Overland Park, KS Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

080 makes every person or entity owning land next to a public right-of-way or easement responsible for maintaining and repairing any sidewalk located on it. Enforcement starts when the City Engineer determines a sidewalk needs repair or is a safety hazard: the Engineer issues a Notice to Repair to the owner describing the needed work and setting a deadline of no more than 60 days. If the owner misses that deadline, subsection B lets the City Engineer have the repair done by city crews or a hired contractor, and the Engineer reports the actual construction cost to the City Clerk.

Subsection C then turns that cost into a special assessment: at the same time the Clerk certifies other city taxes to the Johnson County Clerk, the Clerk also certifies the unpaid repair cost plus a 5% administrative fee. The County Clerk places the total on the tax roll as a special assessment against the abutting lot, so an owner who ignores a Notice to Repair effectively ends up with the bill added to their property tax statement. The city advances the funds from its general fund (or another proper city fund) and is reimbursed once the assessment is paid or collected, meaning the city fronts the repair cost rather than waiting on the owner. This same section traces back to a 2010 recodification (Ord. 08 sidewalk articles, which the code now marks repealed.