Springfield: Citywide remapping meetings start Tuesday

~ Springfield, MO- The city of Springfield is set to undergo a comprehensive remapping process, with the first of five drop-in meetings scheduled to take place on Tuesday at The Library Station. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss the citywide remapping and provide residents with an opportunity to voice their opinions and ask questions.

The remapping meetings will be held in each City Council zone, with a final citywide meeting scheduled for November 13th at the Greene County Elections Center. According to Senior Planner Hanna Knopf, the content of each meeting will be the same, so residents are encouraged to attend the meeting that is most convenient for their schedule. All meetings will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. and will be open-house style, allowing residents to drop in anytime between those hours to meet with Planning & Development Department staff. No formal presentation is planned.

The schedule for the remaining meetings is as follows:

- Zone 1 meeting: October 28th at The Library Station

- Zone 2 meeting: October 30th at Pittman Elementary School

- Zone 3 meeting: November 10th at Chesterfield Family Center (please note location change)

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- Zone 4 meeting: November 5th at Kickapoo High School

- Citywide meeting: November 13th at the Elections Center

Knopf assures residents that Planning & Development staff will be available at these meetings to answer any questions or concerns they may have. For those unable to attend, or who prefer a one-on-one meeting during business hours, staff can be contacted at 417-864-1300.

The purpose of this remapping process is to consolidate zoning districts with similar uses in order to achieve clearer and more specific development standards. This will result in a reduction of zoning districts from 25 to 14. However, several existing zoning districts such as R-SF (Single Family Residential), R-MHC (Manufactured Home Community), GI (Government and Institutional), COM (Commercial Street District), CC (Center City), and HM (Heavy Manufacturing) will remain. Additionally, all existing Planned Development Districts, Conditional Overlay Districts, Conditional Use Permits, and Urban Conservation Districts will be retained.

Knopf explains that a large number of parcels in the city of Springfield will technically be rezoned. As a result, every property owner in the city limits should have received a letter in the mail informing them of any changes to their zoning district. The letters also included a QR code with a link to an interactive zoning map, as well as contact information for Planning & Development staff.

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The consolidation of zoning districts is intended to maintain existing development rights while potentially expanding options for land use consistent with current standards. In cases where a zoning district's name changes, it is meant to better reflect its alignment with the placetypes listed in the Forward SGF Comprehensive Plan or more accurately represent its current land-use allowances.

Placetypes listed in Forward SGF include Residential Neighborhood, Mixed Residential, Downtown, Mixed Use, City Corridor, Institutional and Employment Center, Business Flex, Industry and Logistics, and Urban Green Space and Recreation.

Residents can sign up for email updates about the citywide remapping on the city's website. A joint public hearing between City Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission is planned for the first quarter of 2026, with a separate council vote to follow.

The city of Springfield encourages all residents to attend one of the remaining meetings or reach out to Planning & Development staff with any questions or concerns they may have about this important process.

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