Resident Resources

Animal licensing
For information on animal licensing, or to apply and pay for a pet license online, please visit the animal licenses and ordinances page.

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Drivers license and motor vehicle registration
When applying for an original, renewal or a current Kansas license, application must be made to a Driver License Examiner of the Division of Vehicles. In Johnson County, there are two examination stations:

• 1839 S. Ridgeview (151st & Ridgeview, Village Center) in Olathe, 913.829.2501
• 6507 Johnson Drive in Mission 913.432.2266

In Wyandotte County, there is one examination station:
1951 N. 63rd Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66102-1101, 913.287.2900

All of the requirements and restrictions pertinent to the Kansas Driver License are listed and explained in the Kansas Driving Handbook. Free copies of the Kansas Driving Handbook are available at each Examination Station or from the Public Service Officer on duty in the lobby of Lenexa Police Headquarters

Motor vehicle registration
Kansas License plates are required on all vehicles garaged or kept in Kansas. Vehicle License plates are issued by the County Treasurer's Motor Vehicle Office. Persons operating or storing qualifying vehicles without current Kansas Vehicle License Plates may be required to pay various fines, fees and taxes. Changes of address must be reported within 10 days.

New Kansas residents are required to register their vehicles and obtain plates within 90 days of moving into the state. The vehicle registration offices (tag renewals) are located at:

• 1327 A Santa Fe (Twin Trails Shopping Center) in Olathe 913.826.1800
• 6000 Lamar in Mission 913.826.1800

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Garage sales

For information about holding garage, craft, estate and sample sales, please view our informational brochure (PDF), or contact Community Development at 913-477-7500.

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Johnson County information

Lenexa is located within Johnson County.
Johnson County information

The Johnson County Transit site is www.thejo.com/.

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School districts
Lenexa residents attend schools within the following public school districts:

De Soto
De Soto Unified School District 232
35200 West 91st Street
De Soto, Kansas 66018
913.583.8300

Olathe
Olathe Unified School District 233
14160 Black Bob Road
P.O. Box 2000
Olathe, Kansas 66063-2000
913.780.7000

Shawnee Mission
Shawnee Mission School District
7235 Antioch Road
Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204
913.993.6200

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Trash and recycling

All solid waste, residential and commercial, is collected by private contractors under permit to conduct business in Lenexa. New residents are encouraged to call one of the following companies at their earliest convenience to establish service, inquire about specific pickup schedules, and to ask questions regarding the collection of residential waste as well as recyclable materials.

For more information, visit the Trash and Recycling information page.

Allied Waste offers their City of Lenexa customers one free bulky item collection per year. If you are a Lenexa resident and a customer of Allied Waste, please contact their customer service department at 816-254-1470 to schedule your curbside pickup.

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Utilities

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