MINUTES
URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION
May 19, 2004 - 3:00 p.m.
420 W Main St, 10th Floor Conference Room
Note: These minutes are subject to Commission approval.
The meeting of the Oklahoma City Urban Design Commission was called to order in the 10th floor conference room, 420 West Main Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The meeting convened at 3:08 p.m. Notice of the meeting and agenda were filed with the City Clerk’s office and posted on the Council bulletin board 24 hours prior to the meeting.
I. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Harry Wilson, Chair
Betsy Brunsteter, Vice-Chair
Richard Dowell
John H. Marshall (left after IV-B.)
John Mobley
James M. Williams (arrived during IV-A.)
David T. Yost
Members Absent: Lyda Harrell
Ashley Perkins
Staff Present: John R. Calhoun, Planner II (Commission Secretary)
Candy Geiger, Office Specialist II, Planning Department
Susan Randall, Assistant Municipal Counselor
Rob Lewis, Financial Specialist, Parks and Recreation Department
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
APPROVED. Motion: Marshall/Yost to approve the minutes of the April 21, 2004, Urban Design Commission meeting. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Yost. Nays: None.
III. CONSENT DOCKET (no items)
IV. CASES FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
IV-A. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-024, at 1109 N Francis Ave. Application: Gordon A. Harness, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger & Green LLP, is applying for approval to construct side and rear perimeter fences. Ward 6.
Mr. Harness appeared. He stated a preference for 6’ tall fences. He agreed to conditions of approval on fence sections (a) and (b), to be regular chain-link without barb wire; on section (c) to be black coated chain link 5’ tall, and on section (d), to be black coated chain link 5’ tall, adding two brick pilasters on corners and one or more in the center, with the brick matching that of the building as closely as possible.
APPROVED, with conditions. Motion: Brunsteter/Marshall to approve UDCA-04-024, with the conditions stated above. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
IV-B. Consider modifying a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-02-018, at 400 NW 5th St. Application: Rick Cain, for Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority (COTPA), is applying for approval to (1) install six artworks in windscreens at the transit center; and (2) extend the time to complete the construction to the end of August 2004. Ward 6.
Mr. Cain appeared. Commissioner Dowell recused himself and spoke in opposition; he submitted letters from nearby businesses and property representatives. Another nearby property owner, Mr. Joe Warren, also spoke in opposition. Mr. Rob Lewis, Parks and Recreation Department staff for the Arts Commission, spoke of that commission’s process.
APPROVED, with condition. Motion: Williams/Yost to approve UDCA-02-018, “as submitted with the alteration of making the artwork transparent to take care of the safety issues that were raised.” Ayes: Wilson, Marshall, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nay: Brunsteter. Abstain: Dowell. It was understood that there should be transparent areas within each art panel between design elements, and to not allow solid backgrounds.
IV-C. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-027, at 1211 N Shartel Ave. Application: Cynthia Wright, Johnson & Associates, for LCC International, is applying for approval to add penthouse and antennas. Ward 6.
Mr. Tim Johnson appeared for the application. He submitted an alternate design, with the penthouse closer to the existing main penthouse and lower to the roof.
APPROVED. Motion: Brunsteter/Mobley to approve UDCA-04-027, with the alternate design. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
IV-D. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-020, at 1209 N Harvey Ave. Application: Sam Gresham, for Peter Hendrickson, Rimma Properties I LLC, is applying for approval to (1) add a floor, set back from the sides, with (a) cement-board siding, (b) flat and arched galvanized metal roof, and (c) trellises with steel tube columns with star castings; and (5)(a) construct new perimeter fence, with gates, (b) install fences between buildings, and (c) add parking lot. Ward 6.
Mr. Gresham appeared. He agreed to a condition of approval on item (1) to make the wall finish smooth without vertical ribs. He defined item (5) to include wrought iron of the same height and pattern as the existing, but without brick bases, to be extended across the openings on the south side, and used for a sliding gate on the east side; and that chain-link fence would be used in other locations.
APPROVED, in part, with condition. Motion: Williams/Mobley to approve item (1) of UDCA-04-020, with the condition as stated above. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
APPROVED, in part, with definition. Motion: Dowell/Yost to approve item (5) of UDCA-04-020, with the definitions as stated above. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
IV-E. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-025, at 2217 NW 23rd St. Application: Terence L. Haynes, Spear & McCaleb Co. P.C., agent of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., for Penn Crossing Limited Partnership, is applying for approval to (1) demolish restaurant; and (2) construct (a) grocery, (b) retaining wall, and (c) parking. Ward 2.
Mr. Haynes appeared with Mr. Dennis Box, attorney, and Mr. Robert Kimble. They agreed to a condition of approval of item (2) that the building would not be of painted CMU as shown, but would be of unpainted “quick brick product” in colors similar to those of the paint that was proposed.
APPROVED, with condition. Motion: Yost/Mobley to approve UDC-A04-025, with the condition as stated. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
IV-F. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-026, at approx. 2135 NW 23rd St. Application: Brad Goodwin, for Penn Crossing Limited Partnership, is applying for approval to construct a building addition on the west side, with retaining wall. Ward 2.
Mr. John Combs and Mr. Greg Massey appeared for the application. They defined the retaining wall to be colored CMU compatible with the shopping center, or with matching brick finish, with a maximum height of 4’, extending north from the northwest corner of the building, with another section south of the driveway across from the building.
APPROVED, with definition. Motion: Brunsteter/Williams to approve UDCA-04-026, with the definition as stated. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
V. OTHER BUSINESS (no items)
VI. COMMUNICATIONS
VI-A. Mayor’s Development Round Table, May 5. Commissioners who attended noted the emphasis on downtown housing.
VI-B. The Statewide Preservation Conference, in Shawnee May 19-21.
VI-C. Filling station at NW 6th St at N Walker Ave: No report.
VI-D. The next regular Commission meeting is Wednesday, June 16, 2004. New applications and information on continued projects are to be submitted to staff by 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 7.
VII. ADJOURNMENT (5:08 p.m.)
Motion: Brunsteter/Williams to adjourn the May 19, 2004, meeting of the Urban Design Commission. Ayes: Wilson, Brunsteter, Dowell, Mobley, Williams, Yost. Nays: None.
(not on agenda) After the meeting, it was announced that Candy Geiger, who has worked with the Commission for two and one-half years, would be transferring out of the Planning Department. Commissioners thanked her for her service.
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