Lee's Summit, MO

Lee's Summit's park impact fee, charged citywide on new building permits since July 1, 2025, does not apply to accessory dwelling units. Code of Ordinances § 19-304(B)(6) grants a full…

Building an accessory dwelling unit in Lee's Summit means attesting to owner occupancy on the building permit application, and staying owner-occupied afterward isn't optional: the UDO…

An accessory dwelling unit in Lee's Summit cannot be rented out as a short-term rental, period. The UDO's ADU occupancy rules flatly bar short-term rentals inside an ADU, tie the unit…

Lee's Summit caps a backyard accessory dwelling unit at 1,000 square feet or 50 percent of the main house's floor area, whichever is smaller, under UDO Section 6.1350.A, and allows…

Converting a garage into living space for an accessory dwelling unit is allowed in Lee's Summit, but only if the parking spaces that garage used to provide get relocated somewhere else…

A storage shed in a Lee's Summit residential district must sit at least 3 feet from the side and rear property lines, stay under 15 feet tall, and cap out at 250 square feet under UDO…

Missouri requires factory-built manufactured tiny homes to meet federal HUD standards under state law, with installation rules applied uniformly statewide.

Lee's Summit requires every dog over six months old to be spayed or neutered, or the owner must buy an annual unaltered dog license under Sec. 5-142. Exemptions cover competition dogs…

Lee's Summit bans feeding or leaving any attractant for wild animals like deer, raccoons or coyotes anywhere within city limits, and it's equally unlawful to store food where wildlife…

Lee's Summit bans keeping lions, tigers, bears, wolves, coyotes, nonhuman primates, raccoons, skunks, foxes and any dangerous or poisonous reptile as pets anywhere in the City. The…

Lee's Summit doesn't ban dogs by breed; it declares an individual dog 'dangerous' after a bite, an unprovoked attack, or a documented pattern of aggressive behavior. A dangerous dog…

Lee's Summit allows up to six hens per property with no roosters. The coop must sit at least 10 feet from any property line and 40 feet from the nearest neighboring residence, and no…

Lee's Summit makes it unlawful to let any dog, cat or other animal run at large: the animal must be under restraint, meaning inside a fenced yard, on a hand-held or fixed leash, or…

Lee's Summit residents may keep up to three dogs or cats on a lot with no special permit. A household with four or five needs a hobby-kennel or hobby-cattery avocation permit from the…

Lee's Summit requires every veterinary clinic to sit at least 100 feet from any residentially zoned or residentially used property under UDO Section 6.550, one of the "uses permitted…

Lee's Summit requires an annual City license to keep bees and caps small lots at two hives, set back at least 25 feet from a neighbor's property line and 50 feet from any building…

Lee's Summit doesn't require every pet to be microchipped, but it does mandate it in two situations: any dog or cat covered by a one-time lifetime license, and any dog declared…

Every cat over six months old in Lee's Summit must carry a current City license and rabies tag, and an unlicensed cat can be impounded on sight. Licensing runs through the Finance…

Jackson County bans feeding or baiting any wildlife, including deer, raccoons, and coyotes, in county parks without the Parks Director's written permission, targeting the deer and…

Grooming shops in unincorporated Jackson County must meet Commercial Animal Establishment standards, preventing nuisances, sanitizing cages, and providing food and water, enforced by…

Lee's Summit exempts approved native-plant landscaping from its rank-weed rules. Sec. 30-36 lets a property owner cultivate a 'planned natural landscape' of native species instead of…

When drought or low system pressure threatens the water supply, the Mayor can issue a water emergency proclamation under Code Sec. 10-21 limiting City water to essential household and…

Lee's Summit allows residential composting under Sec. 16-216, but caps each bin at 150 cubic feet per 10,000 square feet of lot, 5 feet tall, and bans food scraps, meat and animal…

Lee's Summit's Property Maintenance Code requires owners to treat, prune or remove any dead, dying or diseased tree, or portion of one, so it does not threaten adjoining private or…

Lee's Summit caps weeds and plant growth on any lot at 10 inches under Property Maintenance Code Sec. 16-203. The city can enter and cut violations after notice, billing the owner for…

Lee's Summit Code Section 30-51 lets the Director of Development Services order removal of any dead or diseased tree or shrub on private property that endangers life or property, or…

Missouri statute guarantees every landowner the right to collect, use, and own rainwater systems anywhere on their property, including inside city limits.

