Johnson County, KS Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)

Authority: K.S.A. 19-2901 et seq. (county zoning) and the STR regulations adopted by the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners on March 12, 2026, effective April 1, 2026. The occupancy formula is two guests per bedroom plus two additional guests; County staff briefings during the 2025–2026 zoning rewrite expressly recommended this 2-per-bedroom + 2 cap. Bedroom-by-bedroom rentals (renting a single room while the host or other guests occupy the rest of the dwelling) are not permitted under the new rules — the property must be rented as a single unit. Quiet hours run 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily, and parties or large gatherings are prohibited regardless of overall guest count. The host must designate a local representative reachable 24 hours a day, seven days a week during any rental period; complaints route to Planning Department Code Enforcement (913-715-2205). STRs are permitted in accessory dwelling units that already comply with Article 18, Section 7(D) of the Zoning Regulations, but the same occupancy cap applies. Cities — Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee, Mission, Leawood and others — each set their own occupancy limits.