Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

18.100.160 Definitions Amended.

The following definitions contained in Section 3 of Article 2 of the Johnson County, Kansas, Zoning & Subdivision Regulations, official copy incorporated by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners the 25th day of January, 2007, as adopted in Section 18.100.120 of the Overland Park Municipal Code, are hereby changed and amended to read as follows:

"Board" or "BOCC" or "Board of County Commissioners": all references to these terms shall be redefined to mean the Governing Body of the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"Board of Zoning Appeals" or "BZA": all references to these terms shall be redefined to mean the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"Code Enforcement Officer": all references to this term shall be redefined to mean the Director of Planning and Development Services of the City of Overland Park, Kansas (​​​​​​​or​​​​​​​ designee)​​​​​​​.

"Comprehensive Plan": all references to this term shall be redefined to refer to the ​​​​​​​Comprehensive​​​​​​​ Plan of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, as the same may be updated and amended from time to time.

"County": all references to this term shall be redefined to refer to the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"County's Attorney": all references to this term shall be redefined to mean the City Attorney of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, or a designated Assistant City Attorney.

"Datum": for the purpose of determining the height limits in the Airport Overlay District set forth in these regulations, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.

"Director": all references to this term shall be redefined to mean the Director of Planning and Development Services of the City of Overland Park, Kansas​​​​​​​ (​​​​​​​or designee)​​​​​​​.

"Flood Plain": all references to this term shall have the same meaning as set forth in Section 18.110.250 of the Overland Park Municipal Code, and any amendments thereto. Such areas are subject to and regulated by 18.360 of the Overland Park Municipal Code.

"Governing Body": all references to this term shall be redefined to refer to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"Height": the vertical distance from the average ground elevation adjacent to a building or structure to the highest point of a building or highest point of any permanent part of the structure or building. Height, where not regulated in feet, shall be regulated by stories. A story shall be equal to twelve feet for purposes of measuring structures other than buildings. For purposes of the Airport Overlay District Zones, the datum for height measurement shall be mean sea level unless otherwise specified and the height limits in all Airport Overlay Zones shall be as established on the Airport Zoning Map.

"Long Range Road Network Plan": all references to this term shall be redefined to refer to the Official Street Map as defined in Section 18.110.445 of the Overland Park Municipal Code, as amended from time to time.

"Overlay District Zoning Map": the official map for the Airport Area Overlay District prepared by the Johnson County Planning Office on file with the Johnson County Planning Office and duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, and any amendments thereto.

"Planning Commission": this term shall be redefined to mean the Planning Commission of the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"Regulations": this term shall be redefined to mean those portions of the Johnson County, Kansas, Zoning & Subdivision Regulations adopted by this ordinance and other applicable provisions of the Unified Development Ordinance as defined in Section 18.110.645 of the Overland Park Municipal Code, and any amendments thereto.

"Secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals": this term shall be redefined to mean the person designated as the Secretary of the Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Overland Park, Kansas.

"Structure": generally, anything more than three (3) feet in height constructed or erected by man which requires location on the ground, or attached to something having location on the ground.

"Subdivision Regulations": the official subdivision regulations of the City of Overland Park, Kansas, as set forth in 18.460 of the Overland Park Municipal Code, and any amendments thereto.

"Zoning Administrator": all references to this term shall be redefined to refer to the Director of Planning and Development Services of the City of Overland Park, Kansas​​​​​​​ (​​​​​​​or ​​​​​​​designee)​​​​​​​.

"Zoning Map": the zoning map(s) showing zoning districts for land subject to these zoning regulations as prepared by the Johnson County Planning Office and duly adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, and provided to the City of Overland Park, Kansas, following the annexation of land by the City by both Ordinance No. A-2367 and Ordinance No. A-2719.

"Zoning Permit": a document signed by the Director of Planning and Development Services​​​​​​​ (​​​​​​​or ​​​​​​​designee)​​​​​​​, to acknowledge that a tract has been satisfactorily developed in accordance with an approved development plan as provided in these regulations.

"Zoning Regulations": the official zoning regulations of Johnson County, Kansas, as adopted in this ordinance, and any amendments thereto.

(History: Ord. ZRR-3416 §5, 2023; ​​​​​​​Ord. ZRR-2691 §5, 2008; ZRR-2374 §5, 2002)

Effective on: 1/1/1901