Lee's Summit sets numeric decibel ceilings by receiving land use under City Code Sec. 17-256: 55 dba by day and 50 dba overnight at residential property lines, 65 dba for commercial…

Lee's Summit makes it a noise violation to own or harbor a dog, cat, bird or other animal that frequently or continuously howls, barks, meows or squawks loudly enough to disturb a…

Lee's Summit bars construction, drilling, and demolition noise across residential property lines from 10 PM to 7 AM, seven days a week. Outside those hours, construction sound cannot…

Lee's Summit caps motor vehicle and motorcycle noise on public roads under City Code Sec. 17-257: 84 to 92 dba depending on vehicle weight and speed, measured 25 feet from the vehicle…

Lee's Summit bans amplified sound from radios, speakers or loudspeakers between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. wherever it crosses a property line, plus a flat rule that any device audible 50 feet…

Lee's Summit bars outdoor power tools such as leaf blowers, lawn mowers, saws, sanders and snowblowers from running in residential areas between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. if the noise…

Lee's Summit bans noise disturbances between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under City Code Sec. 17-254, covering amplified sound, loudspeakers, loading and unloading, and construction…

Lee's Summit caps passenger curb loading zones at 3 minutes and freight/service zones at the posted time limit, or only as long as needed to load or unload. The City Traffic Engineer…

Fire lanes in Lee's Summit must be marked with curbs painted red and labeled with 4-inch white lettering reading "FIRE LANE-NO PARKING" under the amended Fire Code Sec. 503.3. Where no…

Lee's Summit limits residential lots to one stored RV, boat, or trailer (plus one more parked), all on a hard paved surface. RVs longer than 20 feet must sit on an accessory pad or a…

Lee's Summit allows on-street parking but requires vehicles to sit within 12 inches of the curb, off the unpaved shoulder, and clear of hydrants, driveways, and crosswalks. Signed…

Commercial trucks, tractors, and trailers cannot park on any Lee's Summit street for more than two hours except while loading or at a job site. Heavy commercial vehicles over one ton…

Lee's Summit requires any boat, RV, camper or utility trailer stored or parked on a residential driveway or accessory pad to sit on a hard surface, asphalt, concrete or engineered…

Lee's Summit has no citywide overnight street-parking ban: vehicles can legally park on residential streets overnight where no signs restrict it. The key exception is designated snow…

A vehicle left on a Lee's Summit street, sidewalk or other public right-of-way for more than 48 hours whose owner cannot be found or refuses to move it is legally 'abandoned,' and…

Missouri lets a private lot tow a car without calling police only when the real property owner, the lessee in lawful possession, or a full-time property or security manager is…

Backyard fire pits in Lee's Summit are "recreational fires" under the amended 2018 Fire Code: they can't burn within 25 feet of a structure or combustible material and can't exceed 3…

Lee's Summit doesn't cap how much propane a homeowner can keep for a grill, but any business that dispenses LP-gas for retail or commercial use above 40 pounds needs a Hazardous…

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…

Lee's Summit controls brush and weed growth that can carry fire through its Property Maintenance Code, not a separate fire code: Sec. 16-203 caps weeds and plant growth at 10 inches…

Lee's Summit enforces smoke alarm requirements by adopting the 2018 International Residential Code in full under City Code § 7-900, and the city's own list of local amendments confirms…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Lee's Summit, but every household needs a free annual city permit to discharge them. Discharge is allowed only July 3-5, and aerial devices like bottle…

When the state fire marshal finds a natural disaster and the U.S. Drought Monitor rates a Missouri county in severe, extreme, or exceptional drought, the county commission may ban open…

Lee's Summit requires every swimming pool, hot tub, sauna or jacuzzi to sit behind a protective fence at least four feet high with self-closing, self-latching gates, under City Code §…

