At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 12, Springfield City  Council will hold its third work session to discuss the public comments and resulting changes to the Planning Commission's recommended code amendments for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Council is scheduled to adopt the amendments at its regular session at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20. The public is invited to attend these meetings, however Council will not be taking additional testimony. Both meetings will be held at Springfield City Hall, 225 Fifth Street in Springfield. 

The Springfield City Council developed an  affordable housing strategy with the goal of increasing the supply and accessibility of housing in Springfield throughout the housing continuum. One of the strategies is to encourage the construction of ADUs, a self-contained dwelling allowed in conjunction with a detached single-family home. A way to encourage ADUs is to revise the development code to make it easier and potentially less expensive to add an ADU.

On December 4, 2017, the City Council held a public hearing on the Springfield Planning Commission's recommended code amendments regarding ADUs. The Council then held the record open to accept additional written testimony through December 18. Testimony throughout the public involvement period has been almost unanimous in support of making it easier and less costly to add an ADU. Most testimony has involved the specifics of the code language while being supportive of the overall objectives of the amendments.

For more information, visit the City's ADU webpage .