K.S.A. 75-2715 et seq. — Kansas Historic Preservation Act (KHS / SHPO review) (KS)

Tracked preemption from the Kansas overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1977-07-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:KS

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • parcel.on_register_of_historic_kansas_places == True
  • parcel.on_national_register == True
  • parcel.has_environs_within_500ft_of_listed_property == True
  • city.has_local_historic_district == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequirekhs_environs_review_within_500ftK.S.A. 75-2724: state-funded, state-permitted, or state-licensed projects, and projects within 500 ft of a property listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places or the National Register, require Kansas Historical Society (SHPO) review for adverse effect.
review_typerequireshpo_consultation_for_federal_undertakingsFederal undertakings on or near listed/eligible properties trigger Section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. §306108); KHS is the state SHPO and is the Kansas-side counterparty in Section 106.

Citation

Authority source
K.S.A. 75-2715 through 75-2725 (Kansas Historic Preservation Act); operative environs review at K.S.A. 75-2724
§ K.S.A. 75-2715 (program); 75-2724 (environs / 500-ft review)
https://kslegislature.org/li/b2025_26/statute/075_000_0000_chapter/075_027_0000_article/

Research notes

Administered by the Kansas Historical Society (KHS) as the State Historic Preservation Office. The 500-ft environs review under 75-2724 is the strongest substantive land-use constraint — applies regardless of whether the affected property has its own local historic-district designation. Major Kansas historic concentrations: downtown Topeka, downtown Lawrence (Mass Street), downtown Wichita (Old Town / Delano), Lecompton, Council Grove (Santa Fe Trail), Dodge City, Abilene, Atchison. Federal conflict check enabled because Section 106 of NHPA is the federal companion regime.