Overland Park Site Design Standards for Street Trees

This rule establishes site design standards for street trees in Overland Park. In addition to providing substantive requirements, the rule announces as its intent the following: “Street trees provide a continuous, shaded environment along street edges; they provide both shade and visual enclosure to streets and reduce heat island effects. When planted correctly, street trees also provide a physical and visual barrier between a pedestrian on the sidewalk and vehicles traveling on the roadway.”