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Planning Commission backs ordinance change to allow rebuilt multifamily units after disaster
Summary
The Springfield Municipal Regional Planning Commission recommended the Board of Mayor and Aldermen amend the city zoning code to allow reconstruction of nonconforming multifamily buildings after involuntary damage and to align the abandonment period with state law.
The Springfield Municipal Regional Planning Commission on Aug. 7 recommended that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen amend the city zoning ordinance so nonconforming multifamily residential buildings may be rebuilt after involuntary damage and so the abandonment period matches state law.
Planning staff explained the change was prompted by a zoning verification request for The Flats at Moreland, a multifamily development that would be a nonconforming use under the current code. “If they were to burn down and be a 100% destroyed, they would no longer be allowed to…
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