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Commission approves rezoning to let Burning Barrel Farm split a 30‑acre parcel for a residence
Summary
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously to rezone about 27.6 acres known as Burning Barrel Farm from AG‑1 to AG‑2 to allow the owners to create a separate 10‑acre residential parcel while preserving the farm's agritourism operations.
The Board of Douglas County Commissioners on May 28 approved a rezoning request that will allow Burning Barrel Farm, a registered agritourism operation near Lecompton, to split its roughly 27.6‑acre property so the owners can build a residence separate from the farm business.
Mary Miller, a city‑county planner, told the commission the property fronts North 2100 Road and currently operates farm‑to‑table dinners, small events and on‑site agriculture. The applicants said they need a separate residential parcel to meet lending and financing requirements and to live on site for intensive farm operations.
“Allowing our 30‑acre parcel to be rezoned and divided would enable us to build a home for our family to live on the farm rather than to commute there,” an applicant representative told the commission. The speaker identified the business as Burning Barrel Farm and described planned uses that include dinners, weddings, concerts and educational workshops.
County planning staff concluded the request is consistent with the county comprehensive plan because the property is located in an area already fragmented with smaller parcels (an “infill” circumstance), the request would not fragment prime farmland in a way that compromises contiguous agricultural land, and the planned parcel sizes match neighboring development patterns. The planning commission unanimously recommended approval on April 21.
The motion to rezone Z‑205‑00002 (approximately 27.6 acres at 20,292 North 2100 Road) from the AG‑1 district to the AG‑2 district was moved by Commissioner Milley and adopted by the board by a 5‑0 vote. The resolution adopted was numbered 25‑24.
Under AG‑2 rules, the owners will be limited to a certificate‑of‑survey division that can create a maximum of two parcels, each with a minimum of 10 acres; staff said the applicants proposed dividing off a 10‑acre residential parcel and keeping the remaining land in agricultural and agritourism use. Environmentally sensitive areas and prime farmland would have a delineated building envelope to reduce impacts.
Commissioners asked staff and the applicant clarifying questions about parcel size, the type of land division required in AG‑2 and the agricultural suitability of the property. No members of the public spoke in opposition. The board approved the rezoning and the accompanying resolution.
