Building Setbacks & Zoning in Shawnee County, KS (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Shawnee County, Kansas.
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Setback Rules
In unincorporated Shawnee County, the Zoning Regulations set yard setbacks by district. The rural RA-1 and RR-1 districts, which cover most unincorporated land, require a 30-foot front yard, 7-foot side yard, and 30-foot rear yard on their 3-acre minimum sites.
Shawnee County Building Setback Requirements
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations Sec. 2.03(b), RA-1 Rural Agriculture District
Minimum yard requirements and maximum structure height: (1) Front yard: 30 feet. (2) Side yard: seven feet. (3) Rear yard: 30 feet.
Structure Height Limits
In Shawnee County's RA-1 Rural Agriculture District, the zoning regulations cap principal structures at 42 feet and pair that ceiling with 30-foot front and rear yards and a 7-foot side yard. Detached single-family homes here need at least three acres and 200 feet of public-road frontage per Sec. 2.03, adopted by H.R. Resolution No. 2005-1 on January 24, 2005.
Shawnee County RA-1 Structure Height Limit
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations § 2.03(b), RA-1 Rural Agriculture District
(b) Minimum yard requirements and maximum structure height: (1) Front yard: 30 feet. (2) Side yard: seven feet. (3) Rear yard: 30 feet. (4) If the recorded plat of subdivision provides for a greater minimum yard requirement than provided by this district, the provisions of the plat shall prevail. (5) The applicable side yard of a corner lot and the rear yard of a double frontage lot shall confo...
Lot Coverage Limits
Shawnee County limits detached accessory buildings to 30 percent of the rear yard area and applies parcel-size-based square footage caps, with a Board of Zoning Appeals exception process for larger structures, under Sec. 29.03 of the Zoning Regulations.
Shawnee County Accessory Building Lot Coverage Cap
Some RestrictionsShawnee County Zoning Regulations Sec. 29.03(a)(7)-(8)
Maximum rear yard coverage. Accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 30 percent of the rear yard area. Maximum height. Buildings and structures accessory to a residential use shall be subject to a height limit based on a gable roof design with a roof pitch not exceeding 6/12... No portion of an accessory building or structure can exceed a total building height based on the following formu...
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