Downtown Design Review

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 10:58 am, Mar 11, 2025 The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Downtown Design Commission Agenda 9:30 AM March 20, 2025 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:30 AM Justin Brannon, Chair Kayla Copeland, Vice­Chair Anthony Blatt Mariana Sarur Eric Schmid 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 Sheridan­Walker 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. 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  Keith Daniels, Administrative Assistant 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) 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. 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 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 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 March 20, 2025 I. Call to Order 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 March 20, 2025 I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. February 20, 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. None. VI. Case for Individual Consideration Downtown Cases: A. DTCA­25­00014 at 401 N Hudson Avenue (DBD). Application by Jeremy Cates, General Lighting & Sign, for John P Cannon, Cannon and Associates Properties, to: Install attached wall sign on south façade. Bricktown Cases: B. BCA­25­00002 at 2 S Mickey Mantle Drive (BC). Application by Michael Byrnes, Oklahoma City Comets, for Sue Hollenbeck, OCPPA, to: 1) Remove three existing attached wall signs, EMD Level 2, at the west, southwest, and southeast elevations; and 2) Install three new attached wall signs, EMD Level 3, at the west, southwest, and southeast elevations. VII. Other Business A. None. VII. Other Business A. None. VIII. Communications A. Administrative Approval Report 1. DTCA­24­00040 (R1) at 31 NW 14th Street (DTD­1). Application by Mark Zitzow, Aicp, Johnson & Associates, for Candace Baitz, OperationReadyMix, LLC, to: Demolish curb, construct new curb and install angled on­street parking spaces. 2. DTCA­25­00001 at 321 NW 8th Street (DBD). Application by Matthew Sebacher, Tamashii LLC dba Tamashii Ramen House, for Brendon Bartsch, Oklahoma Real Estate LP, to: 1. Remove doors on south facade and infill opening; 2. Add door opening on east facade and install door; 3. Construct addition; 4. Construct parapet on existing building; 5. Relocate existing sign to south facade of addition; 6. Install new sign on parapet; 7. Construct sidewalk and concrete pad; 8. Install 8' tall wood fence; and 9. Install walk­ in freezer. 3. DTCA­25­00015 at 616 NW 5th Street (DBD). Application by Marc Weinmeister, Oklahoma City Renaissance Investment Group to: 1) Construct new entry steps at the north elevation of the building. 4. DTCA­25­00016 at 228 Robert S Kerr Avenue (DBD). Application by John Semtner, Tradesman architectural studios/Cotton Exchange Investments LLC, to: 1) Remove all exterior netting, fasteners and plywood and infill holes; 2) In places, replace plywood with cementitious scratch coat and inset thin brick to match adjacent stone and pattern; 3) In places, replace plywood with cast stone molded from historic; 4) In places, replace plywood with polystyrene molded from historic covered in cementitious scratch coat to match adjacent; 5) Repaint previously painted brick walls, egress stair room, and fire escape to match existing; 6) Increase fire escape rail height to meet current code and rebolt as required; 7) Remove abandoned exterior 7­story duct work and support, and patch all anchor holes; 8) Replace clay tile caps; 9) Replace missing stone cap with cast stone molded from historic; 10) Missing decorative caps to be repaired and replaced; 11) Repair and replace missing cast stone caps in parapet; 12) Repair exterior façades with stucco, EIFS, and cast stone; 13) Repair façade cracking with sealant and mortar; 14) Utilize waterproofing methods to prevent future deterioration; 15) All missing stone pieces outside of the parapet band will be removed and replaced with cast stone, all stone will be made from molds of historic pieces; 16) Tuck and point brick and cast stone as required, ensure proper mortar type; 17) Caulk and seal windows to match existing; 18) Replace failing stucco on elevator penthouse with stucco; 19) Recreate historic steps to match original cast stone and utilize thin brick and cast stone panels to match historic installation; 20) Repair/replace existing EIFS; 21) Remove failed concrete, infill with appropriate mortar and repaint; 22) Replace cast stone  16) Tuck and point brick and cast stone as required, ensure proper mortar type; 17) Caulk and seal windows to match existing; 18) Replace failing stucco on elevator penthouse with stucco; 19) Recreate historic steps to match original cast stone and utilize thin brick and cast stone panels to match historic installation; 20) Repair/replace existing EIFS; 21) Remove failed concrete, infill with appropriate mortar and repaint; 22) Replace cast stone filigree with polystyrene blocks with cementitious skim coating to match historic patterning; and 23) Even up ragged edge of minor vertical decoration at bottom of third brick quoin, and add thermal expansion joint with sealant and backer rod. 5. DTCA­25­00017 at 1201 N Robinson Avenue (DTD­1). Application by Daniel Douthit, Rowlock Studio, for Sarah Stewart, The Academy of Classical Christian Studies, to: 1) Install three new rooftop HVAC units; 2) Install new electrical switch gear on roof; 3) Remove/install downspouts; 4) Paint brick (previously painted); 5) Install prefinished sheet metal coping; 6) Install guardrail on roof and paint it; 7) Install hollow metal door and frame, and paint them; 8) Paint electrical conduit to match brick; and 9) Install attached wall lighting. 6. DTCA­25­00019 at 417 SW 5th Street (DBD). Application by Michelle Jackson, Native Wrecking Services, for Paulette Kingston, RAK Properties, to: 1) Demolish all structures. B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Commission Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Commission meeting is Thursday, April 19, 2025. New applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by Tuesday, March 25, 2025. IX. Adjourn