Overland Park City Zoning Code

The zoning of property as RP-6, Planned High-Rise Apartment District, is intended to provide high-density residential living in buildings up to 5 stories in height with an attic story, while ensuring that livability, open spaces, high levels of landscaping, safety and general welfare will be sustained.

(History: Ord. ZRR-3461§4, 2024; ZRR-3416 §16, 2023; ZRR-2698 §10, 2007; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637; ZRR-1202 §9; )

Effective on: 1/1/1901

No building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered except for one or more of the following uses, subject to the development and performance standards set forth in Section 18.240.050.

1. A.
   High-rise apartment buildings.
2. B.
   Utility structures, subject to the provisions set forth in Section 18.250.050(H).

(History: Ord. ZRR-2262 §9, 2001; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637; ZRR-1202; ZRR-889 §18.18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

The height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards and the minimum lot area per dwelling permitted on any lot shall be as follows, except as otherwise provided in 18.420:

1. A.
   Maximum Height:

   1. 1.
      High-rise apartment buildings -- 5 stories. An attic story (habitable space situated within the structure of a pitched roof and above the uppermost story) is not included in the height measurement.
   2. 2.
      Accessory structures and uses -- two stories, not exceeding 30 feet.
2. B.
   Minimum setbacks:

   1. 1.
      All main structures shall be located at least 20 feet, plus five feet for each story in excess of four, from any lot line, except where the lot line abuts a street.
   2. 2.
      Where a lot line abuts a street, the minimum setback from main structures shall be as follows:

      1. a.
         40 feet, plus three feet for each story in excess of four, from an interstate, highway or freeway;
      2. b.
         20 feet from a thoroughfare; or
      3. c.
         10 feet from a super-collector, collector or any other street.
   3. 3.
      All accessory structures shall be located at least 10 feet from any interior lot line.
   4. 4.
      All accessory structures shall be at least 20 feet from any lot line which abuts a street.
   5. 5.
      For Infill or Redevelopment projects, the perimeter setback along a public street shall not be less than the average setback for residential uses along the same and facing block faces.
3. C.
   Net site area per dwelling unit -- 1,000 square feet (43.6 units per net acre), subject to the maximum density allowed per Site Design Standards Section SDS 6.2

(History: Ord. ZRR-3461§5, 2024; ZRR-2848 §15, 2010; ZRR-2698 §11, 2007; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637; ZRR-1202; ZRR-889 §18.18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

See 18.430 for parking regulations. 

(History: Ord. ZRR-3373 §20, 2023; Ord. ZRR-1725; ZRR-1635; ZRR-1427; ZRR-889 §18.18)

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1. A.
   Unless exceptional circumstances are demonstrated, no RP-6 District shall be located in areas designated as Suburban Neighborhood or Rural Transition Zone on the Future Development Character Framework. Exceptional circumstances shall be determned at the discretion of the Planning Commission or the Governing Body and shall be supported by findings stated in the record.
2. B.
   Where an RP-6 development has a property line common with single-family detached residential property or undeveloped property designed as Suburban Neighborhood or Rural Transition Zone on the Future Development Character Framework, the following transitions shall apply:

   1. 1.
      Increased setback and building orientation per Site Design Standards SDS 6..4.4.
   2. 2.
      Reduced building height per Architectural Design Standards ADS 5.4.4 when adjacent to existing residential structures. When adjacent to undeveloped property, any portion of a building closer than 50 feet from the common property line shall have a maximum height of 35 feet. 
3. C.
   The maximum lot coverage shall be 70%.
4. D.
   Pedestrian circulation systems (sidewalks, walkways and paths) shall be located and designed so as to provide adequate physical separation from vehicles along all public and private streets and drives and within any parking area.
5. E.
   Site drainage patterns shall be designed, graded and constructed so as to prevent surface drainage from collecting on and flowing across pedestrian paths, walks and sidewalks.

(History: Ord. ZRR-3461 §6, 2024;  ZRR-2848 §16, 2010; ZRR-2285 §8, 2001; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1637)

Effective on: 1/1/1901