MINUTES

URBAN DESIGN COMMISSION

August 18, 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 3:03 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

                                                Richard Dowell

                                                John H. Marshall

                                                John Mobley

                                                Ashley Perkins  (left during VI-C.)

                        David T. Yost  (entered during IV-A.)

            Members Absent: Betsy Brunsteter, Vice-Chair

Lyda Harrell

James M. Williams

            Staff Present:        John R. Calhoun, Planner II (Commission Secretary)

                                        Carissa Davis, Office Specialist II, Planning Department

                                        Susan Randall, Assistant Municipal Counselor

II.            APPROVAL OF MINUTES

APPROVED.  Motion:  Perkins/Marshall to approve the minutes of the July 21, 2004, Urban Design Commission meeting.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins.  Nays:  None.

III.            CONSENT DOCKET

            III-A. Consider a continuance for issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA- 04-037, at 910 NW 13th St.  Application:  Michael C. Ohaneje, for Mohammed & Era Sujauddowla, is applying for approval to cover rotten wood with wood square and panel on front porch and below parapet.  Ward 6.

CONTINUED.  Motion:  Perkins/Mobley to continue the Consent Docket item as stated above.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins.  Nays:  None.

IV.            CASES FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

            IV-A. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-038, at NW 5th St, N Broadway Ave to N Walker Ave.  Application:  Paul H. Brum, P.E., City of Oklahoma City Public Works Dept., is applying for approval to construct the streetscape, including street lights (final plans).  Wards 6 and 7.

Mr. Harold Skidmore appeared for the application, with Ms. Kelly Farmer, Cobb Engineering, and Mr. Scott Fairbairn, landscape architect with Howard-Fairbairn Site Design.  They said that the esplanade lights on the westmost block would be black.

APPROVED.  Motion:  Perkins/Marshall to approve UDCA-04-038.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins, Yost.  Nays:  None.

            IV-B. Consider modifying a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-030, at 430 NW 11th St.  Application:  Sam Moore, for Lawrence E. Davis, is applying for approval to (5) install large exterior cooler, attached; (7) enlarge parking lot; and (8) install storage building with stucco-like veneer.  Ward 6.

Mr. Moore appeared with Mr. and Mrs. (Anna) Davis.  Before the meeting, Mr. Moore submitted to staff revised drawings of item (5).  He agreed to conditions of approval on item (7) to plant a minimum of four trees (three along the north 100’ of the east property line and one in the right-of-way at the northeast corner) and 16 shrubs (12 along the north 100’ of the east property line and four in the right-of-way between driveways).  On item (8), he defined the roof material to be composition that matches the roof on the east wing of the main building.

APPROVED, with conditions.  Motion:  Dowell/Perkins to approve UDCA-04-030, with the conditions stated above, and with the revised design of item (5).  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins, Yost.  Nays:  None.

            IV-C. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-039, at 2300 S Robinson Ave.  Application:  Roy Stilwell, RS Motors, is applying for approval to (1) demolish office building and tin garage; (2) construct new commercial building; and (3) erect fence.  Ward 7.

Mrs. Jackie Stilwell appeared for the applicant.  She said that on item (2), the awnings would be of red cloth, with cantilevered frames; the brick would be medium gray.  She said that on item (3), the fence would be opaque, with the finish side out, but it would not extend north of the new building.

APPROVED.  Motion:  Perkins/Marshall to approve UDCA-04-039.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Perkins, Yost.  Nays:  None.  Abstain:  Mobley.

            IV-D. Consider issuing a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-040, at 2920 S Robinson Ave.  Application:  Steve Carlile, Carlile Buildings, for Ken Ramsey, is applying for approval to construct a brick-veneer building.  Ward 7.

Mr. Carlile appeared.  He agreed to a condition of approval to locate the garage doors so that the southmost door is centered under the parapet arch.  He described the proposed awnings as arched, with canvas on metal frames; he asked to install them on the west side with the option to add them to the south side.

APPROVED, with condition and option.  Motion:  Perkins/Yost to approve UDCA-04-040, with the condition and option stated above.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins, Yost.  Nays:  None.

            IV-E. Consider modifying a Certificate of Approval for UDCA-04-020, at 1209 N Harvey Ave.  Application:  David Ledbetter, for Sam Gresham, for Peter Hendrickson, Rimma Properties I LLC, is applying for approval to (2)(g) install a chair lift on the south side.  Ward 6.

Mr. Ledbetter was present; Mr. Gresham appeared.  He agreed to a condition of approval to put brick veneer on the support wall of the chair.

APPROVED, with condition.  Motion:  Dowell/Perkins to approve UDCA-04-020, with the condition as stated.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Perkins, Yost.  Nays:  None.

V.            OTHER BUSINESS  (no items)

VI.            COMMUNICATIONS

            VI-A. St. Anthony Hospital master plan:  No report.

            VI-B. Application form change proposal:  At the July meeting, Commissioners suggested changing the application form to ask if the six-month start time and one-year completion time provided by Code were sufficient.  Staff noted that the Zoning Code was undergoing a major revision, and that timing issues would be considered; Commissioners stated a preference for earlier changes.  The design review bodies are not uniform in their completion times (Bricktown’s is two years); one suggestion was to make Urban Design two years also.

            VI-C. The next regular Commission meeting is Wednesday, September 15, 2004.  New applications and information on continued projects are to be submitted to staff by 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 3 (early because of holiday).

VII.            ADJOURNMENT (5:00 p.m.)

Motion:  Yost/Dowell to adjourn the August 18, 2004, meeting of the Urban Design Commission.  Ayes:  Wilson, Dowell, Marshall, Mobley, Yost.  Nays:  None.

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