining walls; and provide a recommendation to the Board of
Adjustment for a variance from the regulation requiring the first two floors of new
construction to be at or within 10 ft. of the street rightofway.
B. DTCA2200020 at 200 N Shartel Ave (DBD). Consideration and possible
action on an application by Jim Lewellyn, City of Oklahoma City to: Demolish
mechanical room (partial demolition).
C. DTCA2200021 at 20 E Park Pl (DBD). Consideration and possible action on
an application by Ben Baggett, ENERCON Services for Val Smith, OG&E/UTS
Capital Projects to: Demolish structures and all site improvements.
D. DTCA2200029 at 1111 Classen Dr (DTD1). Consideration and possible
action on an application by Clay Farha, B D Eddie Enterprises to: Demolish
structure and all site improvements.
an application by Ben Baggett, ENERCON Services for Val Smith, OG&E/UTS
Capital Projects to: Demolish structures and all site improvements.
D. DTCA2200029 at 1111 Classen Dr (DTD1). Consideration and possible
action on an application by Clay Farha, B D Eddie Enterprises to: Demolish
structure and all site improvements.
VII. Other Business
A. PC10810, at 1010 & 1324 N Oklahoma Ave and 616 N Walnut Ave (R4, O
1, C3). Consideration and possible action on an application by OCURA to
provide a recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding a request to
rezone from R4 (General Residential District) and C3 (Community Commercial
District) to DBD (Downtown Business District), and from R4 (General
Residential District) and O1 (Limited Office District) to DTD1 (Downtown
Transitional District, Limited).
VIII. Communications
A. Administrative Approval Report
1. DTCA2000057 R4 at 1 NE 7th S t (DBD) Application by Brittany
Lander, Metro Sign, for Jeff Johnson, JLou Properties, to: Signs: Revise
location of signs on east façade.
2. DTCA2100039 R1 at 516 NW 8th S t (DBD) Application by Craig
Thilsted, Thilsted Architecture, for Brent Irish, Millennial Capital Group, to:1)
Add ADA parking space; and 2) Revise guardrails and stair landing.
3. DTCA2100101 at 1 N Broadway Ave Unit SC2 (DBD) Application by
Victor McAlister, VERTICOM, for Mack Ross, Verizon Wireless, to: Install
38 ft. tall silver metal small cell pole in the streetscape, overall height 41 ft.
4. DTCA2100106 R1 at 333 W Sheridan Ave (DBD) Application by Chris
Burnett, Burnett Construction, for Zafar Ali, Devon Energy, Devon
Headquarters, LLC, to: Revise to add retaining walls.
5. DTCA2100108 at 400 SW 4th St (DBD) Application by Carrie Willey,
CLS Group (Telamon), for Carrie Willey, AT&T Mobility, to: Install small cell
equipment on new 38' tall OG&E midspan wood utility pole in the
streetscape.
6. DTCA2100111 at 500 NW 6th St (DBD) Application by Brittany Lander,
Metro Sign, for Brad Miller, P Drive Properties, LLC, to: Install monument
sign.
7. DTCA2200004 at 108 Ron Norick Blvd (DBD) Application by Carrie
Willey, CLS Group (Telamon), for Carrie Willey, AT&T Mobility, to: Install
31 ft tall gray small cell pole in the streetscape.
8. DTCA2200007 at 100 W Main St (DBD) Application by Anna
McBroom, Gardner Studio, for Tony Welch, Griffin Media Center OKC,
LLC/Griffin Communications, to: Remove storefront windows and install
double glass doors on west façade.
9. DTCA2200008 at 600 N Walker Ave (DBD) Application by Richard
Dowell, 501 N Walker LLC/Dowell Properties, Inc, to: Construct brick wall
with concrete cap on existing concrete retaining wall, total height from grade
6 ft.
10. DTCA2200009 at 900 W Main St (DTD2) Application by Anthony
9. DTCA2200008 at 600 N Walker Ave (DBD) Application by Richard
Dowell, 501 N Walker LLC/Dowell Properties, Inc, to: Construct brick wall
with concrete cap on existing concrete retaining wall, total height from grade
6 ft.
10. DTCA2200009 at 900 W Main St (DTD2) Application by Anthony
Blatt, Blatt Architects, for HC 21C LAND LLC to: 1) Remove storefront
windows, portions of cast stone sill, and portions of brick from the east
façade, and install new storefront windows and two (2) double doors; 2)
Demolish expanded metal fence and gate, and wood fencing; 3) Demolish
extent of canopy expanded metal and polycarbonate panels; 4) Install cedar
fence and cedar screen system; 5) Install/construct swimming pool; 6)
Construct pool equipment room; 7) Raise height of steel posts to match
adjacent; 8) Construct elevated CMU planter system; 9) Construct canopy
and soffit; 10) Install ceiling mounted heaters; and 11) Install fans.
