Lee's Summit, MO Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Section 17-254(B)(16) targets "Power tools or devices," defined broadly to cover any mechanical powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or snowblower used outdoors in residential areas. the following day, and only if the tool creates a noise disturbance across a residential real property boundary, meaning sound that endangers health, annoys a reasonable person of normal sensitivities, or damages property, per the Sec. 17-252 definition. so a neighbor hears it across the fence line is not. This provision is separate from Sec. 17-254(B)(6), which regulates construction, drilling or demolition equipment: that subsection carries its own overnight ban plus a numeric daytime cap of 65 dba at the property boundary, but Sec.

16, confirming lawn and garden tools are governed by the residential power-tool rule, not the construction-noise cap. No permit exists to run a leaf blower overnight; the only relief is the general noise-disturbance defense that the sound did not actually disturb a reasonable person or cross the property line. The Noise Control Officer, appointed by the Chief of Police under Sec. 17-253, may inspect property and test sound levels with the owner's consent or a search warrant to confirm a violation.