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Springfield City Zoning Code

TABLE OF

HISTORY

[Editor's note: This table of history pertains to the Zoning Ordinance prior to incorporation into Chapter 36, Article III of Springfield's Code of Ordinances. Original Zoning Ordinance section numbering has been maintained in the history notes following each section.]

General
Ordinance 		Passed Subject
4329 April 5, 1993 Amending Chapter 36 of the Springfield City Code, known as the Land Development Code, by repealing Article I, Zoning, in its entirety, and enacting in lieu thereof a new Article I, Zoning.
4488 January 23, 1995 Amending Chapter 36, Article I, Zoning, of the Springfield City Code, Zoning Maps, by rezoning all of the land located within the City of Springfield, Missouri.
4519 June 12, 1995 Amending Article I, to clarify when churches on less than two acres of land will be considered to be conforming uses; amend density requirements in Planned Development Districts to conform to current practices; correct typographical errors; and amend bufferyard requirements in GM and HM Districts.
4570 November 27, 1995 Amending Article I, to make various corrections and clarifications; that only one townhouse unit is allowed per lot; deleting distinctions between day car, family day care and group day care; deleting the advertising requirements for Board of Adjustments and Landmark Board cases; allowing nurseries and truck gardens in residential districts; clarifying minimum lot width in R-LD districts; changing the Landmarks nomination period to one year; clarifying the conditions under which residential use is allowed in LB and GR districts; allowing veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and outdoor kennels as permitted uses in certain districts; prohibiting streamers on wires; changing the application deadline for zoning cases to 31 days; and restoring a previously designated location as an Interstate Commercial Sign District.
4592 April 1, 1996 Amending Article I, to modify notice requirements for hearings regarding Historic Districts or Landmarks, to correct a typographical error in Landscape Quality and Preservation provisions, and to correct a typographical error in James River Scenic Corridor sign provisions.
4608 June 10, 1996 Amending Article I, to allow off-premises signs in the James River Scenic Corridor under certain limited circumstances.
4630 August 5, 1996 Amending Article I, Section 5-1402, Exempt Signs, by adding a new Paragraph L, Historic Landmark Signs, to allow either a freestanding or façade mounted sign on a premises of historical significance.
4666 November 12, 1996 Amending Article I, Section 3-2300, Landmarks Board, Subsection 3-2302, Membership, to designate one of the existing at-large Board positions for a resident of the Midtown Historic District.
4681 March 3, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 3-3700, Amendment, Subsection 3-3712, Two-Thirds Majority Necessary When Protest, to make protest petition provisions of the Zoning Code conform to the provisions of Chapter 89 RSMo.
4685 March 17, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 2-1100, Definitions, by adding a definition, Exceptional Tree, and amending Section 6-1200, Landscaping and Bufferyard, Subsections 6-1207 and 6-1208 by increasing the size of required plantings and encouraging preservation of existing trees.
4691 April 14, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 5-2000, Adult Entertainment, Subsection 5-2002, Location, to prohibit adult entertainment establishments in Center City Zones, to allow them in industrial zones, and to change the buffer requirement from 500 feet to 2,000 feet from any residential zoning district, school, park or church.
4733 August 18, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 5-1000, Accessory Structures and Uses, Subsection 5-1003.A.1, Permitted Accessory Structures and Uses to increase the size of accessory residential garages and carports.
4736 September 2, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 4-2402.B, by deleting one paragraph dealing with the nomination of properties listed on the national Register of Historic Places by the Landmark Board and Section 4-2402.D by adding one new paragraph to authorize the filing of protest petitions against the nomination of a historic site, historic landmark, interior landmark, or historic district.
4740 September 2, 1997 Amending Article I, by adopting 14 new sections setting forth regulations and conditions for the construction, placement and modification of telecommunications towers and amending Chapter 20, fees by establishing a fee for telecommunications tower licenses.
4748 September 15, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 5-1704, by enacting a new Subsection L thereof regarding the termination of a nonconforming use for nuisance or illegal activity.
4759 November 10, 1997 Amending Article I, Sections 3-3300, 4-1000, 4-1100, 4-1200, 4-1300, 4-1400, 4-1500, and 5-1500, and adding a new Section 5-2700 to permit not-for-profit neighborhood facilities to be approved by the Administrative Review Committee and providing for an appeal process which includes a conditional use permit.
4763 December 15, 1997 Amending Article I, Section 3-3300, Conditional Use Permits, Division I and IV, to provide for the location of Emergency Shelters, Soup Kitchens, and Transitional Services Shelters.
