Overland Park, Kan., RV storage

Sept. 19, 2007

Overland Park City Council has enacted legislation that restricts RV parking on residential property. The action came Sept. 10, and follows several years of debate and many draft ordinances.

Council unanimously enacted the ordinance, which imposes the following restrictions:

Side yard parking:
• Vehicles must be parked as far from the side property line as possible and behind the front of the house.

• Vehicles that meet height requirements may be parked on the side of the house if they are not parked within a “required side yard.”

• The vehicle must be substantially screened up to 8 feet in height.

• Vehicles may be parked in the required side yard only if the vehicle is completely screened from view.

Rear yard parking:
• Vehicles must be parked as far from the back and side property lines as possible.

• If the vehicle is parked within 25 feet from the back property line, the vehicle has to be at least 3 feet from the property line, and substantially screened with an 8-foot-tall fence or landscaping.