Lee's Summit, MO Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)

Section 6.1400.B of the Unified Development Ordinance limits the footprint a home business leaves on the neighborhood. No one other than family members living at the home, plus a single additional person who does not reside there, may be employed in the business. The home occupation must not generate traffic, parking, sewer, or water use in excess of what is normal for a residence, and deliveries may only arrive by parcel-post or similar parcel-service vehicles, not freight trucks. Retail sales on the premises must stay secondary to the main operation. Together these limits mean a steady stream of customer cars to the house would exceed what the ordinance allows.