Bowling Green’s Planning Commission has scheduled a Jan. 8 public hearing on an annexation
petition that would allow a long-time Bowling Green auto dealership to building a new facility.David A.
Knauss, on behalf of several family members, has petitioned the city to annex 2.409 acres at 17103 N. Dixie
Hwy.The property is at the northwest corner of Newton Road and North Main Street, immediately north of the
BG welcome sign.Documents filed with the BG Planning Commission indicate that Al Smith Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram plans to purchase the parcel after annexation for a new dealership.The firm has been located about a
mile south in the 900 block of North Main Street since the mid 1960s.The land is zoned A-1, agricultural in
Plain Township. The city’s Master Plan shows the property as B-2, general commercial, which the commission
can recommend when it forwards a recommendation on interim zoning to BG City Council for final action. The
Wood County Commissioners earlier approved the annexation and sent the petition to the city.The commission’s
meeting is scheduled at 6 p.m. because the normal first Wednesday meeting day coincides with the New Year’s
holiday. The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting remains scheduled for 7 p.m. on Jan. 8, its normal
second Wednesday date and time.