MPONewsPlanning CommissionWinter 2023 Newsletter

The 4th quarter numbers for 2022 were lower than previous quarter’s for single family lots approved, but more than doubled the number of multi-family units approved. Review of building permits dropped a little in the last quarter of the year, but still remained steady. The year-end numbers put 2022 as another record-breaking year for growth and development. See the tables below for a look at the data.

2022 Numbers, Oct - Dec

Quarterly Totals (Oct – Dec)
2022 Totals (Jan – Dec)
Oct-Dec Total
City
County
2022 Total
City
County
Planning Commission
Zone Change Applications 25 9 16 96 32 64
Development Plans 3 1 2 5 3 2
FLUM Amendments 4 2 2 23 7 16
Major Subdivisions 65 25 40 251 74 177
Minor Subdivisions 2 0 2 9 0 9
CCPC Services
Plan Review and Construction Services
Construction Plans Reviewed 9 3 6 42 11 31
Engineering Inspections 224 73 151 1235 343 892
Review of Building Permits 580 284 296 2948 1503 1445
Geographic Information System
Maps for Agencies 89 43 46 447 179 268
Large Maps for Public 8 2 6 75 35 40
Addresses Assigned 349 169 180 2119 1225 894
Parcels Drawn 551 140 411 4169 1325 2844
Cemetery Inquiries 8 2 6 45 12 33
Zoning Code Enforcement
Zoning Complaints 53 41 12 256 150 106
Notice of Violations 12 8 4 86 48 38
Citations 5 5 0 27 20 7
Site Inspections 140 96 44 555 311 244

2022 Year-End Quarterly Comparison

1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Total
Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Dec
Single Family Lots Approved 794 926 873 11 2604
Multi-Family Units Approved 108 226 461 1838 2633
Total Applications Submitted to PC 16 61 43 34 154
Building Permit Reviews 856 805 707 580 2948
Site Development Plans 8 12 13 8 41

We can see from the tables above that our numbers have grown over the past year. Now we’ll take a look into how we’ve grown over the past decade.

Ten-Year Growth Chart

2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total
Single Family Lots Approved
47 108 57 377 426 1,121 995 591 1,546 2,690 2,604 3,722
Multi-Family Units Approved
457 1,457 524 1,194 1,997 2,212 768 1,413 199 1,412 2,633 10,022
Total Applications Submitted to PC
121 126 148 176 195 261 136 156 153 185 154 1,319
Building Permit Reviews
1,116 1,103 1,099 1,394 1,472 2,037 2,164 1,990 2,232 2,705 2,948 12,375
Site Development Plans
6 10 16 22 15 42 20 49 26 38 41 180
TOTAL ACTIVITY
1,747 2,804 1,844 3,163 4,105 5,673 4,083 4,199 4,156 7,030 8,380 27,618

City of Bowling Green & Warren County Growth Markers, 2012-2022