5000 Tomahawk Rd, Prairie Village, KS 66208

Single Family Residential District

Prairie Village is, for the most part, a single-family residential community. Approximately 45 percent of the platted lots in the city are 65 feet wide or less, nearly all are concentrated in the north-central section of the city.; The balance of the lots range from 70 ft widths to more than one acre. This wide diversity of lot sizes requires two single-family residential districts, R-1a and R-1b. District R-1a establishes a minimum lot size of 10,000 sq ft and a minimum of lot width of 80 ft. District R-1b establishes a minimum lot width of 60 ft and minimum lot area of 6,000 sq ft. Additional regulatory procedures set out in the subdivision regulations further control the subdivision and resubdivision of land based upon the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Therefore, lots larger than this minimum will be required in areas where larger lots prevail nearby.; Districts R-1a and R-1b contain the traditional density standards, front, side and rear yard requirements and other regulatory measures. New development and redevelopment may, however, achieve needed flexibility by use of planned zoning procedures as set out in chapter 19.24.; It is the purpose and intent of chapters 19.06 and 19.08 to protect and sustain the property values, prevent the decline of physical conditions of private property, prevent conversions of dwellings to uses that are not in harmony with the neighborhood and generally assure a quality of life of the highest practical order.