Past Land Use

Overview of the City's Research of Environmentally-relevant Historic Land Use, often referred to as an "Environmental Database"

Research Resources

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. 

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Types of Past Land Use

  • Petroleum/Chemical 
    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.
  • Minerals/Metals
    Properties identified as having been a commercial or industrial operation handling and/or storing minerals and/or metals.
  • Landfills/Dumps
    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.
  • Asbestos
    Properties identified as having manufactured or stored asbestos and/or asbestos-containing materials.
  • Medical/Nuclear
    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.
  • Reclamation/Recycling
    Properties identified as having been a reclamation site or recycling operation.
  • Miscellaneous
    Properties identified as being potentially environmentally relevant, but not in the above categories.

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