SP-616 Northwest 23rd Street Vocational School Special Permit
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard.
- What: SP-616, a special permit for a moderate-impact institutional use at the northern part of the former Shepherd Mall site on Northwest 23rd Street, for UTI, a vocational school teaching HVAC and aircraft engine repair work.
- Where it stands: approved at the Planning Commission on 2026-10-08 on a motion by Commissioner Powers (the captions do not say whether it continues to the City Council).
- Notes: reuse of an existing building; no technical evaluations.
Details
- Box, for the applicant, said everything stays inside the building and the area has been redeveloped over 20 years with offices and a charter school that is now gone.
- One nearby resident supported the school, praised the management and parking, and used the time to ask for more retail nearby.
- Commissioner Powers (ward 2) said she checked delivery times with the applicant to avoid effects on the adjoining neighborhood and was satisfied; seconded by Commissioner Meek.
Sources
- 2026-10-27 - City Council
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting
Discussion time
About 5 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting | 5 |
Log
- 2026-10-08 - Oklahoma City Planning Commission Meeting - Applicant described a vocational school reusing an existing building; one resident supported it; approved on a motion by Commissioner Powers.
- 2026-10-27 - City Council - Ordinance introduced on the consent docket and set for final hearing on November 24, 2026 (2401 NW 23rd Street, Ward 2).