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Council delays decision on 925 W. 13th facade after owner requests flexibility; ordinance to be revised
Summary
Property owner Ryan Eaves asked the council for a variance to allow partial metal paneling and a stone veneer at 925 West 13th Street. Council members declined to grant a variance, agreed to vacate the current façade provision, and will revisit a revised façade ordinance at the next meeting; no action was taken on the variance request.
Ryan Eaves asked the Atoka City Council to allow a partial façade treatment at 925 West 13th Street, saying he removed an old projecting front and reskinned the building while awaiting a manufactured stone-veneer product for the lower frontage.
"All I'm asking for is that that council consider that enough," Eaves said, describing plans for four roughly 1,100-square-foot retail spaces and a mechanically fastened stone veneer system he said he intends to install. He said the building had been an eyesore and that his intent was to improve the property.
Council members and city staff discussed the city’s existing façade ordinance and enforcement history. Council members said the current ordinance had been written poorly and that past enforcement and earlier exceptions had left the city unable to apply the rule consistently. The council indicated the ordinance singled out specific metal profiles (standing seam, R-panel) but that other metal products that look similar are not explicitly covered.
City staff proposed vacating the current façade provision and returning with a revised ordinance. Councilmember discussion concluded that a variance was not appropriate under state standards and that the ordinance needs rewriting before blanket enforcement. The council took no action on Eaves’s request and will address façade rules at an upcoming meeting; in the meantime staff said Eaves could proceed with existing plans while the ordinance is vacated and revised.
Eaves apologized for any concern and said he would work with staff to show proposed awnings and finishes before installation. The council did not order code enforcement to require immediate changes, and no fines or permits were rescinded at the meeting.
