Riverfront Design Commitee

The City of OKLAHOMA CITY Riverfront Design Review Committee Special Meeting AGENDA February 21, 2022 Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:00 AM John Postic, Chair Jonathan Heusel, Vice­Chair Michele Dean Brian Dougherty Scott Howard Barbara Larson Ricardo Montoya Dana Templeton Gloria Torres Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner Laura Griggs, Associate Planner Laura McDevitt, Assistant Municipal Counselor 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  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 (404) 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. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. December 2, 2021 III. Cases Withdrawn A. None IV. Continuance Requests A. None 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. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes A. December 2, 2021 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. Cases for Individual Consideration A. None VII. Other Business A. To provide a recommendation for an Ordinance relating to Advertising and Signs, repealing Article V of Chapter 3 of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020, and amending Articles IV, VI, VII, VIII, IX, XIII of Chapter 59 of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020 to update sign regulations in design districts, to delete provisions regarding non­accessory signs, to authorize administrative approval for certificates of approval for murals in design districts and enacting a new Article XVI, Sign Regulations, of Chapter 59 of the Oklahoma City Municipal Code, 2020 to provide for new sign districts and street typologies, to set forth standards for types of signs, to provide for administration and enforcement, to provide for the measurement of signs and to add definitions. VIII. Communications A. Adminstrative Approval Report 1. SRCA­21­00005 R2 at 901 SE 5th St (Regatta District) Application by Chrissy Hill Rogers, Ratliff Architecture, PC, for Eric J Wenger, PE, City of Oklahoma City, to: 1) First floor: remove elevator/stair to roof; 2) Add sally port and exit to west side and glazing at west façade; 3) Modify bar at main restaurant to be interior and exterior; 4) Enlarge container bar; 5) Second floor: remove all occupied roof scope; 6) Building materials: modify metal building panels, including color; 7) Delete translucent panels; 8) Delete stair guardrail; 9) Modify height of taller building to 18’ tall to eave, and height of shorter building to 15’; 10) Delete mulch; 11) Revise pea gravel to crushed granite; 12) Reduce size of paved parking lot; 13) Change location of event space/park; 14) Relocate and add containers within outdoor dog park area; 15) Rotate fencing at park entry; 16) West façade: remove perforated metal/gabled roof mechanical screen and replace with standard height mechanical screen; remove translucent wall panel/skylight; remove overhang at entry; add storefront glazing at main façade; modify larger structure height to 18’; revise location of Bar K painted sign; 17) South façade: remove guardrail/wall at roof level; revise mechanical screen; revise extent of graphics/signage on building; modify larger structure height to 18’; 18) North façade: remove stair to roof level; remove translucent wall panel; modify larger structure height to 18’; add outdoor bar and doors next to overhead door; enlarge container bar; and 19) East façade: remove skylights; remove perforated metal; remove guardrail at roof; modify larger structure height to  guardrail/wall at roof level; revise mechanical screen; revise extent of graphics/signage on building; modify larger structure height to 18’; 18) North façade: remove stair to roof level; remove translucent wall panel; modify larger structure height to 18’; add outdoor bar and doors next to overhead door; enlarge container bar; and 19) East façade: remove skylights; remove perforated metal; remove guardrail at roof; modify larger structure height to 18’; add lights above overhead doors; revise fencing at entry; and add outdoor bar. 2. SRCA­21­00017 at 1500 Exchange Ave Unit A (Stockyards River District) Application by Joe Sherga, OMNI Construction, LLC, for James Blevins, James Lynn Blevins Trust, to: Construct 3,780 sq. ft. addition with prefinished metal wall panels. B. Comments from Planning Department Staff C. Comments from Committee Members D. Next Meeting Date 1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, March 3, 2022. New applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted by February 8, 2022. IX. Adjourn