Welcome to Roeland Park

Dear Resident:

Welcome to Roeland Park! Our small community is filled with opportunities for recreation, education, and commerce. We are a gateway to Johnson County and a gateway to the future. Many improvements and developments will be happening in the next few years that will make an even greater quality of life. As your city government, you have our pledge to provide you with first rate services.

Check out RoeFest, Nall Park, the Roeland Park Aquatic Center, The Sports Dome, and our new skateboard park for the beginner to intermediates. Did you know we are a Tree City, USA with the No. 1 tree foliage coverage in the State.

Included with this letter, are a number of brochures to help better acquaint you with our community and to help guide you through some of the questions you may have as a new resident. If, after looking through the brochures, you still have questions, please feel free to contact the citizens’ advocate, Debra Mootz, at City Hall or any of the elected officials. As part of our continued efforts to stay in communication with our citizens, we publish a quarterly newsletter free to all Roeland Park residents. A calendar of meetings and events is also published in the newsletter to help you stay better connected with your new hometown.

I look forward to a conversation with you.

Mayor Steve Petrehn

Information for Residents:

New Resident Information Packet (coming soon)
Tenant Information
Important Phone Numbers
Street Closing Application (Block Party)
Register to Vote - Registration forms are available at City Hall or they can be downloaded from the Johnson County Election Office Website
Trash Service
- TRASH CONTAINERS. Trash containers should not visible from any street or roadway except when placed in position for pickup. Trash containers can be put at the curb no earlier than 12 hours prior to the time of collection and must be returned from the curb by midnight on collection day. (Section 15-1004 (b) and Section 15-1106 (d)
ANIMALS six months and older are required to be licensed and be current on immunizations. Animal licenses are $10 for spayed/neutered animals and $15 for unsprayed/unneutered animals. (Section 2-201)
LEAF PICKUP PROGRAM The City of Roeland Park offers a leaf pickup program in the Fall of each year. Leaves are not bagged, but placed in the street just outside the curb line so that our leaf machine can pickup the leaves. Please click link above for more information and the leaf pickup schedule.
BUILDING PERMITS are required in order to construct, erect, alter or remodel, properties. Please contact Mike Flickinger at City Hall with any questions. (Section 4-101)
GARAGE SALE PERMITS must be obtained prior to having a garage sale, only two sales are allowed per year. Permits are issued at City Hall at a cost of $5. (Section 5-402)
HOME OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES All home businesses are required to obtain a Home Occupation License at a fee of $30 per year. (Section 5-601).
BURNING PROHIBITED - The City of Roeland Park does not allow open burning within the city limits.
OUTSIDE STORAGE AND USE OF EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS OR VEHICLE. In residential districts, storage of not more than one of the following is permitted: a boat, a camping trailers, a pickup camper, a motor home, a recreational vehicle or a hauling trailer. Storage can not be in the front yard or the street side of a corner lot. Storage areas are not required to be paved. You can park in the customary driveway for purposes of loading or unloading or trip preparation for a period of time not to exceed 72 hours. (Section 16-280 916-280. (e) (1)
PARKING is allowed on a paved driveway (gravel is not acceptable) and in residential areas where on-street parking is permitted. Parking is not allowed on the grass, sod, or soil. (Section14-211)

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