Lee's Summit, MO Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Posting requirement
- Sec. 17-254 posted in each rented room
- Quiet hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Underlying noise rule
- No unreasonable noise disturbance
- Max rooms affected
- 2 rooms, 4 unrelated guests
- First-offense fine for non-posting
- $10 to $250 per day
Summary
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 guests on notice of the citywide 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. quiet hours and other prohibited noise before they ever complain.
H.Chapter 17, Article IX, Section 17-254, Regulations regarding control of noise and sound, must be posted in each room for rent. [Sec. 17-254.A] No person shall unreasonably make, continue, or cause to be made or continued, any noise disturbance.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 55 | Unified Development Ordinance: Supplement 15).
Full Breakdown
505(H) of the Unified Development Ordinance requires that Chapter 17, Article IX, Section 17-254, Regulations regarding control of noise and sound, be posted in each room for rent in a short-term rental. in a way that creates a noise disturbance across a property line, and owning or harboring an animal that frequently barks or howls so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential property line. 505's other conditions: the owner or local representative required to live on the same or an adjacent parcel under Subsection B is positioned to respond quickly to a noise complaint, and the contact information filed with the City under Subsection G gives Code Enforcement or Police a direct line to that person.
Because short-term rentals are limited to two rented rooms and four unrelated guests or a family under Subsections C and D, the noise-posting requirement is meant to make a comparatively small number of overnight guests aware of the same quiet-hours standard that applies to any other residential property in the city, rather than creating a separate STR-specific noise limit. The requirement applies regardless of the rental's location within the city, whether on a large parcel or in the Old Town Master Development Plan area.
Violations & Fines
Failing to post the Section 17-254 noise notice in each rental room violates Section 6.505(H)'s permitted-use conditions and is enforced through Section 1.150 and Section 1.170 as a misdemeanor: $10 to $250 per day of violation, rising to $100 to $500 per day for a repeat violation, with business-license revocation as an added risk. Separately, guests or hosts who actually violate the underlying noise ordinance are subject to enforcement under Section 17-254 itself through the City's noise-control officer and municipal court.
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