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Downtown commission approves 100-square-foot painted sign on Bricktown building with engineer-certified conditions
Summary
The Downtown Design Commission approved a request to paint a 100-square-foot sign on unpainted brick at East Sheridan Avenue in Bricktown, but only after requiring the applicant to follow contractor/engineer-recommended procedures and supply certification after work is done.
The Downtown Design Commission approved a permit to paint a 100-square-foot wall sign on unpainted brick near the top of a building on East Sheridan Avenue in Bricktown on July 17, 2025, with conditions that require the applicant to follow the steps recommended by the applicant's structural engineer and to submit a post-installation certification from that engineer.
The commission's decision responds to a longstanding design guideline that discourages painting unpainted brick because of the risk such work can pose to historic masonry. Staff had recommended denial of the request on grounds that painting unpainted masonry does not retain traditional masonry surfaces and may damage the facade, but offered the commission the option to approve if the precautions listed by the applicant's engineer were made conditions of approval.
Laura Griggs, Planning Department staff, said the building was…
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