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City Council Meeting, July 13, 2026

Votes on Update on 120-day administrative delay on data center developments

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What happened

The Springfield City Council held public hearings on several land-use items but voted on most on July 27; substantive votes cast this evening included repealing General Ordinance 7002 (Plan Development 395) at 3302 South Maryland Avenue, returning ~7.64 acres to its prior single-…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Springfield, MO
Governing body
Final authority
Date
July 13, 2026
Decisions
25 zoning decisions
Outcome
Voted

Projects in this meeting (4)

2852 West Republic Road

Awaiting final vote
2852 West Republic Road, Springfield · Liam Judson
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Repeal of General

Approved
3302 South Maryland Avenue · Brian Cubic
9 conditions of approval
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233 East Norton Road

Awaiting final vote
233 East Norton Road · Maranatha Village, Inc.) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION: SUBDIVISION<
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Land Development Code Text

Awaiting final vote
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 25

Update on 120-day administrative delay on data center developments

City Manager reported on the 120-day administrative delay on potential data center developments approved June 22nd. Two public input sessions planned for August; tentative delay end date November 17th. Coordination with city utilities, the county, and other cities ongoing. No vote taken.

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

The Springfield City Council held public hearings on several land-use items but voted on most on July 27; substantive votes cast this evening included repealing General Ordinance 7002 (Plan Development 395) at 3302 South Maryland Avenue, returning ~7.64 acres to its prior single-…

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Key Decisions (25)

Other

Update on 120-day administrative delay on data center developments

Approved

North Broadway Community Improvement District

Vote: passed
Approved

Axon body-worn cameras contract

Vote: passed
Approved

Contract with Greater Springfield Area Sports Commission

Vote: passed
Approved

Contract with Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau

Vote: passed
Approved

Contract with Springfield Regional Arts Council

Vote: passed
Approved

Repeal of General Ordinance 7002 (Plan Development 395) at 3302 South Maryland Avenue

Vote: passed
Denied

Election ordinance on Plan Development 395 defeated (Council Bill 2026-144)

Vote: passed
Approved

First Amendment to City Manager employment agreement

Vote: passed
Approved

HUD Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing grant application

Vote: passed
Approved

Surface transportation block grant agreement for transportation master plan

Vote: passed
Other

Rezoning at 2852 West Republic Road (Z-14-2026)

Other

Rezoning at 233 East Norton Road - Maranatha Village senior living campus (Z-15-2026)

Other

Land Development Code text amendment number three

Other

Marijuana drive-through hours text amendment (Council Bill 2026-154)

Approved

Sanitary sewer construction, Sewer District 111, Talmadge & Broadway

Vote: passed
Approved

Sewer rehabilitation Group 8 (cured-in-place pipe)

Vote: passed
Approved

Sewer rehabilitation Group 9 (open-cut repairs)

Vote: passed
Approved

Cost apportionment agreement for concrete medians on East Sunshine Street

Vote: passed
Continued

City Utilities auditing services contract with Forvis Mazars held over

Vote: passed
Other

Sewer extension cost reimbursement agreement with Camaray Investments

Other

Selection of independent city auditor (Malden and Jenkins)

Other

Missouri Children's Trust Fund grant renewal for Family Connects program

Other

Taxi cab biannual inspection ordinance

Other

Chapter 100 bonds and tax abatement for Andy's Frozen Custard headquarters (Council Bill 2026-165)

Conditions attached

Zoning Changes (3)

PD-395PD-137.64 acres
C-2GC1 acre
R-1GI130 acres

Development Activity (5)

Maranatha Village senior living campus

Residential

Drive-through coffee shop at 2852 West Republic Road

Commercial

Andy's Frozen Custard headquarters campus

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Springfield is pursuing up to $10 million in federal HUD…

Infrastructure

The city is investing heavily in sewer rehabilitation (Group 8…

Commercial Demand

Andy's Frozen Custard's $32 million headquarters campus at Division and…

Who Spoke (29)

MayorCouncilmember · 5Staff · 8ClerkAttorney · 2Applicant · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 7

On the record: the mayor, 5 councilmembers, 8 staff members, the clerk, 2 attorneys, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 7 members of the public.

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