Past Land Use
Overview of the City's Research of Environmentally-relevant Historic Land Use, often referred to as an "Environmental Database"
Research of properties having an environmentally-relevant past land use was derived from the following sources:
- Business Directories dating back to 1820 [from the Missouri Historical Society Library]
- Yellow Pages dating back to 1900 [from the Missouri Historical Society Library]
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps circa 1916 and circa 1950 [from the Main Public Library]
- Information contained in the other Volumes of the Environmental Review Record
The purpose of this historic land use research is to provide the Environmental Reviewer a valid Due Diligence tool, and a reason for requiring further investigating a proposed project site, or sites.
Types of Past Land Use
Properties identified as having been a commercial or industrial operation manufacturing, handling and/or storing petroleum and/or chemical products.
- Gas/Filling/Service Stations
Properties identified as gas, filling and service stations.
- Auto/Machine Shops
Properties identified as having been an auto repair operatin or machine shop.
Properties identified as having been a commercial or industrial operation handling and/or storing minerals and/or metals.
Properties identified as having been a place where material had been dumped/disposed of.
- Cemeteries/Funeral Homes
Properties identified as having been burial grounds and funeral homes.
- Dying/Dry Cleaning
Properties identified as having been a color dying and/or dry cleaning operation.
Properties identified as having manufactured or stored asbestos and/or asbestos-containing materials.
Properties identified as having stored any type of medical material, medical waste or nuclear material.
- Spray Painting
Properties identified as having been a spray painting operation.
Properties identified as having been a reclamation site or recycling operation.
Properties identified as being potentially environmentally relevant, but not in the above categories.