Lenexa, KS Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Section 4-1-B-26-A of the Lenexa City Code publishes the residential schedule with three setback columns: Streets, Rear and Other. The rows read as follows. AG requires 50 feet in all three columns. RE/RP-E requires 50 feet on streets (50 feet for perimeter streets, 35 feet for internal streets) and 25 feet rear and other. R-1/RP-1 requires 30 feet on streets, 20 rear and 7 other, with 20 feet from side streets. RP-2 and RP-3 require 25, 20 and 7. RP-4 requires 20, 20 and 7. RP-5 requires 30, 20 and 7. Maximum heights run 35 feet in most districts and 48 feet in RP-5.

The nonresidential schedule uses two columns, Streets and Other. NP-O requires 30 and 15 feet, CP-O, CP-1 and CP-2 require 30 and 30, CP-3 and CP-4 require 50 and 50, HBD requires 10 and 10, and BP-1 and BP-2 require 50 on streets and 30 other. The schedules are a reference summary, and where they conflict with the district regulations in Sections 4-1-B-4 through 4-1-B-21 or the planned development regulations in Section 4-1-B-27, the district and planned development regulations prevail.

Section 4-1-B-26-B-7 says setbacks are measured as the minimum horizontal distance between a property line and the foundation of the structure. Listed features can extend into a required setback: awnings, balconies, bay windows and chimneys up to 3 feet but no closer than 2 feet to the property line, roof eaves up to 2 feet beyond the wall, window wells up to 4 feet, decks, porches and patios no more than 18 inches above grade up to 3 feet, and unenclosed steps up to 5 feet into a front or rear setback. Section 4-1-B-26-C-1 adds street setbacks from the right-of-way line: Parkways 50 feet, Renner Boulevard 70 feet, Arterials 25 feet and Freeway 100 feet.