Building or enlarging a residential swimming pool in Lee's Summit requires a permit from the Codes Administration Department before work starts, under City Code § 7-1002, plus approved…

Lee's Summit requires the owner of a short-term rental, or a local representative, to occupy a dwelling unit on the same parcel or an adjacent parcel under UDO Section 6.505(B). An…

UDO Section 6.505(H) requires every Lee's Summit short-term rental to post the City's noise ordinance, Chapter 17, Article IX, Section 17-254, in each room offered for rent, putting…

Lee's Summit caps a short-term rental at two rented rooms and four unrelated guests, or one family, under UDO Section 6.505(C)-(D). The limits apply on top of the requirement that…

Lee's Summit allows short-term rentals only on parcels over one acre or inside the Old Town plan area, in single-family or duplex homes, with a city business license and an owner or…

Short-term rental hosts must hold a City business license and pay license taxes under Chapter 28, Division 7, which levies a 5% tax on gross daily rental receipts from transient…

Lee's Summit allows a fence or wall up to six feet tall along property lines without any permit. Once a fence or wall tops six feet, or a homeowner replaces 50 percent or more of an…

Lee's Summit requires a permit and structural analysis for any retaining wall over four feet, per the UDO's accessory-structures table, and separately limits when a wall can be built…

Lee's Summit limits residential fence construction to wood, vinyl, steel, masonry or wrought iron under UDO Section 6.1350.D.1, with chain link allowed only in side and rear yards per…

Lee's Summit caps residential fences at 4 feet in the front yard and 6 feet in the side and rear yards under UDO Section 6.1350.D and Table 6.IV-1, and any fence or wall over 6 feet…

Missouri Chapter 272 governs partition fences between adjoining landowners statewide. It defines lawful fences, allocates each owner's portion of the division fence, and provides court…

A Lee's Summit home occupation may employ only residents plus one outside person, and it cannot generate traffic, parking, or deliveries beyond what a normal household produces. UDO…

Lee's Summit permits home occupations as an accessory use in any residential district under UDO Sec. 6.1400. The business must stay clearly incidental to the home, occupy no more than…

Running a home-based business in Lee's Summit means no exterior signage at all: the UDO's home occupation rules flatly prohibit any sign advertising the business from the outside of…

A Lee's Summit "day care home" for one to four unrelated children is a permitted accessory use in any residential district under UDO Sec. 6.1350. A "day care, group" of five to ten…

Missouri RSMo 196.298 expressly preempts local health departments from regulating cottage food production. Home producers may sell baked goods, jams, jellies, and dried herbs directly…

Missouri has no microenterprise home kitchen permit and no statute that lets a resident sell meals cooked to order from a home kitchen. A home kitchen escapes regulation only by…

Lee's Summit requires a City license before operating an adult business under Code of Ordinances Chapter 3, and the Unified Development Ordinance layers a zoning distance rule on top…

Lee's Summit requires anyone who buys secondhand precious metals or gems to get a City business license before making a single purchase. Chapter 24, Article II conditions that license…

Lee's Summit bans selling tobacco, alternative nicotine or vapor products to anyone under 21, requires retailers to post two specific warning signs at every point of sale, and mandates…

Massage therapists and massage facilities in Lee's Summit both need a separate business license from the Director of Finance before operating, on top of a state license from the…

Lee's Summit requires every pawnshop operator to hold a City business license plus a separate pawnbroker license under Code of Ordinances § 24-62. The Chief of Police investigates each…

Unincorporated Jackson County's zoning code specifically prohibits running a vehicle sales, service, or repair business out of a home: no permit or size exception applies in any…

Any wrecker or tow service operating within Jackson County, Missouri must hold a county tow license and a paid personal property tax receipt before towing: whether based here or doing…

Lee's Summit requires a permit before almost any construction, alteration, or system work on a building. Sec. 7-127 makes any owner or agent who wants to build, enlarge, alter, repair…

Lee's Summit has adopted the 2017 National Electrical Code as its local electrical code, and Sec. 7-127 requires a permit before any electrical system covered by that code is…

