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Parking Rules in Kansas (2026)

71 rules on the books across Kansas, 11 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.

Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions

RV & Boat Parking

Where you can park recreational vehicles and boats on your property, including front yard restrictions, screening requirements, and size limits.

Commercial & Oversized Vehicles

Rules about parking work trucks, vans with commercial lettering, and vehicles over a weight or length threshold in residential areas, the thresholds, the exemptions, and the fines.

Abandoned Vehicles

How cities define and handle abandoned or inoperable vehicles on private property and public streets, including removal timelines.

Kansas: statewide

StatewideSome Restrictions

Kansas regulates abandoned vehicles statewide under K.S.A. 8-1102, defining when vehicles become abandoned and…

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Lawrence

Heavy Restrictions

In the City of Lawrence, Section 302.8 of the amended property maintenance code bans keeping any inoperable…

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Overland Park

Heavy Restrictions

Overland Park bans parking or storing an inoperable vehicle anywhere on private property unless it sits inside a garage…

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Olathe

Significant Restrictions

Olathe bans keeping an inoperable or junked vehicle in view on any property: inside a garage or screened behind a…

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Sedgwick County

Significant Restrictions

Leaving an inoperable vehicle parked or stored on private property anywhere in unincorporated Sedgwick County is a…

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Wichita

Significant Restrictions

Wichita bans parking, storing or leaving an abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, rusted, junked or inoperable vehicle on…

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Johnson County

Some Restrictions

Leaving an abandoned vehicle on public or private property in unincorporated Johnson County is a Class C infraction…

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Lenexa

Some Restrictions

Section 3-8-B-5 makes it unlawful in the City of Lenexa, Kansas to park, store or deposit an inoperable vehicle on any…

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Louisburg

Some Restrictions

Louisburg bars storing an inoperable vehicle on private land for more than 30 consecutive days unless it's inside a…

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Shawnee County

Some Restrictions

Leaving a wrecked, junked, partially dismantled, or abandoned vehicle parked on any unincorporated Shawnee County…

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Topeka

Some Restrictions

Topeka treats a vehicle as abandoned after 48 hours on a street or public property, or after 48 hours past a private…

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Wyandotte County

Some Restrictions

Kansas City, Kansas police may tow any vehicle left on a public street, alley or other Unified Government property for…

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Curb Color Rules

What red, yellow, white, green, and blue painted curbs mean in your city, who can paint them, and how parking restrictions are enforced.

Preferential Parking Districts

Permit-only residential parking districts, how they're established, who qualifies for permits, and how visitor passes work.