springfield planning & zoning commission

After hours of comments by local residents at a Thursday-night meeting, commissioners voted 6-to-2 against the plan. One commissioner who lives in the residential area near the corner abstained to avoid a conflict of interest.

The property in question is a 5.4-acre parcel located on a looping stretch of road just west of the Library Center. A company called Ridge HZ55 wants to transform the western half of it from open land thick with weeds and wildflowers to a 55-plus residential care facility. They hope to sell off the eastern portion of the land.

By a vote of 8 to zero on Monday night, Springfield City Council passed a rezoning change that will allow a church to be built off Evans Road in south Springfield. Neighbors say they’re concerned about possible traffic impacts from the building — and the undisclosed religious affiliation of the congregation itself.

In December 2022, neighborhood residents filed a lawsuit to block developers’ plans for commercial buildings at the corner of National Avenue and Sunshine Street.

Springfield Planning & Zoning Commission members said they expect more EVs on Queen City streets in the near future.

The latest twist of the University Heights development controversy in Springfield will see a rezoning proposal for the corner of National & Sunshine sent back to the city Planning & Zoning Commission — after the commission already rejected an earlier version of the proposal.

On Thursday night, seven of the nine Springfield Planning & Zoning Commissioners voted against a rezoning proposal that would allow for development at the corner of Sunshine Street and National Avenue.

After hours of discussion Thursday night, Springfield Planning & Zoning Commissioners voted to delay deciding whether a controversial University Heights rezoning proposal should be forwarded on to City Council.

The City of Springfield plans to buy a sports stadium. The Springfield Cardinals and Mayor Ken McClure made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a hotly anticipated news conference.

As Springfield struggles to fill unpaid seats on city boards and commissions with volunteers, City Council faced a choice on September 19.