4775 January 20, 1998 Amending Article I, Section 1-1324, Commercial Vehicle Parking, to clarify which vehicles are not allowed to be parked in residential areas and to permit the parking of repair, delivery, service vehicles, emergency vehicles, utility company vehicles and official government vehicles in residential areas during the time service is being performed.
4781 March 2, 1998 Amending Article I, Section 5-1105, Particular Home Occupations Prohibited, to prohibit escort services as home occupations.
4792 April 13, 1998 Amending Article I, Section 3-3300, Conditional Use Permits, and Division IV, to provide for the location of Community Corrections Facilities and separation distances between such facilities and other uses.
4825 August 17, 1998 Amending Article I, to permit outdoor live or amplified music in the Center City District. (Note: Trial period of one year)"
4828 September 8, 1998 Amending Article I, Divisions II and III, regarding the publication and posting of notices for zoning cases.
4829 September 8, 1998 Amending Article I, Section 2-1100, Definitions, Section 3-3310, Conditional Use Permits Standards, and Division IV, to provide for the location of Jails and separation distances between such facilities and other uses.
4830 September 8, 1998 Amending Article I to permit neighborhood identification signs in the right-of-way at approved locations.
4852 November 23, 1998 Amending Article I, Division IV, to substitute the words "emergency shelters" for "overnight shelters" in all the districts where shelters are allowed.
4855 December 14, 1998 Amending Article I, Sections 6-1501, 6-1502, 6-1503, by deleting references to specific testing standards for noise and to permit the Director of Health to establish such standards.
4888 March 15, 1999 Amending Article I, Section 5-1410.B, James River Scenic Corridor District, General Provisions to prohibit off-premises signs.
4915 July 19, 1999 Amending Article I, to permit outdoor live or amplified music in the Center City District.
4925 September 27, 1999 Amending Article I to define "Temporary Vendor" and to include Temporary Vendors as Temporary uses in General Retail, Highway Commercial, and Commercial Services districts only.
4978 May 1, 2000 Amending Article I, Section 5-1409, Interstate Commercial Sign District, to place the southwest quadrant of Interstate Highway 44 and U.S. Highway 65 Intersection within the Interstate Highway Commercial Sign District.
5019 October 23, 2000 Amending Article I, to permit On-Site Storage in Trailers and Storage Containers in the General Retail, Highway Commercial, and Industrial Commercial Districts.
5094 July 9, 2001 Amending code relating to telecommunications towers and utility facility locations and use by amending Divisions I, II, III, IV and V of said Code relating to the placement, design, location, use and licensing of telecommunications facilities.
5116 September 17, 2001 Amending Article I, by enacting six new sections and enacting regulations relating to the approval, construction, maintenance and operation of gates across private streets or vehicular access points to public streets.
5117 September 17, 2001 Amending Article I, Section 4-3102, Permitted Uses in General Retail, by adding one new permitted use to allow satellite rental car offices.
5125 October 15, 2001 Amending Article I, by enacting one new subsection relating to the issuance of certificates of appropriateness by the Landmarks Board for buildings 100 square feet or less.
5127 October 29, 2001 Amending Article I, various sections, to correct errors and references, clarify language, create a special exception that may be granted by the Board of Adjustment and add additional uses to various districts.
5165 March 25, 2002 Amending Article I, Divisions II, V, and VI, by amending three sections relating to parking motor vehicles in front of yards.
5178 April 22, 2002 Amending Article I, Division V, by amending three sections and enacting one new section relating to off- and on-premises signs in business areas.
5315 November 10, 2003 Amending Article I, Subsection 4-3302, Permitted Uses, to include personal service establishments in the Commercial Services District.
5343 January 12, 2004 Amending Article I, Divisions II, III, and IV by adopting a definition for the term "substance abuse treatment facility" and allowing such use in GI, O-1, O-2, CS, CC, LI, GM and HM zoning districts with some restrictions, deleting the term "community treatment facility" from the definitions and such use from CC and CS zoning districts, and removing the use of "detoxification facilities" from the CS and CC zoning districts.
5345 January 26, 2004 Amending Article I, Divisions IV and V, by amending Sections 4-1000 through 4-1400, 4-3000, 5-1300, 5-1700, and adding Section 5-2900, to allow for the utilization of existing nonconforming structures and lots for all single-family use with the intent to facilitate residential in-fill development and reducing lot depth for residential development in R-SF, R-TH and R-LD Districts.
