Lee's Summit, MO Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Sec. 7-158 sets the baseline rule: any construction requiring a permit stays subject to inspection, and it must remain accessible and exposed until the Building Official approves it; the permit holder is responsible for keeping it that way, and the City isn't liable for the cost of uncovering work done too soon. Sec. 7-160 lists the required inspection stages for a typical project: a footing and foundation inspection after excavation and any reinforcing steel is placed (waived for one- and two-family dwellings and accessory structures under ten feet tall); a suspended-slab or under-floor inspection before concrete or subfloor goes down; an as-built elevation and grading survey by a registered land surveyor before a certificate of occupancy issues; a frame inspection after roof sheathing, framing, fire blocking, and rough electrical, plumbing and HVAC are in and approved; a lath or gypsum board inspection before taping or plastering, with exceptions for one- and two-family homes and non-fire-rated assemblies; inspection of any fire-resistance-rated penetrations before they're concealed; special and fire-protection inspections as required; and a final inspection once all permitted work is done.

Sec. 7-162 requires the permit holder to notify the Building Official when work is ready and to provide site access, following the Codes Administration Department's current written inspection-request policies. Sec. 7-160(K) allows the City to charge a reinspection fee, set by the Schedule of Fees, when a called inspection finds the work isn't actually ready or corrections weren't made, though the first rejection for a given problem doesn't trigger the fee.