Johnson County, KS Ordinances (2026)

A dog running loose in unincorporated Johnson County becomes a "nuisance dog" under Sec. 10-63 if it acts aggressively, chases people, damages property, or harasses livestock while at…

Johnson County's Code of Resolutions does not single out any dog breed. Its dangerous-dog rules in Sec. 10-58 and Sec. 10-62 apply based on a dog's conduct: unprovoked attacks, bites…

JCPRD prohibits feeding, or causing to be fed, any animal inside a Johnson County park facility unless JCPRD itself authorizes it for wildlife management, education or another lawful…

Johnson County Park and Recreation District bars exotic birds and animals, lions, tigers, bears, falcons, ostriches and any species not native to northeast Kansas, from every JCPRD…

Unincorporated Johnson County bans dumping yard waste at landfills and transfer stations unless it is segregated for composting. Licensed haulers may not collect yard waste unless it…

Johnson County's Code of Regulations for Solid Waste Management lets residents set out bulky items like furniture, appliances, tires, and tree limbs without bagging or covering them…

Unlawful dumping in unincorporated Johnson County is a Class F code violation carrying a $100 standard fine, rising to $500 for dumping junk or construction debris and $500-$1,000 for…

Every hauler licensed to collect residential trash in unincorporated Johnson County has had to offer unlimited curbside recycling at least every two weeks since January 1, 2012, and…

JCPRD treats pedal-assisted electric bicycles as ordinary bicycles under Kansas law and exempts them from the district's ban on motorized conveyances, so e-bikes may use any paved…

Any demonstration, exhibition, or special event on Johnson County Park and Recreation District (JCPRD) property needs Board approval under Sec. 2.3.3 of the county's JCPRD Park Code…

No parade or public demonstration may use a public road or right-of-way in unincorporated Johnson County without a permit under Code of Resolutions Sec. 50-114. The county sheriff must…

Any street fair, craft show, circus, carnival or public exhibition in unincorporated Johnson County is an 'amusement enterprise' under the Code of Resolutions and needs a permit before…

JCPRD confines drones, model rockets and remote-control vehicles to designated areas of its parks and requires operators to be at least 16 years old and hold a valid JCPRD permit…

Johnson County has no general anti-loitering law for its streets, parks, or public places. The only loitering ban in the county's Code of Resolutions sits in Sec. 14-4(c), and it…

Skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, and non-mobility-device scooters are banned outright on JCPRD Facility roadways, patios, entryways, exits, courtyards, memorials, and…

Drinking alcohol on the Johnson County Square is banned outright unless the board of county commissioners specifically authorizes it, which it did only for the Square's dedication…

Johnson County's smoking law reaches outdoors too: Sec. 38-1(d)(2)(s) bars smoking within ten feet of any public entrance in unincorporated Johnson County. The buffer carves out the…

Unincorporated Johnson County has no fence height or setback code in this Code of Resolutions; disputes over a shared boundary fence go instead through a formal 'fence viewer' process…

Johnson County Park and Recreation District (JCPRD) facilities close at posted hours, and Sec. 2.1.12 of the county's JCPRD Park Code makes it unlawful to enter or remain in any JCPRD…

Johnson County bans loudspeakers and amplification equipment at any permitted amusement enterprise or exhibition once the noise reaches nearby homes above ordinary street-noise levels…

Operating a preschool or day care center from a house or its accessory building in unincorporated Johnson County requires a conditional use permit under the county's planning fee…

Disturbing an acre or more of land in unincorporated Johnson County requires an LD permit and an approved stormwater pollution prevention plan before any grading or clearing starts.

Johnson County bars new septic tanks, absorption fields and most onsite wastewater systems from FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Zone AE, the 100-year floodplain, under its Environmental…

Johnson County's Environmental Sanitary Code sets a hard freeboard number for wastewater lagoons in the floodplain: berms on any wastewater stabilization pond must sit at least one…

Unincorporated Johnson County requires a land-disturbing (LD) permit before grading, clearing, or otherwise disturbing an acre or more of ground. Sec. 62-42 sets the permit trigger and…

Johnson County bars temporary garage-sale signs from public roads and rights-of-way and requires sale signage to be taken down within 24 hours after the sale ends.

Mobile food vendors in unincorporated Johnson County cannot sell from public property, roadways, or right-of-way: sales must happen on private property with the owner's consent and a…

Selling food from a cart, stand, or vehicle on a public sidewalk or road right-of-way is banned outright in unincorporated Johnson County, even for permitted itinerant vendors.

Unincorporated Johnson County construction, alteration, repair, or demolition work must comply with the county's adopted 2018 building and construction code, enforced through the…

Unincorporated Johnson County requires a sheriff-vetted permit before anyone sells or solicits house to house, and caps door-to-door selling hours to 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

Anyone peddling goods house-to-house in unincorporated Johnson County needs an itinerant sales permit first, with narrow carve-outs for registered nonprofits.

Leaving an abandoned vehicle on public or private property in unincorporated Johnson County is a Class C infraction under Sec. 2-734, carrying a $50.00 standard fine under the county's…

Unincorporated Johnson County bans storing, selling, using, exploding, discharging or possessing fireworks outright. The only carve-outs are a permitted public display, wholesale…

Open burning in unincorporated Johnson County is not banned outright, but the board chairperson can impose a countywide ban whenever fire conditions turn dangerous. Sec. 30-19 lets the…

Anyone building a driveway entrance or installing a utility line, pole or pipe within a public right-of-way in unincorporated Johnson County needs a permit first. Sec. 62-3 sets a…

Johnson County requires a county-issued license for any adult entertainment business and bars locations within 1,000 feet of schools, churches, day cares, or another licensed adult…

Unincorporated Johnson County lets any resident hold up to two garage, yard, farm or home sales a year without a permit under Sec. 50-177(1). Go beyond that and a permit under the…

Johnson County requires anyone doing paid storm debris removal, cleanup, or disaster repair work to register with the county once a state of disaster emergency is declared, with…