Overland Park, KS Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Mun. Code § 12.04.085(a)(2)
- Rule
- No stopping, standing or parking on a sidewalk
- Related duty
- ROW excavators must keep sidewalks passable
- Enforcement
- Police under Standard Traffic Ordinance
- Max penalty
- Fine up to $500 or 6 months jail
Summary
Overland Park's traffic code flatly prohibits stopping, standing or parking a vehicle on a sidewalk anywhere in the city, one of a dozen specified places vehicles may never occupy, from intersections and crosswalks to railroad tracks and bridges.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall: a. Stop, stand or park a vehicle: 1. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; 2. On a sidewalk; 3. Within an intersection; 4. On a crosswalk;
Full Breakdown
085, "Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places," states that except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, in compliance with law, or on the direction of a police officer or traffic-control device, no person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle on a sidewalk. That prohibition sits alongside eleven other listed places, including within an intersection, on a crosswalk, alongside a street excavation or obstruction where it would block traffic, on a bridge or elevated highway structure, on railroad tracks, on a controlled-access highway, and on the parkway of any street.
16 to keep the sidewalk passable for pedestrians and vehicles around any open trench until it is refilled, and to barricade any excavation left open overnight.
Violations & Fines
A vehicle stopped, standing or parked on a sidewalk in violation of Section 12.04.085 is subject to citation and the penalty set out in Article XX, Section 12.04.197: a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment of not more than six months, or both, for offenses not otherwise assigned a specific fine by the municipal judge's schedule of fines. Overland Park Police and parking enforcement officers issue the citations under the Standard Traffic Ordinance incorporated by that section.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal to park a car on the sidewalk in Overland Park?
Are there exceptions to the sidewalk parking ban?
Can a visiting RV parked on my driveway block the sidewalk?
What if a utility crew's excavation blocks my sidewalk?
Sources & Official References
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