New homes and qualifying remodels in Lee's Summit must fit exterior doors with a single-cylinder deadbolt meeting City Code Sec. 7-1408.4: a minimum one-inch throw, five-pin tumbler…

Lee's Summit regulates building energy efficiency through its own locally-drafted Energy Conservation Code, City Code §§ 7-800 to 7-805, which sets minimum R-values for walls, floors…

In neighborhoods placed into a Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay, Lee's Summit caps a new single-family home at one and one-half times the average square footage of existing houses on…

Lee's Summit requires a special use permit for any "day care, group" operation caring for five to ten people at once in most residential zoning districts, per UDO Section 6.840; the…

Lee's Summit's Building Official inspects permitted work at fixed stages, from footings to the final walkthrough, and nothing can be covered up before the required inspection clears…

Lee's Summit does not require automatic fire sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes or townhouses. City Code § 7-908 only obligates the builder to offer the buyer the option to…

Unincorporated Jackson County adopts the 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code and requires a permit from the director of public works before any plumbing work, except narrow repairs listed in…

Lee's Summit imposes an extra 5 dba cutback on low-frequency, single-pitch noise under City Code Sec. 17-256(B): any source that reads as a pure tone, including bass-heavy equipment…

Lee's Summit caps recorded and amplified music inside bars, nightclubs and other places of public entertainment at 85 dba measured where customers normally stand, under City Code Sec…

Lee's Summit stops delivery trucks from idling near homes overnight and curfews loading-dock noise the same hours. Code of Ordinances § 17-257(D) bars any vehicle over 10,000 pounds…

Jackson County bans running a blower, power fan, or internal combustion engine, including generators, between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. in residential or noise-sensitive areas if it's…

Jackson County's noise ordinance requires any motor vehicle burglar alarm to shut off within 15 minutes of activation, and treats more than two false activations of the same alarm in a…

Lee's Summit requires tree limbs under four inches thick and brush to be bundled no longer than 48 inches and 18 inches across, and yard waste to be bagged and taken to the City's yard…

Lee's Summit collects residential solid waste at least once a week, and commercial waste at least weekly or more often if the Director decides public health requires it. Code of…

Lee's Summit makes it unlawful to deposit, spill, drop or track dirt, mud, rock, debris or rubbish onto any city street, and separately bans dumping any such material on public…

Lee's Summit caps roll-off trash containers and portable storage units at 14 days per stay, up to three uses a year, for one- and two-family homes, under Sec. 16-216.5; containers must…

Lee's Summit requires every residential solid waste container to be stored on the resident's own property, in a spot that is well-drained and reachable by the collection truck, and…

Lee's Summit does not automatically collect bulky rubbish, items too large or heavy for a hauler's regular truck, with weekly trash. Under Code of Ordinances § 25-122, the City…

Lee's Summit residents may not set trash carts, tree limbs or yard waste at the curb or alley until their regularly scheduled collection day. Code of Ordinances § 25-121 sets that…

Lee's Summit does not force residents to recycle, but Code Sec. 25-126 requires every licensed hauler to offer curbside recycling of metal cans, #1 and #2 plastics, and newsprint, plus…

Lee's Summit fines up to $150, or jails offenders up to 30 days, for urinating or defecating in public or anywhere the public has access, unless it happens inside an enclosed restroom…

Lee's Summit bars consuming adult-use marijuana in any public place, sidewalks, streets, parks, schools and businesses included, and backs it with a civil fine capped at $100 under a…

Skateboards, roller skates and similar coasting devices are barred from Lee's Summit roadways outright, and from sidewalks inside the central business district. City parks can post…

Lee's Summit bars pedestrians from crossing between two signaled intersections anywhere except a marked crosswalk, bans mid-block crossing entirely inside the central business…

Lee's Summit makes it a violation for whoever controls a residence to allow an 'open house party' where a minor is knowingly permitted to possess or drink alcohol or use drugs, putting…

Lee's Summit bars standing, loitering or remaining in a public place or on business premises in a way that blocks pedestrian or vehicle traffic, but only makes it a crime once an…

