I left the title pretty vague, but I wanted to start a discussion on the City's infrastructure and structures, along the lines of the requirements, municipal codes, etc. All of this of course along with praises, complaints, likes and dislikes.
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Are there any municipal codes that limit the height of buildings in Midwest City? Its as if everyone is afraid to build higher than 2 stories and most retail centers (besides the big box places) are 1 story with faux 2nd floors or cheaply done uninspired metal awnings. This shouldn't be an issue (building height) for example, Autumn House on Adair Blvd, once a flat roof, now a tall green metal gable roof that adds almost another floor to the structure. It's actually a very nice area since they have made a few improvements.

I know we do have some multi-story buildings in the city like MRMC, MD Medical Tower, the Midwest Physicians Building and Legacy Apartments (actually 3 stories).

Sign height limitations? Why? Is it so that they are not obtrusive to the power lines that the powers that be seem to favor so much of (imo). A little birdy told me that the new sign in front of the city municipal complex is about 2 feet too high for the current sign regulations. Maybe someone can verify that or link to the municipal code that states such height limitations.

My next point, power lines... do we as a city receive some sort of subsidy to have the type of power line infrastructure that we have? Why are we not burying our power lines? If there is some study out there that gives a reason as to why, i'd like to read that too (if not for my own understanding).

Are we not interested in creating structures that will last over time? We have more "house" offices than we have actual office buildings. Don't get me wrong, i'm glad these small business are popping up, but I think a more professional "district" is in order (suggesting the HPM area which could help benefit the restaurants and office retail establishments on that end far from the 29th street area) with actual office buildings and perhaps some mixed retail space.

The original mile, in the revitalization study, there was a suggestion for a nice brick and steel fencing that accented the neighborhood in both a defining boundary for the OM and aesthetic "tone" to set the mood for the look of the overall revitalization project. A few weeks ago they started to put a wall up for this project, but its not the brick and steel fence recommended in the study. Instead, it's the cheap post and slat simulated stone fence in an unfavorable shade of red. IMO, it just looks kinda cheap, which makes the whole project seem cheap. This month (March 2014) they will begin to do the landscaping for the entry ways, pocket parks, and traffic islands. A recent article sites that they have selected types of plants that will require no to low maintenance foliage, which basically means that they will more than likely not be maintained and will succumb to vandals, animals, vehicles and pest, over time.

29th Street Center... the roads are TERRIBLE! This past week they just got done patching all of the pot holes. There are tons of uneven asphalt and were brick crossing are, its like driving over a square speed bump.

Well.. thats all I can think off the top of my head at the moment.