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Planning staff reports permits, housing starts and upcoming Main Street study; zoning board outlines recent cases

City of Bowling Green Planning Commission · December 5, 2025
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Planning staff reported permit and housing-start trends, several recent commercial and institutional permits, progress on subdivision regulations and a digital-permitting rollout expected in early 2026; the Zoning Board of Appeals listed sign, fence and setback cases.

Planning Department staff provided an update to the City of Bowling Green Planning Commission covering permit totals, housing starts, recent permits issued, ongoing regulatory updates and an upcoming public presentation of a pedestrian and bicycle study for Main Street.

Heather, planning staff, reported 360 zoning permits this year compared with 377 at the same time last year and said housing starts are up, with 52 year-to-date versus 42 last year. She listed several permits issued since the commission last met, including a new Speedway at 1650 East Booster Street; an…

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