11. DTCA2200011 at 1212 Classen Dr (DTD1) Application by Kenneth
Aunchman, AIA, Preservation and Design Studio, PLLC, for C. Jarrod
Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments, LP, to: Renovate
Lowrey House 1) Remove: asphalt and concrete drive; concrete walk; fire
escape stairs and associated landing, columns and concrete step; metal
canopy roofing and flashing; metal chimney vent caps; and front (south)
elevation wall sconces; 2) Remove vinyl windows and install new aluminum
clad wood windows; 3) Remove nonoriginal doors at the northeast, back
corner of the house and the secondfloor fire escape, and convert/reduce
openings for windows, infill wall and apply finish to match original stucco, and
install aluminumclad wood windows; 4) Remove door at center north
entrance and replace with new 15 light door; 5) Remove retaining wall on
south property line and reconstruct with concrete and salvaged brick veneer
and salvaged stone column caps; 6) Remove front porch and reconstruct with
concrete and salvaged brick veneer; 7) Remove nonoriginal back (north)
porches and associated steps, guard rails and walls, and construct new back
(north) porch and steps of concrete with salvaged brick veneer and painted
cast iron guard and handrails; 8) Remove existing AC condensers and install
new HVAC condensers on the east side of the building; 9) Remove non
original red roof tiles and replace with green roof tiles to match original; 10)
Construct concrete driveway with drive and pedestrian ramp connection to
the adjacent parking lot and driveway; 11) Construct concrete patio between
the house and north property line; 12) Install accessible wheelchair lift on the
east side of the new back (north) porch; 13) Install 3’6” tall wood fence; and
14) Install lights in the canopy of the front entrance, under the porte cochere,
and at the back entrance porch.
12. DTCA2200012 at 1216 Classen Dr (DTD1) Application by Kenneth
Aunchman, Preservation and Design Studio, PLLC, for C. Jarrod Rogers,
Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments, LP, to: 1) Renovate Villa Teresa
School building and site: a. Remove portion of concrete driveways and
sidewalks, concrete planter, curbs, vinyl siding, damaged wood trim and
siding, attic vents, and “School” letters on south façade; b. Remove portions
of the hipped roof and the westfacing gabled roof; c. Remove roof hatch
and infill opening, and construct new roof hatch opening and install new roof
access hatch; d. Remove east entrance door and install new wood, halflight
door; e. Remove window louvers and cast stone sills on west façade and in
fill openings with matching brick; f. Remove window, louver above and
portions of the brick around the window opening to create a door opening,
and infill excess opening with matching brick as needed; g. Remove double
window and portions of brick around the window opening to create door
opening for access to new roof deck, and install door; h. Repair onestory
roof, install roof deck and install metal guard rails; i. Construct brick gable
with window; j. Construct stair enclosure clad in brick veneer with aluminum
clad wood window; k. Construct roof deck vestibule between the second
floor hall and the new rooftop deck, clad in brick veneer with a flat singleply
window and portions of brick around the window opening to create door
opening for access to new roof deck, and install door; h. Repair onestory
roof, install roof deck and install metal guard rails; i. Construct brick gable
with window; j. Construct stair enclosure clad in brick veneer with aluminum
clad wood window; k. Construct roof deck vestibule between the second
floor hall and the new rooftop deck, clad in brick veneer with a flat singleply
membrane roof, with salvaged windows and wood, halflight door; l.
Construct metal fire escape stair of painted steel with steel hand and guard
rails; m. Install aluminumclad woodfixed skylights on the east and west
sides of the roof; n. Construct elevator penthouse clad in brick veneer with a
flat singleply membrane roof o. Install windows; p. Construct concrete
driveways; q. Construct CMU retaining wall with gate; r. Construct concrete
front walk in front of and parallel to the front of the School; s. Construct
concrete walks at the west and north sides of the School; t. Construct
sidewalk and accessible ramp between the School’s east entrance and the
Lowrey house driveway east of the School; and u. Install 6’ wood fences at
the north property line.
13. DTCA2200013 at 1228 Classen Dr (DTD1) Application by Kenneth
Aunchman, AIA, Preservation and Design Studio, PLLC, for C. Jarrod
Rogers, Villa Teresa Opportunity Zone Investments, LP, to: 1) Carriage
House: a. Remove window on the west wall of the carriage house and
remove portions of the brick below the window opening to create a door
opening and install wood, halflight pedestrian door; b. Remove existing door
on west façade, widen opening and install new door; c. Remove existing door
on south facade and install new door; 2) Anderson 2 House: a. Remove
northern portions of the west concrete and asphalt drive; b. Remove part of
the sidewalk from the west driveway towards the front entrance; c. Remove
concrete sidewalks adjacent to the north property line, sidewalks to the
carriage house, a concrete slab north of the west driveway, the asphalt
playground, concrete curbs and the sidewalks connecting these features; d.