5355 March 15, 2004 Amending Article I, Divisions IV, V, and VI, by amending the definition for "circular drive" and revising to "circular driveway" and related amendments; adding a definition for "shared driveway;" amending the regulation concerning where motor vehicles and trailers are permitted to be parked on a residential lot; amending the off-street parking area design standards for open and enclosed parking; and adding supplemental off-street parking design standards for single-family-detached, single-family-semi-detached, duplex and mobile home dwellings and amending related zoning district regulations to incorporate these additional design standards; and allowing existing gravel driveways to remain and be expanded.
5381 June 21, 2004 Amending Article I, Section 5-1405.F, Off-Premises Signs, by adding a new subsection 11, to allow the effective area of existing off-premises sign to exceed the maximum permitted by the Zoning Ordinance to permit advertising of publically-owned partially funded venues in Jordan Valley Park where the city is paying for a share of the sign cost.
5412 October 18, 2004 Amending Article I, by amending Sections 2-1100, 5-1500, and 6-1300, to establish minimum off-street bicycle parking requirements and accompanying design standards for new development.
5425 November 15, 2004 Amending Article I, Divisions I, II, III, IV, V and VI, by amending various sections to enact the following changes: to permit parking lots within structure setbacks, to amend the definition of maximum permitted lumination, clarify how long an extension of a conditional use permit is, to correct a mistake which permits day care centers in apartment districts both as permitted and conditional uses, to relocate certain signage requirements within the ordinance, to allow pet grooming facilities in Limited Business Districts, to remove access requirement to Highway Commercial Districts, to cap the height for residential accessory structures, and to correct common open space and improvement regulations; including a savings and severability clause and establishing and effective date.
5471 June 27, 2005 Amending Article I, by revising Subsection 4-2605, Allowed uses in airport zones, Subsection 5-1705 Status of existing conditional uses, Subsections 4-3302, 4-4102, 4-4202, 4-3202 and 4-4402, Outside activities for veterinary clinics, animal hospitals and kennels, Subsections 5-1405, 5-1406, and 5-1409, Sign Ordinance, Various provisions in Section 4 related to church location requirements, and Subsection 1702, Nonconforming lots of record; including savings and severability clauses and establishing an effective date.
5475 July 11, 2005 Amending Article I, Section 6-1503.C, Sound Level Standards related to Urban Conservation Districts.
5492 September 6, 2005 Amending Article I, Division V, to permit master sign plans by adding a new Section 5-1411 and renumbering two sections thereof.
5510 December 12, 2005 Amending Article I, Division III, Section 3-1401, by adopting proposed fee schedule.
5516 January 23, 2006 Amending Article I, Division IV, Subdivision 4, Industrial Districts, to include transitional service shelters as a conditional use in RI, LI, GM, HM, and IC and as a permitted use in GM and HM if meeting certain location restrictions.
5533 April 3, 2006 Amending Article I, Divisions II, III, and V, by amending the definitions for "accessory structure" and "accessory use," amending the Supplemental District Regulations concerning accessory structures and uses, and granting authority to the board of adjustment to grant special exceptions for accessory structures under certain conditions.
5585 July 24, 2006 Amending Article I, Divisions II and IV, by adding flea markets to the GR District, pawn shops and secondhand stores to the HC District as permitted uses; adopting definitions for flea markets, pawn shops, secondhand stores and swap meets; combining professional, business, commercial and trade schools into a business school use category; adopting definitions for business schools and industrial schools; adding business schools as a permitted use in HC Districts; adding catering businesses to GR, HC, CS, CC and IC Districts as a permitted use; and adding pet stores and pet grooming as a permitted use to the CC District.
5594 August 21, 2006 Amending Article I, Section 5-1100, concerning the requirements for home occupations and adding hair cutting and styling as a permitted home occupation in single-family homes with certain conditions.
5605 September 26, 2006 Amending Article I, by amending Section 5-1400, Signs, relating to exempt vehicular signs.
5608 October 30, 2006 Amending Article I, Division IV, by adopting a new Section 4-2700, Conditional Overlay District to allow a floating overlay zone restricting certain property to identified uses under certain specified conditions and allowing such floating overlay zones in all zoning districts except R-SF and R-TH Districts.
5652 February 12, 2007 Amending Article I, Divisions I, II, IV, and VI, by allowing access easements and sidewalks in bufferyards and adopting residential connector streets.