Lee's Summit bans aggressive panhandling everywhere, bars all panhandling within the Downtown Core and every city park, sets a 20-foot buffer around ATMs and bank teller windows, and…

Lee's Summit bans possessing or drinking alcoholic beverages in any public parking lot the City owns and operates. City Code § 26-7 draws the line at City-owned lots specifically, so…

Jackson County bans smoking on the exterior grounds of its downtown courthouse at 415 E. 12th Street in Kansas City, except in a designated smoking pavilion. It does not restrict…

Lee's Summit bans placing or maintaining any obstruction in the city right-of-way, including platforms or structures over a street or sidewalk, without written approval from the City…

Lee's Summit requires adjoining property owners to obtain a right-of-way permit, and a license under the City's encroachment policy if required, before building or maintaining any…

Lee's Summit requires any shared e-scooter or bike-share company to hold a shared mobility operation license from the Director of Public Works before deploying devices in the city…

Lee's Summit sorts e-bikes into three classes by motor behavior and top assisted speed, then limits where each class can legally ride. Class 1 and 2 e-bikes are barred from roads…

Once Lee's Summit marks a bicycle lane, motor vehicles, motorized bicycles, motorized scooters, neighborhood vehicles and personal delivery devices cannot travel in, on or across it…

Missouri answers this question twice, in two statutes that do not overlap. A golf cart may be driven on a public street only where the municipality has adopted a resolution or…

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…

Anyone who prepares, handles, or serves food at a Jackson County food establishment must get an individual food handler permit within 15 days of starting work, from a county-approved…

Jackson County does not use a letter-grade placard. Instead, every food establishment in the unincorporated county must post its most recent Health Officer inspection report next to…

Lee's Summit Code Section 30-38 keeps poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac classified as noxious plants even inside an approved native landscape, and it excludes seven other weed…

Lee's Summit's Historic Preservation Commission can designate a building, site, structure or landscape feature at least 50 years old as a local landmark or historic district if it…

Lee's Summit residents can run up to four garage sales a year without any Special Event Permit, as long as each sale runs five days or fewer and the total does not exceed 20 days a…

Lee's Summit does not list endangered species by name, but the UDO gives species-based caliper and height thresholds that trigger 'significant tree' protection: 12-inch hardwoods…

Lee's Summit Code Section 30-46 sets fixed clearances for planting trees and shrubs near streets: nothing within a sight triangle without Traffic Engineer approval, nothing closer than…

Jackson County's Historic Resources Commission can list a 'significant tree' as a historic Site on the county's Register of Historic Resources, but only for property the County itself…

Charcoal grills and other open-flame cookers can't sit on a combustible balcony or within 10 feet of a combustible structure under the City's amended Fire Code Sec. 308.1.4…

Unincorporated Jackson County allows recreational and cooking fires, including smokers and barbecue pits, but bans burning household waste and lets officials order out any fire that…

Lee's Summit requires a floodplain development permit for any construction inside the numbered and unnumbered A and AE zones on Jackson County's flood insurance rate maps, administered…

Any land disturbance in Lee's Summit that could carry sediment off-site needs a land disturbance permit, and the City Engineer's staff enforce erosion control on every job site under…

Lee's Summit requires a City land disturbance permit for any site clearing more than 2,000 square feet of ground. Fees run $200 to $1,400 by acreage, and sites over one acre also need…

In mapped special flood hazard areas with published base flood elevations, Lee's Summit requires new and substantially improved homes and commercial buildings to elevate the lowest…

Jackson County requires a permit to moor, dock, or store any watercraft at designated mooring docks or dry storage facilities the County owns or operates, such as Blue Springs Lake and…

A Lee's Summit dispensary needs a state DHSS license and a city marijuana dispensary business license, must sit in an appropriate zoning district, and cannot be within 1,000 feet of a…

Adults 21 and older in Lee's Summit may grow up to six flowering, six nonflowering, and six clone marijuana plants with a state registration card. Code Sec. 17-245 requires the plants…

