Outdoor burning rules in Lee's Summit, MO — also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance — set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Open burning is prohibited in Lee's Summit by ordinance and state law. Only agriculturally zoned properties and commercial land-clearing operations can get a Fire Department burn permit, and only vegetative brush can be burned.
Under the Fire Code (Ch. 13, Sec. 13-44, IFC 105.6.32), open burning is banned unless a Fire Department operational permit is issued. Permits are available only to commercial clearing operations and residents in agriculturally zoned areas, and require a site inspection by Fire Prevention. Burning heavy-smoke materials, trash, and processed construction wood is prohibited (IFC 307.1.2). Brush piles must contain only vegetative waste, sit 600 feet from any inhabitable structure other than the owner's (50 feet minimum from structures on the same property), and may burn only between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Burning is suspended daily when atmospheric conditions warrant.
Illegal open burning is an ordinance violation prosecuted under Sec. 1-13, with each day a separate offense. The Fire Department can order any unpermitted fire extinguished.
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