Public Health Rules in Lee's Summit, MO (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Lee's Summit, Missouri, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Rodent Control
Lee's Summit's rodent-control rule for residential properties lives inside its composting ordinance: City Code § 16-216 requires every compost pile to be maintained so it does not harbor rodents, and the presence of rodents near a pile is itself grounds for a City complaint. Compost bins also carry size, ingredient and setback limits meant to keep them from becoming pest habitat.
Lee's Summit Compost Pile Rodent Rules
Light RestrictionsLee's Summit, MO, Code of Ordinances § 16-216 (IPMC § 308.4)
All compost piles shall be enclosed in a free-standing compost bin. Each compost bin shall be no larger in volume than one hundred fifty (150) cubic feet for properties ten thousand (10,000) square feet and less in lot size, with an additional one hundred fifty (150) cubic feet permitted for each additional ten thousand (10,000) square feet of lot size. Compost bins shall be no taller than five...
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