Unincorporated Jackson County limits medical marijuana cultivation, dispensary, manufacturing and testing facilities to sites at least 1,000 feet from any existing elementary or…

Lee's Summit requires every exterior property to stay in a "clean, safe and sanitary condition" under City Code § 16-200, banning specific blight conditions like foul-smelling ditches…

Lee's Summit applies its 10-inch weed cap to vacant and undeveloped lots too, but Sec. 16-203 exempts large contiguous undeveloped tracts over 10 acres, except within 50 feet of a road…

Lee's Summit does not require residents to shovel public sidewalks. The Property Maintenance Code expressly exempts weather-created hazards, and the City clears streets and its own…

UDO Table 6-4 caps most Lee's Summit homes at 40 feet and three stories in R-1, RP-1, AG, RDR, and RLL. RP-3 tops out at 45 feet, RP-4 multifamily at 50 feet, and the PO office…

Lee's Summit caps total impervious lot coverage at 60 percent on any residential lot, in any zoning district, under Unified Development Ordinance Sec. 6.1330.C. The Neighborhood Form…

Lee's Summit fixes minimum yard setbacks by zoning district in UDO Table 6-3. A standard R-1 lot needs a 30-foot front yard, 30-foot rear yard, and 7.5-foot side yards; denser RP-1…

Missouri law voids any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA rule that bans rooftop solar panels in Lee's Summit. Associations may still adopt reasonable placement rules, but only if they…

Solar collectors are a permitted accessory use anywhere in Lee's Summit, but placement is tightly dimensioned: roof-mounted panels can't rise above the roofline and are capped at 24…

Garage sale signs in Lee's Summit need no sign permit, but they're not unregulated: the Unified Development Ordinance caps them at four stake signs totaling 12 square feet, bars…

Lee's Summit allows political and other noncommercial signs on private property with no permit. Under the Unified Development Ordinance, temporary stake signs are capped at 3 square…

Lee's Summit bans exterior window signs outright: the Unified Development Ordinance lists "window sign, exterior" among prohibited sign types citywide, in every zoning district…

Digital billboards in Lee's Summit need a special use permit and can only go up in the B-P, PI-1 and PI-2 districts near I-470, US-50 or Route 350, spaced at least 3,000 feet apart…

Off-premise signs and billboards along Interstate 70, I-435 and other freeways in unincorporated Jackson County face strict size, spacing and permit rules under the Unified Development…

Lee's Summit requires new outdoor lighting to use full cut-off, Dark-Sky-approved fixtures. UDO Section 8.220 mandates IESNA full cut-off lenses and International Dark-Sky Association…

Lee's Summit caps how much light a parking lot can throw onto a neighboring house. Under UDO Sec. 8.250(E), the maximum maintained vertical footcandle at an adjoining residential…

Off-premise sign and billboard lighting in unincorporated Jackson County must be hooded, shielded, or diffused so no beam hits the roadway or glares at drivers.

Lee's Summit lets mobile food vending operate in all zoning districts on private property, on a paved surface with the owner's permission. UDO Sec. 6.1650 keeps trucks 60 feet from…

Lee's Summit requires a mobile food vendor permit from the Planning and Development Director for food trucks and for carts on public sidewalks or parking spaces. UDO Sec. 6.1610…

A restaurant putting tables on the sidewalk in front of its Lee's Summit storefront must ring the dining area with four-foot security fencing and provide noise control, under the UDO's…

Lee's Summit does not run block parties through its Special Event Permit process. Instead, the UDO exempts them and sends residents to Code of Ordinances Sec. 29-12, where the Chief of…

Lee's Summit requires a permit from the Chief of Police before anyone organizes a parade or special event, defined as more than 10 people or 3 vehicles moving together on a public…

Festivals, fairs and carnivals in Lee's Summit need a Special Event Permit whenever they qualify as an 'entertainment event' or bring street vendors onto public right-of-way. The…

Reserving a shelterhouse in a Jackson County park requires a permit from the Parks + Rec Director, and only someone 21 or older can make the reservation. This governs county-owned…

