Is Overland Park rewriting its zoning code?

Yes. The city has been working on a comprehensive Unified Development Ordinance rewrite, with a draft proposing character-based residential districts to replace the current single-family-only zoning categories.

How do I find the current zoning for a parcel in Overland Park?

Planning & Development Services maintains the official zoning map through the city's GIS portal; because a UDO rewrite is underway, it's worth confirming with staff whether a parcel's district is affected by pending changes.

What would change under Overland Park's UDO rewrite?

The draft rewrite reorganizes residential zoning around character-based districts, form and neighborhood context rather than strict single-family-only use separation, which would be one of the most significant structural changes to the city's zoning in decades if adopted.

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Overland Park, KS zoning map & districts

Overland Park's zoning is set out in its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), administered by Planning & Development Services, with the Planning Commission reviewing rezonings before City Council approval. The current UDO is a conventional Euclidean code, separate single-family, multifamily, office, and commercial districts, largely unchanged in structure for decades, but the city has been working on a comprehensive UDO rewrite.

The code Overland Park Unified Development Ordinance

Overland Park zoning map

Overland Park's Planning & Development Services department publishes the Unified Development Ordinance and zoning map, and is the point of contact for the ongoing UDO rewrite; the city's GIS portal supports parcel-level zoning lookup.

There is no link to the official map here yet — confirm current district boundaries directly with the Overland Park planning or zoning department.

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 Overland Park

The draft rewrite would reorganize residential districts around building form and neighborhood context rather than strict use separation, a significant shift for one of the Kansas City metro's largest and most built-out suburbs. Because the rewrite is active, it's worth confirming with Planning & Development Services whether a given parcel's applicable standards are the current UDO or a district affected by the pending rewrite before finalizing a project's zoning assumptions.

Overland Park zoning districts by family

The 15 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Overland Park, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the Overland Park Unified Development Ordinance — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 6 districts
R-1	Single Family Residential	Overland Park's baseline single-family district.
R-1A	Small Lot Single Family Residential	Tighter-lot single-family tier for smaller subdivisions.
RE	Residential Estates	Large-lot estate residential district.
R-2	Two Family Residential	Allows duplexes alongside single-family.
R-3	Garden Apartment	Low-rise garden-style apartment district.
RP-1	Planned Single-Family Residential	Negotiated planned single-family district; replaces R-4 Cluster Dwelling, which city GIS marks as a repealed district.
Mixed-use 1 district
MXD	Mixed Use	Blended residential-commercial mixed-use district.
Commercial 4 districts
C-1	Restricted Business	Small-format office and limited retail district.
C-2	General Business	Broader general commercial district.
C-3	Commercial	Highest-intensity base commercial district.
CP-2	Planned General Business	Negotiated planned-commercial district; the single most common zoning code on the city's parcel GIS.
Downtown / core 1 district
DFD	Downtown Form District	Form-based downtown district for Overland Park's core.
Industrial 3 districts
BP	Business Park	Campus-style office and light-industrial park district.
M-1	Industrial Park	Standard industrial park district.
M-2	General Industrial	Heavier industrial uses.

Overland Park zoning — common questions

Is Overland Park rewriting its zoning code?: Yes. The city has been working on a comprehensive Unified Development Ordinance rewrite, with a draft proposing character-based residential districts to replace the current single-family-only zoning categories.
How do I find the current zoning for a parcel in Overland Park?: Planning & Development Services maintains the official zoning map through the city's GIS portal; because a UDO rewrite is underway, it's worth confirming with staff whether a parcel's district is affected by pending changes.
What would change under Overland Park's UDO rewrite?: The draft rewrite reorganizes residential zoning around character-based districts, form and neighborhood context rather than strict single-family-only use separation, which would be one of the most significant structural changes to the city's zoning in decades if adopted.

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The parcel layer lands in the order demand does. Illinois went first because that's where the deals were; the next state is decided by who tells us what they're trying to underwrite. Tell us where you're building and what you wanted to run — you'll hear from us when Kansas opens, and sooner if we need a test parcel.

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Overland Park zoning summaries on this page are provided for information, not legal advice. Confirm every project against the current adopted code for the jurisdiction.