COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAYS

Kansas City Code ch. 64, art. VIII

in effect

Kansas City Code § 64-281 Definitions.

Sec. 64-281. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Commercial driveway means a driveway providing ingress and egress to any property other than residential or apartment property. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.115)

Kansas City Code § 64-282 Permit required for construction or maintenance.

Sec. 64-282. - Permit required for construction or maintenance. No person shall construct a commercial driveway, nor shall any person maintain a commercial driveway not heretofore constructed and used for such, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the director of public works. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.116)

Kansas City Code § 64-283 Application for permit.

Sec. 64-283. - Application for permit. Application for a commercial driveway permit shall be made to the director of public works on forms provided for that purpose. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.117)

Kansas City Code § 64-284 Filing of plat or drawing.

Sec. 64-284. - Filing of plat or drawing. No permit required by section 64-282 shall be granted until the applicant shall file with the director of public works, for his approval, two prints of a plat or drawing showing the location and size of all driveways serving the property affected. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.118)

Kansas City Code § 64-285 Design generally; maximum width.

Sec. 64-285. - Design generally; maximum width. (a) Before approving the plat or drawing of a commercial driveway, the director of public works shall see that the driveways do not exceed 30 feet in width where they cross the sidewalk, that adjacent driveways are separated by an island at least six feet in width, and that the driveways are at least six feet from the property line at intersecting streets. (b) However, the width of such driveways may be increased to 40 feet where the property is located on a corner lot abutting a major thoroughfare, and there are no paved sidewalks within the same block and on the same side of the street on which the driveway is located; and provided, also, the increased width of the driveway will not cause a hazard to pedestrian traffic. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.119)

Kansas City Code § 64-286 Appeal from denial of permit.

Sec. 64-286. - Appeal from denial of permit. An appeal from the refusal of the director of public works to issue the permit required by section 64-282 may be had to the city manager by written application filed within ten days from the date of refusal. The city manager shall have the power to hear and decide appeals, and, if he finds that the physical situation is such as to make compliance with section 64-285 impossible or impracticable, he may so find and authorize the issuance of a permit therefor, and the driveway constructed pursuant thereto shall be deemed in compliance with any other requirement pertaining to driveways for parking stations. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.120)

Kansas City Code § 64-287 Relocation, enlargement or expansion of existing driveways.

Sec. 64-287. - Relocation, enlargement or expansion of existing driveways. Existing commercial driveways shall not be relocated, enlarged or expanded without a permit approving the relocating, enlarging or expanding of such driveways, and such driveways shall be subject to the limitations provided in section 64-285. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.121)

Kansas City Code § 64-288 Penalty for violation of article.

Sec. 64-288. - Penalty for violation of article. Any person constructing or maintaining a commercial driveway in violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1.00 and not more than $500.00. Each day a commercial driveway is operated in violation of this article shall constitute a separate offense. (Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 30.122)

Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORKAMIVOII_CH64STSIPUPL_ARTVIIICODRFetched: 10/28/2026