Quiet hours in Lee's Summit, MO — also called the noise ordinance, nighttime noise rules, or residential quiet time — define the hours during which excessive noise is prohibited.
Lee's Summit's Noise Control Ordinance sets nighttime quiet hours of 10 PM to 7 AM and caps residential sound at 55 dBA in daytime and 50 dBA overnight, measured at the property line.
The Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 17, Article IX; Ordinance No. 8068) is enforced by a Noise Control Officer in the Police Department. Section 17-256 limits residential-district sound to 55 dBA from 7 AM to 10 PM and 50 dBA from 10 PM to 7 AM at the receiving property line; commercial areas allow 65 dBA and industrial 70 dBA at all times. Pure-tone or impulsive sounds drop the limit by 5 dBA. Amplified devices creating a disturbance across a property line are barred outright from 10 PM to 7 AM. Residents request variances from the Chief of Police.
Each violation is punishable under Section 1-13 by a fine up to $500 and/or 90 days in jail, with every day a separate offense. Persistent noise may be abated as a public nuisance by injunction.
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