| Neighborhood Conservation Program | Code Compliance Program |
Neighborhoods are important mechanisms within our society, both in existing areas as well as in developing areas. They not only enhance our personal lives but can also provide a means to connect with our leaders to form partnerships that enrich, maintain and sustain the livability of our cities. Public involvement and citizen input is beginning in some neighborhoods to mean more than public hearings and task forces. Residents are enabling themselves to address community needs by focusing on neighborhoods. Neighborhood leaders are establishing a strong communication link between city government and its citizens. A focus on the importance of neighborhoods is regaining its place as an integral part of community life. This focus is vital to the continued success and quality of life in Overland Park.
Neighborhoods in Overland Park are aging and residents face distinct challenges in maintaining their neighborhoods. Since neighborhoods in the northern part of the city are older these areas face situations and challenges that differ from their counterparts in other newer areas of the city. Further, many early developments did not establish homes associations, therefore, these residents have had a limited organizational structure for addressing neighborhood issues.
In response to these needs, the city of Overland Park created the Neighborhood Conservation Program in 1991 and has refined and enhanced the property maintenance program to help the aging neighborhoods maintain property values, and offer quality, affordable housing.
The Community Services section of the Planning and Development Services Department administers:
The Community Services section is dedicated to helping the city preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents of our community.
Our mission in that role is to encourage, support and conduct work tasks, activities and programs that make our neighborhoods safe, functional, people-friendly, stimulating and attractive places to live.