Downtown Design Review
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · July 18, 2024
Agenda
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 4:21 pm, Jul 08, 2024
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Downtown Design Review Committee
Agenda
9:30 AM July 18, 2024
Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM
Justin Brannon, Chair
Kayla Copeland, ViceChair
Anthony Blatt
Gary Jones
Mariana Sarur
Eric Schmid
Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner
Laura Griggs, Senior Planner
Daryl Callaway, Associate Planner
Steven Barker, 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.
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,
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.
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 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 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
July 18, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
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
July 18, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. June 20, 2024, Meeting
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. None.
VII. Other Business
A. CE01124 at 433 N Harvey Avenue (DBD). Consideration and possible action
on an application by Richard S Dowell, Dowell Center Garage, LLC to provide a
recommendation to the Planning Commission regarding a request to close a
portion of the adjacent rightofway of NW 4th St, N Harvey Ave and the east
west alley between NW 4th St, N Harvey Ave, Dean A McGee Ave, and N
Hudson Ave to resolve an encroachment.
VIII. Communications
A. Administrative Approval Report
1. DTCA2400020 at 431 NW 10th Street & 1100 N Walker Avenue
(DBD). Application by Brian Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Architects, for Chris
Fleming, Brown's Bakery, to: 1) Renovate 1100 N Walker Ave: a.
Repair/replace roof; b. Remove/replace gutters, doors, building mounted
lighting, and overhead door; c. Install roof screens to conceal mechanical
equipment; d. Install fascia of Hardie fiber composite panels; e. Create new
1. DTCA2400020 at 431 NW 10th Street & 1100 N Walker Avenue
(DBD). Application by Brian Fitzsimmons, Fitzsimmons Architects, for Chris
Fleming, Brown's Bakery, to: 1) Renovate 1100 N Walker Ave: a.
Repair/replace roof; b. Remove/replace gutters, doors, building mounted
lighting, and overhead door; c. Install roof screens to conceal mechanical
equipment; d. Install fascia of Hardie fiber composite panels; e. Create new
door opening at north end of east façade; f. Create new door opening at
north end of west façade; g. Replace curtain wall; h. Remove existing
Brown’s Bakery signage; i. On east façade, remove louvers, replace bottom
portion of curtain wall windows with solid panel infill and spandrel glazing; j.
Remove HVAC units and existing roof mounted HVAC supports; k. On
south façade, remove existing window framing and screening, and install
windows and louvers at 2 locations; l. On south façade, install new door; 2)
Renovate 431 NW 10th St: a. Replace roof; b. Remove/replace gutters,
doors, and building mounted lighting; c. Install roof screens to conceal
mechanical equipment; d. Install fascia of Hardie fiber composite panels; e.
On west façade, remove existing window framing and screening, and install
windows and louvers at 2 locations; f. On west façade, reconfigure double
door entries in 2 locations; 3) Parking lot: a. Reconfigure parking lot and
restripe; b. Modify drive on Park Place to be oneway; c. Modify drive on
NW 10th to be oneway; d. Install pole lights; 4) Sidewalks: a. Repair and
replace sidewalks; b. Replace sidewalk south of 431 NW 10th St with
pavers to match existing accent paving to traffic circle; c. Install sidewalks; 5)
Site work: a. Reduce width of curb cut/driveway at northeast corner of the
site; b. Install red brick pavers at the northeast corner of 1100 N Walker Ave
and at the south end of 431 NW 10th St; c. Construct concrete retaining
walls; d. Construct concrete bench; e. Install new inground grease trap;6)
Landscaping & fencing: a. Install landscaping and irrigation; and b. Install
fence of maximum 8’ tall solid architectural metal panels over steel structure,
painted.
2. DTCA2400032 at 600 NW 13th Street (DTD1). Application by
Carmen McBride, First Unitarian Church, to: 1. Remove/install playground
equipment; 2. Install decorative metal fence; and 3. Install landscaping.
3. DTCA2400033 at 100 Park Avenue (DBD). Application by Isaac Hines,
Tradesman Architectural Studios, for Erik Gumerson, The Harlow, LLC, to:
1. Install metal fencing to create outdoor seating area; 2. Install signage on
north and east façades; 3. Install awning with signage on north façade; 4.
Install vinyl signage on windows on north and east façades; and 5. Regrade
sidewalk at northeast corner of site.
4. DTCA2400034 at 1013 NW 13th Street (DTD1). Application by
Marty Zimms, Vital Signs of Oklahoma, for Nosa Akhimiona, Primrose
Schools, to: Install attached wall signs on south, west and north façades.
5. DTCA2400035 at 100 W Oklahoma City Boulevard (DBD).
Application by Baruc Lara, Big League City Outdoor Media, LLC, for Paul
Kiley, Omni Hotels & Resorts/Omni Hotel Oklahoma City, to: Install
supergraphics on north and west facades in the northwest corner of the
5. DTCA2400035 at 100 W Oklahoma City Boulevard (DBD).
Application by Baruc Lara, Big League City Outdoor Media, LLC, for Paul
Kiley, Omni Hotels & Resorts/Omni Hotel Oklahoma City, to: Install
supergraphics on north and west facades in the northwest corner of the
Omni.
6. DTCA2400036 at 424 NW 10th Street (DBD). Application by Phillip
Johnson, Dalmarc Signs, for Chris Fleming, Midtown 424 NW 10th, LLC,
to: 1. Install attached wall sign on north façade; and 2. Install attached wall
sign on south façade.
B. Comments from Planning Department Staff
C. Comments from Committee Members
D. Next Meeting Date
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, August 15, 2024. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 16,
2024. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted
by July 23, 2024.
IX. Adjourn