Remove chain link fencing; e. Remove vinyl windows and install aluminum
clad wood windows; f. Remove the southernmost basement window along
the house’s west wall, excavate to provide space for new basement entrance
and exterior stairs, construct retaining wall to create stair well, remove
portions of the wall below the window opening to create a door opening, and
install hollow metal door; g. Remove both back (north) entry doors, and
install wood, halflight pedestrian doors; h. Construct elevator penthouse of
brick veneer with flat roof; i. Remove metal fire escape steps, landing and
slide on the north elevation; j. Remove cloth awning and metal frame from the
back entrance; k. Construct concrete stair behind the house’s west wing to
provide access to a new entry door; l. Remove portions of the roof, gutter,
fascia, and brick and construct roof dormer of brick veneer with clay roof
tiles on the back (north) side of the existing roof and install wood halflight
door with nine lights, and construct metal fire escape stair; m. Construct metal
fire escape stair north of the house; n. Install brick patio deck with a concrete
accessible ramp at the back (north) entrance; o. Construct concrete
walkways and two firepits; p. Install new wood fencing and new wrought iron
fencing; 3) Villa Teresa Pool House and pool: a. Construct pool house clad in
brick veneer, with woodframed sidegabled roof with clay roof tiles, wood
columns, aluminumclad fixed windows with frosted, polycarbonate glazing,
hollow metal doors and frames, and can lights and pendant lights; and b.
Construct concrete pool and concrete pool deck.
14. DTCA2200014 at 321 Park Ave (DBD) Application by Carrie Willey,
CLS Group (Telamon), for Carrie Willey, AT&T Mobility, to: Install 31 ft. tall
grey metal small cell pole in the streetscape.
15. DTCA2200015 at 515 W Main St (DBD) Application by Scott Shadfar,
518 Colcord LLC, to: 1) Replace overhead garage door and two man
doors; and 2) Remove sign on awning.
CLS Group (Telamon), for Carrie Willey, AT&T Mobility, to: Install 31 ft. tall
grey metal small cell pole in the streetscape.
15. DTCA2200015 at 515 W Main St (DBD) Application by Scott Shadfar,
518 Colcord LLC, to: 1) Replace overhead garage door and two man
doors; and 2) Remove sign on awning.
16. DTCA2200016 at 101 Park Ave (DBD) Application by Todd Edmonds,
HSEarchitects, for Lesli Leggett, 101 Park, LLC/Wiggin Properties, LLC, to:
1) Remove east and south entrance doors, lights and hand rails; 2) Install new
steel doors with brushed brass cladding; 3) Apply security film to existing
sidelites and new door glass; and 4) Install new lighting.
17. DTCA2200017 at 112 N Hudson Ave Unit SC (DBD) Application by
Victor McAlister, VERTICOM, for Mack Ross, Verizon Wireless, to: Install
38 ft tall silver metal small cell pole in the streetscape (overall height with
equipment 41 ft.).
18. DTCA2200018 at 508 S EK Gaylord Blvd Unit SC (DBD) Application
by Victor McAlister, VERTICOM, for Mack Ross, Verizon Wireless, to:
Install 38 ft tall silver metal small cell pole in the streetscape (overall height
with equipment 41 ft.).
19. DTCA2200019 at 631 W California Ave (DBD) Application by Clint
Newsom, Left Frame Lofts LLC, to: 1) Main Building a. Construct four
story, multiplefamily residential building with ground floor retail and enclosed
garages and residential dwellings on the second, third, and fourth floors clad
in exposed concrete, black zinc metal panels, stucco, and black aluminum
storefront glazing systems with woodlook phenolic paneled soffits, building
mounted lighting, metal railings with tempered glass infill panels, perforated
metal post and rail system, metal and glass overhead doors, a louvered metal
mechanical screen wall, and an exterior fire escape at the west elevation. 2)
Sidewalks a. Construct sidewalks. 3) Signage a. Install two attached
accessory signs, 7.5 and 9.5 sq. ft. 4) Landscaping/Site Improvements a.
Install street trees; b. Construct new curb and gutter including two driveways;
and c. Install pavers.
20. DTCA2200025 at 333 W Sheridan Ave (DBD) Application by Dennis
Wells, Miles Architecture, LLC, for Zafar Ali, Devon Headquarters, LLC, to:
1) Demolish site improvements; 2) Construct walkway of granite plank
pavers; 3) Construct canopy of painted structural steel; and 4) Install color
changing LED light fixtures.
21. DTCA2200028 at 701 Couch Dr (DBD) Application by Jim Lewellyn,
City of Oklahoma City Public Works, to: Remove doors and storefront
system and install sliding doors.
22. DTCA2200030 at 1200 Classen Dr (DTD1) Application by Shelby
Lippert, Lippert Bros., Inc., for Billy Woodring, Villa Teresa Holding, LLC,
to: Construct block masonry walls with metal rail and install composite fence.
B. Comments from Planning Department Staff
C. Comments form Committee Members
D. Next Meeting Date
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, May 19, 2022. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19,
2022. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted
by April 26, 2022.
IX. Adjourn
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, May 19, 2022. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 19,
2022. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted
by April 26, 2022.
IX. Adjourn