Overland Park has posted an online survey as it studies short-term rentals like Airbnbs or Vrbos, which are rented for short periods of time. Mayor Curt Skoog announced the study in March after a Wichita woman was shot to death during a party at a short-term rental property in the 9700 block of West 145th Terrace. “Short-term rental operators need to be considerate of their neighbors in the community and we need to ensure our residential neighborhoods will continue to be safe and welcoming,” Skoog said at the time. … More Spring Hill families will be able to have female chickens on their property, after the City Council on May 26 approved an ordinance regulating the practice. A previous council rejected a similar ordinance last year. Previously, chickens were legal only on lots of 3 acres or more. The new rules allow hens on single- or two-family properties of at least a quarter-acre, and the number of hens allowed varies by the size of the property…
Source: Joco 913 News
