Kansas maps no fire hazard severity zones and enforces no statewide wildland-urban interface code, and Overland Park adopts none. What governs instead is the city fire code, a fire department open burn permit, and Johnson County air quality rules.
Chapter 16.320 adopts the 2024 International Fire Code by Ordinance No. BC-3499, taking only Appendices B, C, D, I, N, and O. The International Wildland-Urban Interface Code is absent from Title 16, and no chapter maps hazard zones or imposes ignition-resistant construction. Section 16.320.105.5.36 requires a fire department operational permit for any open fire, exempting recreational fires, and the city does not issue open burn permits in dense neighborhoods. Section 16.320.307.1.1 shuts down all outdoor burning when weather makes it hazardous. K.A.R. 28-19-645 et seq. bans nearly all open burning in Johnson County during April. Kansas Forest Service risk mapping at kansaswildfirerisk.org is advisory.
Fire code enforcement through the Overland Park Fire Department and Municipal Court. Burning without a required permit, or during a burn ban or red flag conditions, draws citation.
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