Kansas City, MO Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

Section 64-162 of the Code of Ordinances prohibits depositing or maintaining banners, structures, materials, or merchandise on any street, curb, gutter, sidewalk, or public place, and separately bars building structures over a sidewalk, leaving open vaults or cellar doors, displaying merchandise, selling livestock, or sawing firewood on a sidewalk or footway: all "except as specifically otherwise provided for by law," meaning under a director-issued encroachment, banner, sidewalk café, or bicycle rack permit. The director of public works (or parks and recreation for right-of-way it controls) administers the permit exceptions.