Kansas is landlocked, so no coastal program exists anywhere in the state. Development near water in Overland Park runs through FEMA floodplain permits under OPMC 18.360, stream corridor setbacks under 18.365, and Corps Section 404 approval where wetlands are disturbed.
Overland Park has no coast and no coastal management agency. The Special Flood Hazard Area is a zoning district enacted under K.S.A. 12-753 and K.S.A. 12-766, mapped by the Flood Insurance Rate Maps dated August 3, 2009. A floodplain development permit from the Director of Planning and Development Services, the designated Floodplain Administrator, precedes any construction there, and the usual small-project land disturbance exemption does not apply inside the flood hazard area. Lowest floors sit two feet above base flood elevation. Nothing may raise base flood elevation inside the floodway. Blue River, Indian Creek, Tomahawk Creek, Coffee Creek and Turkey Creek drain the city.
Floodplain violations are misdemeanors under OPMC 18.100.110: fines up to $500, imprisonment up to six months, each day a separate offense, plus injunction and abatement suits.
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Overland Park has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Blowers fall under the garden tool clause of the noise chapter, which bars operation plainly audible acr...
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Chapter 7.08 sets numeric dB(A) limits measured off the source property: 60 daytime and 55 nighttime in residential areas. Amplified sound plainly audible ac...
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Overland Park sets no citywide overnight street-parking ban, but layers strict residential rules: RVs, boats and trailers must be screened behind a fence in ...
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Overland Park added OPMC 12.04.085.3 in 2024 to prohibit blocking a marked EV charging stall unless the vehicle is plugged in, in both private and public lot...
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Overland Park bans parking or storing an inoperable vehicle anywhere on private property unless it sits inside a garage or building. Code Compliance treats a...
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Overland Park has no ordinance banning the feeding of deer or other wildlife. Feeding that draws rodents, creates odors, or annoys neighbors is reachable as ...
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