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Planning commission approves mortgage lot splits for Potter property with agricultural overlay
Summary
The Butler County Planning Commission approved two mortgage lot splits for a Potter-owned tract, allowing a roughly 5-acre parcel to be deeded to a grandson and placing the remaining acreage under an Agricultural Preservation Overlay; both motions passed 6-0.
The Butler County Planning Commission approved two mortgage lot-split requests tied to a roughly 75-acre property owned by Darlene Potter, actions that will deed about 5 acres to a family member and place the remainder in an Agricultural Preservation Overlay (APO).
Staff described the parcels as zoned AG-80 and located outside the county’s Urban Growth Area, noting that rural utilities apply (Evergy for electric service and likely well and septic options for water and wastewater). No public comments were received for or against the splits. Roger Cutsinger of BHC Surveying, representing the owners, described the proposal as a "simple lot split."
Planning Commissioner Jim Ralston moved to approve PL 26-03, a mortgage lot split with an APO; the motion carried 6-0 (Ralston motion, Francis second). Chair Jeff Varner announced PL 26-03 will be heard by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. A second related lot-split application, PL 26-02 (16132 SW Walnut Valley Road), received identical findings and a 6-0 approval later in the meeting.
The approvals record staff observations that SW Walnut Valley Road is a gravel township road, SW 160th Street is a paved county road, and no FEMA-designated floodplain exists on the site. The APO will apply to the retained acreage to preserve agricultural use.
