Meeting

The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY

	PLANNING
	COMMISSION
	AGENDA

	1:30 PM/March 9, 2023
	200 N. Walker Avenue, 3rd Floor, Council Chamber

Commission Members:
Camal Pennington, Ward 7, Chair
Nate Clair, Ward 1
Janis Powers, Ward 2
Constance Fraley, Ward 3
Mike Privett, Ward 4
Matt Hinkle, Ward 5
Dan Govin, Ward 6
Don Noble, Ward 8
Rusty LaForge, At-Large

This Public Hearing is being broadcast live on City Channel 20 (Cox Cable) and on Youtube (cityofokc). Meetings are replayed on Cox Cable the same evening at 6:30 p.m. Parking validation for the Sheridan-Walker Parking Garage can be obtained from the Office of the Mayor (3rd floor, south end).

Citizens may address the Commission on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item number and reason for appearing, but all comments must be relevant to the item. The Chairman or presiding officer may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Commission, or have any person removed from the Council Chamber, if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive behavior, which includes without limitation any of the following: speaking without being recognized by the Chairman 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 Chairman or presiding officer; engaging in other conduct, activity or speech that delays, disturbs, disrupts or interferes with the effective or timely conduct of the meeting or is otherwise violent, threatening, abusive, or obscene or jeopardizing 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, § 30-81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Oklahoma Statute Title 21, § 280-Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees.

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 in order to participate in this meeting should contact the Planning Department at 405-297-2623 or TDD 297-2020 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 call the Planning Department number listed above 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY

PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING POLICY
(YOU MUST SIGN IN TO ADDRESS THE PLANNING COMMISSION)

Continuance requests will be considered at the beginning of the meeting and will be granted with a valid reason accepted by a majority of the Commission.

The applicant will be requested to present his/her case first. Following the applicant’s case, the public will be called upon. Such individuals should present reasons why they support or oppose the application. The applicant will be entitled to one brief rebuttal after the opponent’s case is concluded. All parties should make an effort to limit their remarks to five (5) minutes.

Lengthy written materials in support or opposition of a pending application should be submitted to the City staff by noon on Friday before the scheduled public hearing in order to be copied and delivered to the Commission members that afternoon. However, brief written materials, graphics, maps, pictures, etc. may be presented to the Commission to illustrate a point regarding a case.

It is recommended that lengthy written materials not be presented to the Commission applicants, protestants or other persons at the Commission hearing.

Large groups in attendance should choose one or two spokespersons to present the group’s concerns. Individual speakers, for themselves and also group’s spokespersons, should not present information previously given. The Chair of the Commission or any Commissioner shall reserve the right to discontinue repetitious or irrelevant discussion.

The Commission reserves the right to impose additional rules regarding the hearing of any particular item. Any additional rules shall be announced by the Chair in advance of hearing the item.

The Commission may ask questions of proponents and opponents. There should not be direct discussion between proponents and opponents. All questions and concerns should be directed to the Commission.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers on the third floor of City Hall. A schedule of meetings is available in the Planning Department.

The Planning Commission serves as a recommending body to the City Council for all zoning applications and is the final authority on all subdivision issues. A vote of five members is required to approve or deny an item. The Planning Commission may adopt, approve, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item. Action can only be taken on items which appear on the agenda.

SAFETY GUIDELINES

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.

AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
March 9, 2023
COUNCIL CHAMBERS (1:30 PM)
200 N. WALKER AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR

I.	CALL TO ORDER AND PROCESS EXPLANATION

II.

RECEIPT OF MINUTES

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