Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, August 13, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning at 1838 East Bennett Street (Z20-2026), passed
What happened
On August 13, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of Rezoning at 1838 East Bennett Street (Z20-2026).
The Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of rezoning case Z18-2026 at 520, 528, 536 West Locust Street from single-family residential to RMX2 for an eight-unit apartment building by Reed Homes, with an amendment limiting height to 35 feet and two storie…
- Jurisdiction
- Springfield, MO
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 15 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, passed
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1838 East Bennett Street
Awaiting final vote535 West Weaver Road
Awaiting final vote4285 South Kansas Avenue
Awaiting final vote3520 East Olive Street
Awaiting final voteFree sample: decision 1 of 15
Postponement of Vacation 845
Vacation 845 at 2616 and 2626 West College Road and 2630 through 2646 West Olive Street and 2626 North Scenic Avenue postponed at applicant's request to the September 10, 2026 meeting.
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Key Decisions (15)
Postponement of Vacation 845
Postponement of Preliminary Plat of Horizons at the Ridge
Postponement of Z11-2026
Postponement of Z12-2026
Postponement of Z13-2026
Rezoning at 520, 528, 536 West Locust Street (Z18-2026)
Rezoning at 3520 East Olive Street (Z19-2026)
Rezoning at 1838 East Bennett Street (Z20-2026)
Withdrawal of Z21-2026
Rezoning at 535 West Weaver Road (Z22-2026)
Rezoning at 4285 South Kansas Avenue (Z24-2026)
Postponement of Conditional Use Permit 487
Preliminary Plat of K Point Place (901 Southwest Bypass)
Initiate Land Development Code Text Amendment Number Four
Initiate Rules of Procedure Change (Hearing Exhibits)
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Zoning Changes (5)
2 additional zoning changes with full detail in Pro.
Development Activity (6)
Reed Homes eight-unit apartment building at West Locust Street
Residential
Church at East Olive Street (former PD-298)
Commercial
Valiant Group office addition at East Bennett Street
Commercial
3 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Springfield is seeing demand for smaller, lower-cost multifamily infill (eight-unit…
Sentiment
Developers note the city's new development standards will raise construction…
Infrastructure
Residents repeatedly raised concerns about stormwater/detention basin capacity and maintenance…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote1012 West Buena Vista Street subdivision
1601 East Cairo Street subdivision
Kay Pointe Place subdivision
1 plan amendment
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 6 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk, 2 Public, 1 Witness.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 4 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Ethan Dahl, Applicant Rep.
9 more identified names in Pro: 4 Staff, 4 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (18)
159 recorded timestamps
- zoning (22 timestamps)
- public hearing (20 timestamps)
- motion to approve (2 timestamps)
- approved (16 timestamps)
- rezone (5 timestamps)
- residential (9 timestamps)
Decision moments (15)
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