Wyandotte County, KS Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)
Key Facts
- Chapters covered
- 3, 8, 15, 17, 19, 27, 32
- First offense
- $100 civil penalty
- Repeat offense ceiling
- $1,500 by sixth violation/24 months
- Hearing request window
- 20 days, $25 deposit
- Payment deadline
- 30 days from citation
- Appeal path
- District Court of Wyandotte County
Summary
Wyandotte County's Unified Government enforces building, health, licensing, zoning and other code chapters through administrative citations under Code Sec. 2-651. A code officer must give notice and a reasonable time to fix a problem before issuing a citation carrying civil penalties from $100 up to $1,500 per repeat violation within 24 months.
A person who has violated any provision of Chapter 3, Chapter 8, Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 19, Chapter 27, or Chapter 32 of the Unified Government Code may be issued an administrative citation and be required to pay a civil penalty in accordance with the provisions of this article. ... The public officer or his or her designee shall provide notice and a reasonable time for persons with a legal interest in real property where a violation of Chapter 3, Chapter 8, Chapter 15, Chapter 17, Chapter 19, Chapter 27, or Chapter 32 exists to remedy the violation, provided such violation does not create a danger to life, health or safety requiring immediate action. If the person fails to cure the violation within the time provided by the public officer, the officer is authorized to issue an administrative citation.
Full Breakdown
The administrative-citation article covers violations of Chapter 3 (air pollution), Chapter 8 (buildings), Chapter 15 (housing), Chapter 17 (health and sanitation), Chapter 19 (licenses and business regulations), Chapter 27 (planning/zoning) and Chapter 32 (streets), per Sec. 2-651. Before a citation issues, the public officer or a designee must give notice and reasonable time to remedy the condition, unless it endangers life, health or safety, in which case the officer can act immediately, per Sec. 2-653. A prior notice sent within 24 months satisfies this requirement again.
Citations under Sec. 2-654 must list the violation date, location, code section, required corrective action, the penalty amount, a 30-day payment deadline, and notice of the right to an administrative review hearing. A citee can contest the citation by requesting a hearing within 20 days and posting a $25 deposit, or applying for a hardship waiver, under Sec. 2-655 and 2-656. The County Administrator designates an independent hearing officer (Sec. 2-657), who issues a written decision that becomes the Unified Government's final action (Sec. 2-659).
That decision can be appealed by petition to the District Court of Wyandotte County (Sec. 2-660). Unpaid penalties become a lien on the property and can be certified onto the county tax rolls (Sec. 2-662).
Violations & Fines
Civil penalties escalate per repeat offense within a rolling 24-month period: $100 for a first violation, $250 for a second, $500 for a third, $750 for a fourth, $1,000 for a fifth, and $1,500 for a sixth or later violation, per Sec. 2-652. Unpaid penalties can be collected by any legal means and become a lien against the real estate involved, foreclosed like a mortgage or assessed as a special assessment, per Sec. 2-661 and 2-662.
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