Lenexa, KS Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Section 3-5-C-1 lists what the City of Lenexa treats as a health nuisance. Odors and stenches that are noxious, unhealthy or disagreeable to a person of reasonable olfactory senses count. So does foul or dirty water, filth or offal discharged into or deposited upon a street, sidewalk, lot, park or stagnant pond. Refuse and rubbish covers garbage, animal feces, trash, junk, plumbing fixtures, appliances, auto parts, tires, fencing, lumber, broken furniture and similar litter that creates an unsightly appearance, dangerous condition or blighting effect. Any violation of the Environmental Code in Article 3-5-A is itself a nuisance, and so is any structure or property unfit for human use or detrimental to public health, safety and welfare.

Section 3-5-C-2 applies the Article to owners, renters, landlords, tenants, contractors, occupants, receivers and any business, whether or not the property is occupied and even where the zoning ordinance authorizes outside storage. The Environmental Code in Article 3-5-A adds specifics such as a ban on accumulating worn out, broken or worthless items, waste, garbage, trash or debris on any property, and a requirement that sheds and garages stay free of missing boards and broken doors that would harbor rats or animals.

Enforcement runs under Section 3-5-H-7. The City Manager is the designated Public Officer, and Section 3-5-H-1 lets that authority be delegated to the Community Standards Officer. The City serves a Notice of Violation by personal service, mail or posting on the property. It names the violation, the required corrective action and a Corrective Action Date, and it states the maximum penalty. The Code Offender has ten days from the notice date to request a hearing in writing before a hearing officer designated by the City Manager. No new notice is required for a second or later violation of the same provision within 12 months. Weeds and tall grass are handled separately under Article 3-5-G: vegetation more than eight inches high on developed residential lots or twelve inches elsewhere is excessive growth, and the Order to Abate allows ten days to cut it.