Lee's Summit has no just-cause eviction law; state law governs. Landlords may end a month-to-month tenancy with one month's written notice under RSMo 441.060 without stating cause…

Lee's Summit's Property Maintenance Code requires every door into a rented, leased or let dwelling, rooming or housekeeping unit to carry a deadbolt lock with at least a 1-inch throw…

Missouri uses two main paths. For nonpayment, the rent-and-possession action (RSMo 535.010 et seq.) requires the landlord to demand the rent, then file a verified statement asking the…

Under RSMo 441.060, a month-to-month or periodic tenancy is ended by one month's written notice from either party, taking effect on a rent-paying date at least one month after receipt…

Missouri expressly preempts local rent control. Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043, no county or city may enact, maintain, or enforce any ordinance regulating the rent charged for…

Missouri preempts local ordinances that limit landlord tenant screening, source-of-income decisions, security deposit amounts, or right-of-first-refusal rules.

Missouri caps residential security deposits at two months' rent. After a tenancy ends, the landlord has 30 days to return the deposit or deliver a written itemized list of damages…

Missouri requires ten years of possession to claim land by adverse possession. RSMo 516.010 bars an action to recover real property unless the owner was seized or possessed within ten…

Door-to-door peddlers and solicitors in Lee's Summit must obtain an identification card from the Chief of Police after a fingerprint background check. Cards are issued five working…

A posted no-soliciting sign is legally binding in Lee's Summit. Under Code Sec. 20-4, a peddler, solicitor, or canvasser may not enter property posted against them, and soliciting is…

Every declaration of covenants that Lee's Summit requires for a subdivision's common property must let the association bill maintenance and abatement costs proportionally against each…

When a Lee's Summit homeowners' association lets common property fall into disrepair, the City does not wait on the CC&Rs' private enforcement: Sec. 4.310 lets the Director enforce…

Any Lee's Summit subdivision plan that includes common property must set up a condominium or property owners' association capable of owning and maintaining it forever, and that…

Most Missouri HOAs are nonprofit corporations governed by the Nonprofit Corporation Law (Ch. 355): an annual members' meeting (§ 355.231), special meetings on a 5% member demand (§…

Missouri sets no dollar cap on association fines and has no general homeowners-association act, so a subdivision HOA's fine power comes from its own indenture. Condominiums are…

Missouri regulates association lien foreclosure only for condominiums. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 448.3-116 gives a condominium association a lien for unpaid assessments and for fines, lets it…

Missouri has no statute capping association rental restrictions: no percentage cap, no minimum lease term, and no grandfathering for owners already renting. What Missouri does regulate…

Lee's Summit protects farming through its AG Agricultural District, a dedicated zone under UDO Sec. 4.060 for restricted agricultural uses and very-low-density housing outside the…

Missouri RSMo 537.295 shields established agricultural operations from most nuisance lawsuits, codifying a constitutional right to farm and limiting damages available against compliant…

The most commonly cited Lee's Summit property maintenance violations, unsanitary exterior conditions, tall weeds, and improperly stored rubbish or garbage, carry escalating fines under…

In unincorporated Jackson County, nuisance findings from an inspection go to the County Code Enforcement Officer, who determines whether a violation exists and formally notifies the…

New construction, renovation and even reroofing in Lee's Summit's Downtown Core Area must follow the UDO's Downtown Core design standards, adopted to implement the Old Lee's Summit…

When a tenant reports a code problem, Lee's Summit's Building Official can use that complaint as grounds for an administrative search warrant. Sec. 7-113 lists tenant complaints among…

Every trade, vocation, profession or occupation operating inside Lee's Summit must register and pay for a business license under Code of Ordinances Article II, with the fee set by…

Lee's Summit parks close from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Under Code Sec. 19-81, it is unlawful to be in any public park during those hours unless your group holds a permit or written agreement…

Jackson County bans anyone under 18 from public streets, alleys, or public places between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or on lawful business, under Petty Offense…

Jackson County bans flying drones in its parks except in areas the Parks Director designates for radio-controlled devices, and requires a permit and liability insurance.

