City Council Meeting, August 24, 2026
Approves Rezoning ~15.5 acres at 1006 West Bonavista Street, passed
What happened
Springfield City Council passed two rezoning ordinances on second reading: Council Bill 2026-174 rezoned ~15.5 acres at 1006 West Bonavista Street from PD-377 to General Commercial, RMX-2, and RMX-3, and Council Bill 2026-175 rezoned ~15.35 acres on South Kansas Avenue from RMX-1…
- Jurisdiction
- Springfield, MO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings3830 East Division Street
ApprovedAcceptance of updated conceptual
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 15
Rezoning ~15.5 acres at 1006 West Bonavista Street
Council Bill 2026-174, a general ordinance amending the Land Development Code official zoning map by rezoning approximately 15.5 acres generally located at 1006 West Bonavista Street from Plan Development Number 377 to General Commercial District, RMX2 Mixed Density Neighborhood Medium District, and RMX3 Mixed Density Neighborhood High District. Second reading and final passage; public comment taken August 10.
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 passed two rezoning ordinances on second reading: Council Bill 2026-174 rezoned ~15.5 acres at 1006 West Bonavista Street from PD-377 to General Commercial, RMX-2, and RMX-3, and Council Bill 2026-175 rezoned ~15.35 acres on South Kansas Avenue from RMX-1…
Key Decisions (15)
Rezoning ~15.5 acres at 1006 West Bonavista Street
Rezoning ~15.35 acres on South Kansas Avenue
Purchase of real estate at 724 North Campbell Avenue
Amendments to Mayor's Commission on Human Rights regulations
Preliminary plat of God's Valley at 3830 East Division Street
EPA Brownfields Job Training Grant application
Sister Cities delegation to Isasaki, Japan
Setting 2026 property tax levy (emergency bill)
Annexation of ~33.54 acres for Sports Town expansion
Sewer improvement special obligation bonds (Group 8)
WIOA workforce grant acceptance
USGS stream gauge joint funding agreement
Noble Hill Landfill closure contract of obligation
2028 Olympic Torch Relay agreement
Refer police traffic enforcement report to Plans and Policies Committee
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (3)
Sports Town facility expansion
Commercial
God's Valley subdivision
Residential
Pending data center zoning application
Industrial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Council Member Horton warned that recent restrictions on RMX-1 missing-middle…
Housing Demand
The Chamber of Commerce reported a significant housing shortage eroding…
Commercial Demand
Springfield real GDP grew ~3.3% in 2025, well above national…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: 5 councilmembers, 7 staff members, the clerk, a witness, and 3 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 8 of 8 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
1006 West Buena Vista Street rezone
834 South Kansas Avenue rezone
5534 West Chestnut Street annexation
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