5665 April 9, 2007 Amending Article I, Divisions II and IV, by adding a new classification for downtown streets and reducing the setback from the right-of-way for adjacent properties.
5671 April 23, 2007 Amending Article I, Division V, by adding outdoor dining as an accessory use to permitted restaurants in GR zoning districts and by reducing the parking required for certain office uses.
5701 August 27, 2007 Amending Article I, Division IV, by amending the R-LD, R-MD and R-HD Districts and PD Planned Development districts to require additional information from applicants for rezoning in order for staff to complete analysis of the proposed development under the Multi-Family Development Location and Design Guidelines; amending the Conditional Overlay District to be utilized to set density for multi-family uses.
5702 August 27, 2007 Amending Article I, Division IV, by adding pest control services with a retail component as a conditional use within the HC District.
5744 March 24, 2008 Amending Article I, Division IV, Sections 4-3100, and 4-3200, by adding veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, pet daycare services, and pet grooming facilities with supervised outside activities as a permitted use within the GR and HC District.
5758 June 2, 2008 Amending Article I, Division IV, Sections 4-4000, 4-4100, 4-4200, and 4-4300, by allowing commercial off-street parking lots and structures as a permitted use within the RI, LI, GM and HM Districts.
5763 June 30, 2008 Amending Article I, Division IV, relating to the AO-Airport Overlay Districts.
5770 July 28, 2008 Amending Article I, Division V, Section 5-2300, Common Open Space and Common Improvements Regulations, to permit the administrative approval of subdivisions with common area, specifically condominiums and administrative replats.
5772 August 11, 2008 Amending Article I, Division V, Section 5-1400, Signs, to allow the relocation of detached signs due to public improvement projects.
5773 August 11, 2008 Amending Article I, Division IV, by reducing the floor area ratios and adopting a conditional use permit process to allow additional floor area ratios under certain conditions in GI, GR, HC, CS, GM, HM, and IC Districts.
5777 August 25, 2008 Amending Article I, Division V, Section 5-1400, Signs, regarding sign height in the Interstate Highway Commercial Sign District.
5811 April 6, 2009 Amending Article I, Division II, to add two new definitions, and Division IV, Office District to include personal services uses as a permitted use.
5812 April 6, 2009 Amending Article I, Division III, Sections 3-3704, by modifying the deadline for submission of zoning map and text amendment applications.
5813 April 6, 2009 Amending Article I, Section 3-3300, Conditional Use Permits, Section 3-3400, Appeals, Section 3-2400, Variances, Section 3-3600, Special Exceptions, Section 3-3700, Amendments, Section 3-3800, Publication and Posting of Notices, Section 4-2500, Planned Development District, and Section 5-2700, Noncommercial, Not-For-Profit Neighborhood Facilities, for the purpose of making changes to the preparation and distribution requirements of mailed public hearing notifications.
5815 April 6, 2009 Amending Article I, Division IV, by modifying the requirements of Subsections 4-1206.A, 4-1306.A, and 4-1406.A relating to maximum structure heights in certain districts adjacent to single-family residential zoned properties.
5823 June 15, 2009 Amending Article I, Section 2, Section 2-1100, and Division V, Section 5-1200, for the purpose of modifying the requirements for temporary promotional activities for large establishments.
5829 July 13, 2009 Amending Article I, Division IV and V, by modifying various requirements of the Government and Institutional Use District.
5833 July 27, 2009 Amending Article I, Division IV, Section 4-2608, to modify the requirements of the Airport Overlay Districts relating to noise level reduction standards.
5834 August 24, 2009 Amending Article I, Division II, Section 2-1100, and Division IV, Section 4-4303, to add a definition of a solid waste transfer stations in the HM District.
5842 November 9, 2009 Amending Article I, Division III, Section 3-3600, to allow for a special exception to the height requirement for accessory structures, when the structure will be consistent with the character of the neighborhood, and similar structures in the area.
5843 November 9, 2009 Amending all zoning districts with respect to Community and Commercial Gardens and Farmers Markets; Section 5-100, Accessory Uses, for the purpose of providing for Personal Gardens; adding a new Subsection 5-3000 for the purpose of establishing criteria for Community Gardens; and amending said Zoning Ordinance in its entirety to delete all references to "truck garden" from the Zoning Ordinance.
5846 December 14, 2009 Amending Article I, Division V, Section 5-1306.B, Street Intersections, to allow for modifications in the sight triangle requirements under certain conditions.
5858 February 8, 2010 Amending Article I, Divisions IV and V, to clarify the requirements for Community Gardens for operation of mechanical equipment and parking and to except park land and community gardens from the requirements for bufferyards.
