Lee's Summit does not regulate residential holiday decorations and requires no permit for them. Any holiday-related yard signs follow the city's temporary-sign limits, up to 90 days and off the public right-of-way, and displays must not block sight lines or sidewalks.
Holiday decorations on private residential property are unrestricted in Lee's Summit; there is no permit, seasonal window, or size cap on lights and displays themselves. The only formal limits reach signage: under Unified Development Ordinance Article 9, temporary signs may stand up to 90 days and must stay on private property, out of the right-of-way, and clear of driver sight lines. Decorations should not obstruct sidewalks, driveways, or intersection visibility, and noise-making displays remain subject to the city's noise rules. Electrical displays should use outdoor-rated equipment. Homeowners'-association covenants may add their own limits; Missouri's RSMo 442.404 does not protect holiday displays or flags.
Decorations blocking a sidewalk or an intersection's sight lines draw a correction notice. Holiday signs left past the 90-day temporary-sign limit, or placed in the right-of-way, are code violations. Excessive noise falls under the noise ordinance.
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