Four members of the City-County Planning Commission of Warren County have volunteered to serve on a six-member subcommittee to begin the process of reviewing the county’s comprehensive land use plan.

Reviews come every five years of the plan and are used to determine planned projects with the compatibility of the existing lay of the land.

Volunteering on Thursday evening at the end of a planning session were members Dean Warren, Velma Runner, Doug Martens and Tim Huston. Runner is the long-time chairwoman of the planning board. Other commissioners not present Thursday will be asked if they want to serve, Runner said.

“I would like to see a subcommittee to discuss goals and objectives,” Runner said.

Some proposals have been rejected in recent months by the planning commission because their location in the middle of agriculture land is not compatible with the area. In the case of a combination commercial, apartments and single-family housing project planned for near South Warren High School, six of the 11 members of the planning group at the meeting rejected the idea because the housing density planned exceeded housing density in nearby areas.

Planning Commission Executive Director Ben Peterson outlined steps to the members that can be taken in the review. The planning commission can decide to not change its goals and objectives, hold a public hearing and conclude the review.

Ninety days after that action, a copy of each element in the comprehensive plan will be sent to public officials in cities, counties and planning units.

The commission can also choose to amend goals and objectives. If they are, legislative bodies in the county and city must take action on those changes within 90 days.

Another approach discussed was zeroing in on plans for certain areas of the county, so-called focal point plans. Those plans would encourage compact, sustainable, high-quality development which protects community character, provides balanced land uses and which is tailored to the variety of urban, suburban and rural sections of the county, Peterson said.

“The key is getting a good template to start with,” Peterson said. “It doesn’t have to be a big, thick document.”

Bowling Green Mayor Bruce Wilkerson told the planning commission on Thursday that the city’s biggest challenge right now is developing affordable housing.

“Just last fall there were only 100 lots available to develop and 312 houses on the market. The market will drive what the community needs within the city limits,” the mayor said.

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