5861 February 8, 2010 Amending Article I, Division IV, to reduce front yard setbacks in commercial and industrial districts.
5864 March 8, 2010 Amending Article I, Division IV, to permit wholesale sales and distribution use and revise retail sales uses in industrial districts.
5865 March 8, 2010 Amending Article I, Division III, Section 3-3300, Conditional Use Permits, to expand the uses permitted with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the Adaptive Use of Nonresidential Structures in Residential districts.
5866 March 22, 2010 Amending Article I, Section 2-1100, Definitions, Regulations for the COM District to add a definition for layer; and Division IV, adding Section 4-3500, for the purpose of establishing a new zoning district, the COM Commercial Street Zoning District.
5868 April 5 2010 Amending Article I, Division IV, Sections 4-1200, 4-1300, and 4-1400, by modifying the requirements of the R-LD, R-MD and R-HD districts to add the duplex use and reduce minimum lot area; and to amend the minimum distance requirements between multi-family buildings in these districts.
5879 July 26, 2010 Amending Article I, Divisions I and IV, to add Section 1-1200, and amend Sections 4-2000, 4-2100, 4-3000, 4-3100, 4-3200, 4-3300, 4-3400, 4-4000, 4-4100, 4-4200, 4-4300, and 4-4400 for the purpose of establishing Use Groups and incorporating same into permitted and conditional uses in various districts.
5880 July 26, 2010 Amending Article I, Divisions II, IV, and V, to amend the definition of "Farmers' Market", to add the use of "Farmers' Market" as a use that may function independently of Commercial Gardens, and to add a new temporary use of Farmers' Markets together with a standard for their operation.
5881 July 26, 2010 Amending Article I, Divisions II, IV, and V, to amend Section 5-1500, Off-Street Parking Requirements, and modify the restaurant pick-up facilities uses and definitions.
5882 July 26, 2010 Amending Article I, Division IV, to allow non-profit community centers as a conditional use in all residential districts.
5886 August 9, 2010 Amending Article I, Divisions III and IV, for the purpose of making various clarifications, updated, and changes to the Landmarks Board and Landmarks District Sections.
5895 September 20, 2010 Amending Article I, Division II and Division V, concerning the placement and location of storage trailers and storage containers within the city limits of the City of Springfield.
5900 October 4, 2010 Amending Article I, Division I and Division V, to allow the keeping of six or fewer chickens within the City of Springfield.
5901 October 4, 2010 Amending Article I, Division V, Nonconforming Lots of Record, by modifying the review criteria of nonconforming lots of record in some residential districts.
5928 April 18, 2011 Amending Article I, Divisions IV and V, to modify residential use limitations and front and rear setbacks, to modify fence height requirements, garage door setbacks requirements, and modify all Street Classification and Sight Triangle tables.
5952 October 3, 2011 Amending Article I, Division IV, District Regulations, to change the maximum height requirements, more specifically the bulk plane restrictions adjacent to residential districts.
5954 November 14, 2011 Amending Article I, Division III, Section 3-3800, Publication and Posting of Notices, and Division IV, Section 4-2400, Landmarks, regarding the posting of notices.
5960 December 12, 2011 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article I, Division II, Section 2-1100, Definitions, and Division V, Section 5-1400, Signs.
5971 February 13, 2012 Amending Paragraph B; Public Areas in Subsection 5-1403; General sign Provisions in the Springfield Zoning Ordinance.
5978 March 26, 2012 Amending the Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, by adding a new Subsection 1-1334, Economic and Housing Access Calamity, and two new terms to Section 2-1100, Definitions.
6001 June 4, 2012 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-3100, General Retail District, regarding outdoor activities in various zoning districts.
6010 August 27, 2012 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Division V, Section 5-1200, Temporary Uses, regarding mobile vendors.
6025 December 17, 2012 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-3500, COM, Commercial Street District, to add uses to the District as Conditional Uses, amend Section 5-1500, Off-Street Parking Requirements, to exempt parking requirements in the COM District, and amend Section 6-1200, Landscaping and Bufferyards, to add the COM district to the Table of Bufferyard Requirements.
6026 December 17, 2012 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 1-2000, Establishment of Groups, Section 4-3200, Highway Commercial District 4-3500, Commercial Street District.
