City Council Meeting, March 9, 2026
Approves Rezoning at 509-519 W Whiteside Street, unanimous
What happened
Springfield City Council approved multiple rezonings including 509-519 W Whiteside Street from R-SF to HC for Rick's Automotive expansion (unanimous), 3446 S Main Avenue from HC to RTH (unanimous), and 3101 S Scenic Avenue from HM to IC (unanimous).
- Jurisdiction
- Springfield, MO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings3101 S Scenic Avenue
Approved3409 S Park Hill Avenue
Approved 6-33446 S Main Avenue
Approved2610-2646 W College Road and 2630-2646 W Olive Street
Awaiting final vote3319 North Glenstone Avenue
Awaiting final voteDale 486 for Daycare
Approved509-519 W Whiteside Street
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 9
Conditional Use Permit 486 for Daycare at 1518 E Dale Street
Granted CUP 486 permitting daycare center as adaptive use of nonresidential structure in RTH district at 1518 East Dale Street.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Springfield City Council approved multiple rezonings including 509-519 W Whiteside Street from R-SF to HC for Rick's Automotive expansion (unanimous), 3446 S Main Avenue from HC to RTH (unanimous), and 3101 S Scenic Avenue from HM to IC (unanimous).
Key Decisions (9)
Conditional Use Permit 486 for Daycare at 1518 E Dale Street
Rezoning at 509-519 W Whiteside Street
Rezoning at 3446 S Main Avenue
Rezoning at 3101 S Scenic Avenue
Rezoning at 3409 S Park Hill Avenue
Urban Design Framework Funding - National Avenue/Bennett Street
General Fund Budget Amendment with Arts Council Funding
Route 66 Centennial Sculpture Funding
Access Management Code Suspension Referred to Committee
Zoning Changes (9)
Development Activity (6)
Tribeca Mixed-Use Development (formerly Loose Goose)
Mixed-Use
North Glenstone Mixed-Use Development
Mixed-Use
Preferred Family Healthcare Duplexes
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Drew Lewis Foundation reports 75-person waiting list for retirement homes;…
Commercial Demand
Multiple developers expressed concerns about new access management code creating…
Infrastructure
City pursuing $300 million supplemental overflow control plan for wastewater…
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