City Council Workshop, July 23, 2026
Approves Closed session on legal matters, unanimous
What happened
This was a City Council workshop with no binding land-use votes; both agenda items were staff presentations for discussion. Springfield BDS director Martin Google presented a recommendation to adopt an amended 2024 family of building codes (retaining an amended 2018 energy code)…
- Jurisdiction
- Springfield, MO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
2024 Building Code Update Presentation
BDS director Martin Google presented a staff recommendation to adopt an amended 2024 family of ICC building codes while retaining an amended 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, with a target implementation date of November 1 and a vesting procedure. No vote taken; bills could come for first reading at the first August council meeting. Councilmember Adebisi objected to the two-month window and inadequate stakeholder engagement (AIA, MSPE, Urban Land Institute, City Utilities) and opposed keeping the 2018 energy code.
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
This was a City Council workshop with no binding land-use votes; both agenda items were staff presentations for discussion. Springfield BDS director Martin Google presented a recommendation to adopt an amended 2024 family of building codes (retaining an amended 2018 energy code)…
Key Decisions (3)
2024 Building Code Update Presentation
Missing Middle Experiment pilot - Heart of the Westside
Closed session on legal matters
Development Activity (1)
Missing Middle Experiment pilot - Heart of the Westside
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Over the last five years Springfield permitted 172 single-family/duplex units…
Infrastructure
City-owned surplus lots often lack sewer connections, sit in floodplains,…
Sentiment
Infill missing-middle projects in low-value neighborhoods (avg home value $88,000…
Who Spoke (12)
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