Downtown LUTA
Downtown LUTA applies to the city center, Oklahoma City’s most intense development area, envisioned as a regional center for commerce and tourism. Urban experience, interaction, creativity and knowledge exchange, and economic dynamism are guiding objectives that necessitate high intensity and extremely close proximity among businesses, residents, destinations, and amenities.
Existing DT
Zones
- DTD-1: Variety of commercial, industrial and residential uses allowed; outdoor entertainment and some industrial uses with outdoor storage not allowed without special permit zoning
- DTD-2: Variety of commercial, industrial, and residential uses allowed, outdoor entertainment allowed and moderate industrial with outdoor storage allowed with special permit zoning
- DBD: Variety of commercial, light industrial, and residential uses allowed, outdoor entertainment allowed only with special permit zoning and moderate industrial uses with outdoor storage not allowed
- PUD/SPUD: Variety of Planned Unit Development with varying regulations
- Bricktown: Variety of commercial, light industrial, and residential uses allowed, outdoor entertainment allowed; moderate industrial uses with outdoor storage not allowed; Maximum height of 140 feet, with suggested 80 feet maximum; increased building frontage standards along streets and the canal, 40% to 60% brick facades required
- Scenic River Overlay Design: Includes the Western Gateway and Regatta subdistricts only of the Scenic River Overlay. A mixture of residential, commercial and industrial uses permitted. Moderate and heavy industrial uses not permitted (no outdoor storage). No buildings can be located within 100 feet of the North Canadian River. Western Gateway subdistrict requires a minimum height of 2 stories for buildings ranging from a duplex to commercial; Regatta subdistrict requires a minimum height of 3 stories beginning from a duplex to commercial uses.
- Cottage Overlay: Uses are limited to residential, office, congregate care and small sales and service businesses; building height is limited to 50 feet and a maximum of 3 stories; setbacks are within the range of existing setbacks; if there is an alley it shall be used for garage/access
Design Review
- All projects subject to review by Planning staff; Larger projects subject to Downtown Design Review Committee, Bricktown Urban Design Committee or Riverfront Design Committee, as applicable
Yards
- No minimum lot size, lot width
- Buildings must be placed within 10 feet of the right of way/ sidewalk, otherwise no setbacks are required, with the exception of Cottage where setbacks are within a range of exiting setbacks
Height
- Minimum height of 2 or 3 stories, maximum height of 3 to 4 stories when adjacent to residential uses
Other
- Parking not required
- Transparent first floors with 50% of buildings must be windows if the use is non-residential use, 60% windows on ground floor in Bricktown
Existing Design Review Districts
Existing Housing Types
Range of Single Homes
Range of Multi-homes, various architectural types and sizes
Commercial Types
High-rise DBD
Auto Alley DBD
Mixed Use/DTD-1 and 2
Bricktown, 3-4 stories, min 60% brick
Proposed DT
Codify Downtown Design Framework, adopted 2020, into DBD and DT zones. Most regulations and review types stay the same. Add pedestrian zone and frontage zone regulations. PUD zones stay the same but property owners may change to a new zone if requested.
DDF Development Types
DDF Building Frontage Types
Downtown Development – Central Business
- DD-CB = DBD (Core and High Intensity Mixed Use, Auto Alley and Film Row/Commercial Zone Frontage)
Downtown Development - Transitional
- DD-DT = DTD-1 and DTD-2 (General Urban)
Downtown Development - Bricktown
- DD-BC = Bricktown Core
- Deep Deuce = Could remain DBD/PUD; change to DT; or become a UH zone (See Urban High Board)
- Cottage District = UH-MD (Urban High, See Urban High Board)
