Construction hours in Lee's Summit, MO — sometimes called construction noise rules or contractor work-hour ordinances — set when contractors can run power tools, hammers, and heavy equipment.
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 exceed 65 dBA at the property line.
Section 17-254(6) of the Noise Control Ordinance prohibits operating construction, drilling, or demolition tools between 10 PM and 7 AM, seven days a week, when the sound crosses a residential property line or enters a noise-sensitive zone. During permitted hours, the sound level at or across a property boundary cannot exceed 65 dBA, though mobile hand and power tools at an active field construction site are exempt. Blasting is confined to 7 AM to 6 PM. Emergency utility work is exempt, and contractors may seek a special variance from the Chief of Police under Section 17-255.
Construction-noise violations carry a fine up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail under Section 1-13, each day a separate offense. Egregious activity can be enjoined as a public nuisance.
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