By JAN LARSON McLAUGHLIN
BG Independent News
Bowling Green Planning Commission found out during Wednesday’s meeting where the city grew last year, and where street, water and sewer improvements would be made this year.
Bowling Green issued a total of 414 zoning permits last year, compared to 382 the year before.
Residential zoning permits were approved for 35 new homes, 72 accessory buildings, 32 additions, 97 fences, 18 pools or hot tubs, and 65 driveways or patios.
Commercial zoning permits were issued for four new buildings, four accessory buildings, and 41 signs. Those included permits for Lmaries at 333 S. Main St., Dunkin Donuts at 1049 S. Main St., and Northwestern Water & Sewer District’s watershed at 989 S. Main St.
Industrial zoning permits were approved for one new building for Schwind Electric at 870 Miller Drive.
Institutional zoning permits were OKed for five new buildings, including the Veterans Building in City Park, the new Wood County Senior Center at 140 S. Grove St., and two modular structures at Conneaut and Crim elementary schools.
Permits were also approved at several commercial and industrial locations where more than $2,500 was spent on building improvements. Those included:
- BG Beer Works, 322 N. Grove St.
- Glow Studio, 715 Haskins Road.
- F&M Bank, 1072 N. Main St.
- McDonalds, 1470 E. Wooster St.
- Animal Hospital at Westridge, 1244 Ridgewood Drive.
- Promedica, 1180 N. Main St., Suite 5.
- Five Below, 1111 S. Main St.
- Juniper Brewing, 145 S. Main St.
- C&K Realty LLC, 705 W. Newton Road.
So far this year, the city planning department has gotten 15 permit requests – the same as the first month of 2019. Different, though, are requests for three new single-family houses – compared to none in the first month of 2019.
Permits recently issued for new structures include the Dunkin Donuts, on South Main Street, and the expanding West Park Place Apartments on Conneaut Avenue.
As for subdivisions, construction plans for more development at Cogan’s Crossing have been approved.
Also on Wednesday, Bowling Green Planning Commission approved several public construction projects in the city for this year. The projects are as follows:
Roadway resurfacing
- Thurstin Avenue, from Poe Road to Ridge Street.
- Pike Avenue, from North Enterprise Street to Thurstin Avenue.
- South Church Street, from Pearl Street to Sand Ridge Road.
- Flanders Avenue, entire length.
- Clay Street, entire length.
- Meeker Street, entire length.
- East Gypsy Lane Road, from Interstate 75 to Dunbridge Road.
Water projects
- 20-inch transmission values at Haskins/Poe, Haskins/Cross Creek, Haskins/Ohio 582, and Haskins/King Road.
- West Wooster Street, from Church Street to Haskins Road.
Sewer projects
- Maple Street sewer relining, from Wooster to Pearl Street.
- Conneaut Park relining, from Wallace to Conneaut Avenue.
- Ridge Street, abandoning a 15-inch sewer line through the park, from Summit and Prospect streets.
- West Wooster Street relining and manhole replacement, from Church Street to Haskins Road.
- Country Club Drive sewer, rehab of sewer from near the pool to Fairview Avenue.
The planning commission annual report also listed the number of code enforcement calls in 2019. There were a total of 731 cases, with 608 warnings issued and 82 citations made.
Following are the number of cases for each type of code violations:
- 40 use/occupancy issues.
- 92 parking on illegal surfaces.
- 16 inoperable vehicles.
- 48 recreational vehicles or boats.
- 171 new construction.
- 104 signs.
- 25 high grass or weeds.
- 97 snow removal.
- 29 trash can placement.
- 7 address visibility.
- 12 visibility triangle by streets.
