Lee's Summit sets no blanket residential lot-coverage percentage; it controls density through minimum lot size and setbacks. R-1 lots must be at least 8,400 square feet. Explicit coverage caps apply only in the NFO (60%) and TNZ (80%) districts.
Rather than a single citywide lot-coverage cap, Lee's Summit regulates how much a lot can be built on through minimum lot area, setbacks, and floor-area ratios in the Unified Development Ordinance. Under Section 6.030 and Table 6-2, R-1 requires an 8,400-square-foot minimum lot (about four units per acre), RLL a half-acre, and RDR a full acre. Maximum lot-coverage percentages are stated only for two districts: NFO at 60 percent and TNZ at 80 percent. Office and commercial districts are governed instead by floor-area ratios. Setback requirements in Table 6-3 further limit the buildable area on every residential lot.
Exceeding a district's coverage limit, floor-area ratio, or minimum lot size violates the UDO and prevents plat, permit, or occupancy approval. Development Services enforces compliance; relief requires a variance.
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