Wyandotte County, KS Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

Section 8-535 makes it unlawful for any property owner, representative, tenant or other person with control, occupancy or possession of real property to allow excessive growth of vegetation on any lot or parcel of land within the city or in any area between the property lines of said lot or parcel and the centerline of any adjacent street or alley. Section 8-534 defines excessive growth as any weed, grass, or uncultivated vegetation more than eight inches in height above the ground or 12 inches in length if matted down, and extends the rule to trees, shrubs, and garden plants that aren't kept visually distinct from surrounding overgrowth.

Enforcement runs through Sections 8-536 through 8-543. The unified government clerk publishes an annual public notice explaining the standard, and once a violation is confirmed, the occupant, owner, or agent gets five days to cut it, ten days if the owner is unknown or a nonresident without a resident agent, or to request a hearing before a designated hearing officer under Section 8-541. Skip both options and the unified government's crews or contractors cut the lot under Section 8-542, then bill the cost, including administrative fees, under Section 8-543; unpaid bills become a special assessment on the property tax roll or, after a year, a personal debt collectible in county district court with statutory interest under K.S.A. 79-2968. A property flagged as a perennial violator can be mowed without any further individual notice for the rest of the calendar year.