Overland Park, KS Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- One-family cap
- 35% of required front yard
- Two-family cap
- 50% of required front yard
- Garage-straight driveway
- up to 35 feet wide
- Gravel depth
- 2 in. average, 1 in. minimum
- Gravel material
- rock/crushed stone, max 1 inch
- Governing chapter
- Municipal Code Section 18.430
Summary
In Overland Park, a paved driveway or parking area in the front yard can cover no more than 35% of that yard for a one-family house or 50% for a two-family house, per Municipal Code Section 18.430.120, though a driveway running straight from the garage to the street may match the garage's width up to 35 feet. Gravel driveways, where still permitted, must meet the maintenance standards in Section 18.430.125.
Paved parking areas or customary driveways in the required yards abutting streets shall not exceed 35% of the area of such yards for one-family dwellings or 50% of the area of such yards for two-family dwellings, provided that any driveway may extend in a straight line directly from a garage to the street at a width equal to that of the garage, but not wider than 35 feet. [...] Where permitted, gravel driveways and parking areas shall be maintained to meet the following standards: A. The surface of the driveway or parking area shall consist of a uniform layer of gravel evenly distributed from edge to edge, and shall be free of bare spots and vegetation. B. The depth of the gravel layer shall be an average of 2 inches and a minimum of 1 inch.
Full Breakdown
430, Parking and Loading Regulations, sets Overland Park's driveway standards. 120 caps paved parking areas and "customary driveways" inside the required front yard: no more than 35% of that yard for a one-family house, 50% for a two-family house, measured against the whole yard's area. The only carve-out is a driveway running in a straight line from the garage to the street, which can match the garage's width even past the percentage cap, capped at 35 feet wide. The section was last amended by Ordinance ZRR-3373 Section 47 in 2023 and traces back to ZRR-1925 (1995) and the original zoning ordinance ZRR-1637.
125, adopted by Ordinance ZRR-1747 Section 2 in 1992, sets maintenance standards rather than a permit process: the gravel must form a uniform layer, free of bare spots and vegetation, spread evenly edge to edge; the layer must average 2 inches deep with a 1-inch minimum; and the material has to be rock or crushed stone no more than 1 inch in diameter, kept free of dirt, sticks, construction debris or other foreign matter (sand or rock powder under one-eighth inch doesn't count toward the depth measurement). 010, which ties every building permit and certificate of occupancy to meeting the chapter's parking standards.
Violations & Fines
Overland Park ties building permits and certificates of occupancy to meeting Chapter 18.430's parking standards under Section 18.430.010, so a driveway that exceeds the 35%/50% front-yard coverage cap, or a gravel driveway that's rutted, weedy, too shallow or built from oversized material, can hold up permit issuance until it's corrected. Code Enforcement can also cite an existing noncompliant driveway as a zoning violation and require repaving, regrading or removal of the excess surface.
Frequently Asked Questions
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