Recreational drones in Missouri follow FAA rules for registration and airspace, which preempt local flight regulation. Missouri has no drone-specific surveillance statute; using a…

Jackson County requires a photography permit from the Parks + Rec Director before commercial photo or video shoots in any county park or facility, with a full ban at the Longview and…

Missouri RSMo 290.528 preempts local minimum wage ordinances, requiring cities and counties to follow the state minimum wage and barring higher local wage floors. The state wage itself…

Missouri RSMo 290.528 preempts local paid-leave and employment-benefit mandates. Voters approved statewide paid sick leave (Proposition A) in 2024, but the legislature repealed it…

Missouri RSMo 290.528 preempts local regulation of employer wages and employment benefits, so cities and counties cannot impose fair-workweek or predictive-scheduling mandates. There…

Missouri is a permitless concealed carry state and bars localities from imposing additional rules on concealed firearms beyond what RSMo 21.750 and Chapter 571 permit, ensuring uniform…

Missouri broadly preempts local firearm regulation under RSMo 21.750, reserving most gun-related legislation to the state legislature and barring city or county ordinances on…

Missouri permits open carry statewide, but RSMo 21.750 lets cities restrict open carry within their limits while exempting valid concealed carry permit holders from those local…

Missouri RSMo 571.030 allows adults 19 and older to carry concealed firearms in vehicles without a permit, and state preemption blocks cities from adding stricter local vehicle-carry…

Missouri law confines casino gambling to "excursion gambling boats" that must dock only on the Mississippi or Missouri River, and only in a city or unincorporated county area whose…

Missouri lets religious, charitable, fraternal, veteran, and service groups run bingo only after the Missouri Gaming Commission issues a license under RSMo Chapter 313. An organization…

Missouri does not carve out a safe harbor for backyard poker or friendly bets. RSMo 572.010(8) defines a 'player' as someone who wagers without profiting beyond personal winnings, and…

Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 in November 2024, adding Article III, Section 39(g) to the state constitution and legalizing sports wagering statewide. Licensed operators may take…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in Missouri, but no Missouri statute authorises them or sets the rules for running one. The General Assembly legislated only around the edges. Mo. Rev…

Missouri has no statute that grants a right to record police and no statute that forbids it. What decides the question is the narrow reach of Missouri's wiretap law, Mo. Rev. Stat. §§…

Missouri never enacted a general stop-and-identify statute. A person detained on suspicion of an offense commits no Missouri crime by declining to give a name. The two identification…

Missouri is one of a small group of states where the marijuana odor rule sits in the constitution rather than in a statute. Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, added…

Missouri RSMo 260.283 bars cities and counties from banning, taxing, or charging fees on paper or plastic bags, and prohibits them from banning customer use of reusable bags. The…

The effective minimum age to buy tobacco, alternative nicotine, and vapor products in Missouri is 21 under federal Tobacco 21 law. Missouri's own statute, RSMo 407.931, still sets the…

Missouri caps aftermarket forward lighting by count and by height. Mo. Rev. Stat. Section 307.080 allows a motor vehicle no more than three auxiliary lamps, all mounted on the front…

Missouri has no windshield obstruction statute at all, so nothing in the Revised Statutes tells you where a dash cam may sit. The one place a dash cam is expressly addressed is the…

Missouri has neither a statute permitting a motorcycle to ride between lanes of traffic nor one prohibiting the manoeuvre by name. A full-text search of the Revised Statutes of…

Missouri is one of the states that answers the plate cover question in the statute itself rather than leaving it to a general obstruction rule. Mo. Rev. Stat. Section 301.130.5…

Missouri has no radar detector law. A full-text search of the Revised Statutes of Missouri returns no section containing the phrase radar detector, and the single statute anywhere in…

Missouri allows metal and carbide studded tires for winter driving only. Mo. Rev. Stat. Section 307.171.1 makes it unlawful to operate any motor vehicle on any road or highway of this…

Missouri regulates exactly two pieces of glass. Under Mo. Rev. Stat. Section 307.173.1 the front sidewing vents and the windows immediately to the left and right of the driver must…