Concrete leveling in Park City, KS

What the soil survey shows in Park City

Clipped to Park City's city limits, about 46 percent of the soil area has a layer within five feet rated high or very high for shrink-swell. That is close to Derby's figure and above the county's one third.

Tabler is the most common soil, at about 26 percent. It is a fine-textured soil on old stream terraces with a silty clay loam surface, rated high. Farnum, a loam rated moderate, covers about 24 percent, and Blanket about 15 percent. Blanket's rating sits exactly on the line between moderate and high. We count it as moderate, so the 46 percent figure is on the low side.

See how Park City compares with 12 other nearby towns on the soil by town page.

Source: USDA NRCS Web Soil Survey, Soil Survey Geographic Database, Sedgwick County, Kansas, survey version August 2025, clipped to the city limits from Census TIGERweb. Shares are our calculation by area and component percentage, using the highest-rated layer within 60 inches. Shares may not add to 100 because of rounding.

Park City's sidewalk rules

Park City's sidewalk article is mostly about who may do the work. Anyone building a public sidewalk, curb, gutter or driveway approach, or removing a curb or sidewalk to build a driveway, needs a license from the city clerk. The license costs $10 and runs three months, or can be extended to twelve months for $32.50. To get one, a contractor has to show skill in laying public sidewalks and curbs and file a $2,000 surety bond.

Each job also needs a $30 permit that states where the work is, and the contractor has to call the zoning administrator to inspect before the concrete sets. Those rules are written for building and replacing concrete. If a square has to come out, the contractor needs a Park City license. For leveling, ask city hall whether a permit applies before the work is scheduled. Under state law, the owner of the property next to a public sidewalk is responsible for keeping it in repair.

Sources: Code of the City of Park City, Chapter 13, Article 1, sections 13-101, 13-105, 13-106, 13-107 and 13-119 (current through Ordinance No. 1257, October 13, 2026); K.S.A. 12-1808.

What that means for a Park City slab

• Watch the edges after wet spells. On clay rated high, like Tabler, movement starts where water reaches the soil under a slab edge. Downspouts and sprinkler heads aimed at concrete are the first things to fix.
• The approach is public concrete. Park City's code treats the driveway approach, between the street and private property, as part of the public sidewalk and curb rules. Replacing it goes through the city.
• A broken slab may need replacing. Leveling works on slabs that are still in one or two pieces. If a public square is cracked through, replacing it brings in the license and permit above.
• For the soil and weather behind slab movement, see why concrete sinks in Wichita, and for timing, the best time of year to level.

Nearby areas

• Wichita
• Derby
• Andover
• Haysville
• Maize
• Bel Aire
• Valley Center
• Goddard
• Mulvane
• Augusta
• El Dorado
• Newton