6032 January 28, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Subsections 4-1006, 4-1106, 4-1206, 4-1306, 4-1406, and 4-1508, Bulk and Open Space Requirements for residential districts (R-SF, R-TH, R-LD, R-MD, R-HD, and R-MHC zoning districts) to modify residential front yard setbacks.
6033 January 28, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-3300, Commercial Service District by adding the Eating and Drinking Establishment Use Group as a permitted use.
6034 February 11, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Division V, Supplemental District Regulations, Section 5-1900, relating to retail liquor license when adjacent to certain residential districts, to modify protest procedures to bring into conformity with state law, provide for exceptions to hearings in limited circumstances, and modify posting requirements.
6042 April 8, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, subsections 4-4002, 4-4102, 4-4202, 4-4302, and 4-4402 Permitted uses, (RI, LI, GM, HM, and IC) to allow for existing residential dwellings as conforming uses.
6043 April 8, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 4-3202, Center City District, and 4-3502, Commercial Street District, to add Veterinary Clinics as a permitted use in these districts.
6047 May 6, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 6-1200, Landscaping and Bufferyards, to permit flexibility to suspend private development landscaping and bufferyard requirements during times of drought, excessive heat and declared water shortages.
6048 May 6, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 4-3100, General Retail District, 4-3200, highway Commercial District, and 4-3500, Commercial Street District, to add Flea markets entirely within an enclosed building to the General Retail District, and to remove the reference to "Second Hand Stores" as a separate use from the Highway Commercial and Commercial Street Districts.
6053 June 3, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-3200, HC-Highway Commercial District, to allow residential uses.
6058 June 17, 2013 Amending the Land Development Code, Article I, Zoning Ordinance, Division I, Intent, Purpose, and General Provisions; Division II, Rules of Interpretation and Definitions; Division III, Administration, Enforcement and Review; and Division IV, District Regulations, by refining various shelter definitions, operations, and locations of same that reference emergency and transitional shelter.
6069 August 12, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 1-1600, Official Zoning Map and Rules for Interpretation, and 3-1200, Zoning Certificate, to permit the use of a digital map as the City's official map and to update the Zoning Ordinance to direct zoning certification applications to the Planning Department.
6071 August 12, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, by adopting a new Section 4-2800, LWO, Live/Work Overlay District, to permit the continued residential usage, in addition to allowing a business or occupational use within the same dwelling.
6076 September 9, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-4400, IC, Industrial Commercial District, in the Springfield Zoning Ordinance to permit the medical office use group.
6077 September 9, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, to add a new Section, 4-2900, for the purpose of establishing a new zoning district, the WC, West College Street District.
6082 October 7, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-4400, Industrial Commercial District, Subsection 4-4405, Bulk Regulations, to modify the setback and height requirements.
6091 December 16, 2013 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-2900, WC, West College Street District, specifically Section 4-2902, WC-1, Mixed-Use Sub-area to clarify uses and add a new use.
6092 January 13, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 2-1100, Definitions, and Section 5-1500, Off-Street Parking Requirements, to add definitions and modify the off-street parking requirements for micro-efficiency multi-family dwelling units.
6093 January 13, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4-2200, University Combining District, to reduce off-street parking requirements.
6094 January 13, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 4-1000 through 4-2000 and 4-3000 through 4-4400, Division IV, District Regulations, and adding a new Section 5-3100, Sidewalks/Pedestrian Walkways; and amending Springfield Land Development Code, Article II, Subdivision Regulations, Sections 303, 403, and 410 to address sidewalk, traffic studies, floor area ratio and building coverage, and right-of-way dedication requirements.
6112 March 24, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Section 6-1200, Division VI, Design and Development Standards, by amending Sections 6-1208 and 6-1209 of said Division, to provide for a change to bufferyard requirements between some nonresidential zoning districts, alternatives for perimeter landscaping, and allow a reduction in required open space for alternative green building practices.
6120 May 12, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Division II, Rule of Interpretation and Definitions, Section 2-1100, Definitions, and Division V, Supplemental District Regulations, Section 5-1400, Signs, to provide for a consolidated Sign Code.
6126 July 7, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Subsection 6-1209.B., Perimeter Landscaping, in the Springfield Zoning Ordinance to exclude perimeter landscaping requirements along public alleys.
6128 July 21, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, Subsection 1-1331, Agricultural Uses, to allow beekeeping as an accessory use in any district under certain conditions.
6134 August 18, 2014 Amending the Springfield Land Development Code, Article 1, Zoning Ordinance, to add a new Subsection 6-1217, Maximum Bufferyard Area, to allow bufferyard reductions for small lots.