Planning & Zoning Office

Responsibilities

The Pottawatomie County Planning and Zoning Office is responsible for administering the County’s Unified Development Regulations (UDR) which cover subdivision and zoning regulations.

The office is additionally responsible for land use planning in the County and implementing the County’s Comprehensive Plan and any additional adopted County Plans.

Other responsibilities of the office include building and sign permits, floodplain management, addressing, and subdivision plat reviews.

News and Upcoming Meetings

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting for March 19, 2020 has been postponed to April 2, and will be conducted via Zoom. The agenda can be viewed by clicking most recent agenda. Information about how to connect via Zoom can be found on the Planning Commission home page.

Ongoing Projects


Building Codes 
Building codes went into effect in the Blue Township Sewer District on January 1, 2020. As part of the codes process, contractors and their sub-contractors will be required to obtain a Pottawatomie County License. For more Information about the licenses and to apply for a license visit the Building Codes page.

Floodplain Mapping Updates
The Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) and Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the Wamego, Belvue, and St Marys areas are being updated to provide more accurate information. For more information please see the above link.

Unified Development Regulation Amendments
The County is reviewing our development regulations. The UDR is the County’s zoning and subdivision document, and has a significant impact on land use in Pott County.

Staff Directory

  1. Planning & Zoning

    Physical Address
    207 N. 1st
    Westmoreland, KS 66549

    Phone: 785-457-3551
    Fax: 785-457-3591

    Directory

  2. Gregg Webster

    Zoning Administrator
    Email
    More Information

  3. John Keller

    County Planner
    Email
    More Information

  4. Stephan Metzger

    Assistant Planner/Zoning Enforcement Officer
    Email
    More Information