Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas · city zoning districts · 16 districts
Kansas City, Kansas, KS zoning map & districts
Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County operate under a single consolidated government, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, formed by a 1997 city-county merger, and zoning is administered accordingly by the Unified Government's Planning + Urban Design department (Chapter 27 of the Unified Government Code of Ordinances). As part of the merger, the Unified Government consolidated the separate legacy zoning codes it inherited from the former city and county into a single, streamlined district structure.
The code Kansas City, Kansas Zoning Ordinance
Kansas City, Kansas zoning map
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- Residential 23
- Commercial 12
- Industrial 6
- Special purpose 2
- Mixed-use 1
- Downtown / core 1
- Other / unclassified 1
Source: DotMaps - Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS interactive GIS viewer, retrieved 2026-08-30. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.
Source: the official DotMaps - Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS interactive GIS viewer , retrieved 2026-08-30 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.
The Unified Government's Planning + Urban Design department publishes the zoning code (Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances) and maintains the zoning map through the Unified Government's GIS viewer; the myWyco app and 311 Call Center are the general public contact points.
A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.
How zoning works in Kansas City, Kansas
The Unified Government has since undertaken a comprehensive update of the KCK zoning code, so it's worth confirming with Planning + Urban Design whether a parcel's applicable standards reflect the current adopted code or a district under active revision. Rezoning and PUD applications are reviewed by the City Planning Commission before Unified Government Commission approval.
Kansas City, Kansas zoning districts by family
The 16 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Kansas City, Kansas, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.
| Code | District | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 5 districts | ||
| R-1 | Single Family District | KCK's baseline single-family district. |
| R-1B | Single Family District (Small Lot) | Smaller-lot single-family variant of R-1; among the most common residential zones by parcel count. |
| R-2 | Two Family District | Allows duplexes alongside single-family. |
| R-3 | Townhouse District | Attached townhouse district. |
| RP-5 | Planned Residential District (High Density) | Negotiated planned-development apartment/high-density residential district. |
| Mixed-use 1 district | ||
| TND | Traditional Neighborhood Design District | Walkable, grid-based neo-traditional development district. |
| Commercial 5 districts | ||
| C-0 | Nonretail Business District | Live layer ZONENAME = "Nonretail Business District". Prior curated name "Office District" was an approximation; family commercial unchanged. |
| C-1 | Limited Business District | Small-format office and retail district. |
| C-2 | General Business District | Broader general commercial district. |
| C-3 | Commercial District | Highest-intensity base commercial district. |
| CP-2 | Planned Commercial District | Negotiated planned-development commercial district; the most common commercial code in the county GIS. |
| Downtown / core 1 district | ||
| C-D | Central Business District | Downtown KCK's core commercial district. |
| Industrial 3 districts | ||
| M-2 | General Industrial District | Standard general industrial district. |
| M-3 | Heavy Industrial District | Heaviest industrial uses, including the rail and river corridors. |
| B-P | Planned Business Park | Negotiated campus-style office and light-industrial park district. |
| Special purpose 1 district | ||
| AG | Agriculture District | County-wide agricultural holding district at KCK's rural edges; GIS shows code as 'AG', not 'A-G'. |
Kansas City, Kansas zoning — common questions
- Why did Kansas City, Kansas consolidate its zoning districts?
- After the 1997 merger of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County into the Unified Government, the city inherited two separate zoning codes from the former city and county; it consolidated them into a single, coherent zoning system.
- How do I find the zoning for an address in Kansas City, Kansas?
- The Unified Government's Planning + Urban Design department maintains the official zoning map through its GIS viewer; Chapter 27 of the Code of Ordinances then sets the applicable district's standards.
- Is Kansas City, Kansas updating its zoning code?
- Yes. The Unified Government has undertaken a comprehensive update of the KCK zoning code, so current district standards for a given parcel should be confirmed with Planning + Urban Design rather than assumed from an older reference.
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Kansas City, Kansas zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.