ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Lang Gang Project Team would like to thank the following for their participation throughout the process of completing this Comprehensive Plan along with the citizens of Bowling Green: PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS Philip “Buddy” Bibb, Chairman Terry Burris Dr. Stephen Chismarich Mike Colbert Doug McPeak Mary Grover, Aldermanic Representative Chad Perkins, Mayor MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN Chad Perkins, Mayor Mary Grover Ed Lawson Kim Luebrecht Robie Orf Mike Pugh Kay Reading CITY STAFF MEMBERS Xavier Bishop, City Administrator Barb Allison, City Clerk Mel Orf, Building Inspector 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...................................................................................................................... 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................................................... 5 I. EXISTING CONDITIONS CITY OF BOWLING GREEN SETTING AND HISTORY.................................................................. 7 Setting..................................................................................................................................................... 7 History.....................................................................................................................................................7 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT...............................................................................................................9 Topography............................................................................................................................................. 9 Weather................................................................................................................................................... 9 Tornado/Earthquake Activity..................................................................................................................10 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND RESOURCES................................................................................11 Park Facilities..........................................................................................................................................11 Ranker Conservation Area...................................................................................................................... 11 Clarence Cannon Dam and Mark Twain Lake........................................................................................11 Other Lakes.............................................................................................................................................11 ................................................................................................................................................................. Boating....................................................................................................................................................11 Golf Courses........................................................................................................................................... 12 Amish Community..................................................................................................................................12 Champ Clark House................................................................................................................................12 Historical Cemeteries..............................................................................................................................12 War Memorial......................................................................................................................................... 12 Pike County Courthouse......................................................................................................................... 13 Convention and Visitors Bureau............................................................................................................. 13 Bowling Green Free Public Library........................................................................................................13 Saint Louis University Lay Center for Education and the Arts/Henry Clay Sculpture Park........................................................................................................13 Chamber of Commerce...........................................................................................................................13 Pike County Development Authority......................................................................................................14 Financial Institutions...............................................................................................................................14 Bowling Green Municipal Airport..........................................................................................................15 Rail Service.............................................................................................................................................15 Barge Service.......................................................................................................................................... 15 General Water System Summary............................................................................................................ 15 General Sewer System Summary............................................................................................................16 General Storm Sewer System Summary.................................................................................................17 General Street System Summary............................................................................................................ 17 Schools-Public/Private............................................................................................................................18 Colleges/Universities.............................................................................................................................. 19 2 Churches................................................................................................................................................. 19 Medical Facilities....................................................................................................................................20 Northeast Correctional Center.................................................................................................................20 Municipal Facilities.................................................................................................................................20 Communications/Media.......................................................................................................................... 21 THE CENSUS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS............................................................22 Population................................................................................................................................................22 Ancestry...................................................................................................................................................22 Demographic Highlights......................................................................................................................... 22 Demographic Comparison to State of Missouri......................................................................................23 Building Permits......................................................................................................................................23 II. NEEDS ANALYSIS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.....................................................................................................................24 First Public Participation Meeting...........................................................................................................24 Second Public Participation Meeting...................................................................................................... 24 Third Public Participation Meeting......................................................................................................... 29 Official Public Hearing............................................................................................................................31 LAND USE............................................................................................................................................. 32 Quasi-Public/Public.................................................................................................................................32 Commercial.............................................................................................................................................32 Industrial................................................................................................................................................. 32 Low-Density Residential.........................................................................................................................32 Medium/High-Density Residential......................................................................................................... 33 Parks/Open Space....................................................................................................................................33 Undeveloped..........................................................................................................................................