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Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting, August 13, 2026

Recommends approval: Rezoning at 1838 East Bennett Street (Z20-2026), passed

1h 29m11,886 words
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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…

Meeting key facts
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)

1838 East Bennett Street

Awaiting final vote
1838 East Bennett Street · Valiant Group

535 West Weaver Road

Awaiting final vote
535 West Weaver Road · Jade Pavia

4285 South Kansas Avenue

Awaiting final vote
4285 South Kansas Avenue · Daniel Shannon
3 conditions of approval

3520 East Olive Street

Awaiting final vote
3520 East Olive Street · Legacy Bank

Free 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)

Continued

Postponement of Vacation 845

Vote: passedMoved by Dan Scott
Continued

Postponement of Preliminary Plat of Horizons at the Ridge

Vote: passedMoved by Dan Scott
Continued

Postponement of Z11-2026

Vote: passedMoved by Jennifer McClure
Continued

Postponement of Z12-2026

Vote: passedMoved by Dan Scott
Continued

Postponement of Z13-2026

Vote: passedMoved by Eric Pauley
Amended

Rezoning at 520, 528, 536 West Locust Street (Z18-2026)

Vote: passed1 conditions attachedMoved by Brandy Morris
Approved

Rezoning at 3520 East Olive Street (Z19-2026)

Vote: passed
Approved

Rezoning at 1838 East Bennett Street (Z20-2026)

Vote: passed
Withdrawn

Withdrawal of Z21-2026

Vote: passedMoved by Eric Pauley
Approved

Rezoning at 535 West Weaver Road (Z22-2026)

Vote: passedMoved by Eric Pauley
Approved

Rezoning at 4285 South Kansas Avenue (Z24-2026)

Vote: passed2 conditions attached
Continued

Postponement of Conditional Use Permit 487

Vote: passed
Approved

Preliminary Plat of K Point Place (901 Southwest Bypass)

Vote: passedMoved by Brandy Morris
Approved

Initiate Land Development Code Text Amendment Number Four

Vote: passed
Approved

Initiate Rules of Procedure Change (Hearing Exhibits)

Vote: passedMoved by Eric Pauley

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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

Kay Pointe Place subdivision

Carleton Resources, LLC)
No vote recorded

1 plan amendment

No vote recorded

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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