POD / Dumpster Permits

The City of Leawood is Only Accepting Electronic Plan Submittals for Building Permits at this time.*

*Permits and Plans can be submitted to CodesAdminGen@leawood.org along with a completed Building Permit Application Form.

A permit is required for the use of a portable storage container (POD) used for temporary on-site storage. The following conditions must be met in order for the permit to be approved:

The container must be placed on the drive or personal parking area and does not obstruct any city right of way or interfere with any vehicular or pedestrian circulation.
Portable storage containers shall never be utilized as permanent accessory structures in any residential district.
The container(s) shall be no larger than eight (8) feet in width, sixteen (16) feet in length and eight (8) feet in height. No single dimension can be exceeded.
No portable storage container shall remain at any residential site for more than thirty (30) days.

A permit is also required for the use of a trash dumpster for work not requiring a building permit. The following conditions must be met in order for the permit to be approved:

The dumpster must be placed on the drive or personal parking area and does not obstruct any city right of way or interfere with any vehicular or pedestrian circulation.
The dumpster(s) shall be no larger than eight (8) feet in width, sixteen (16) feet in length and eight (8) feet in height. No single dimension can be exceeded.
No dumpster shall remain at any residential site for more than thirty (30) days.

The permit fee for either the portable storage container (POD) or dumpster is $25 per unit.

A permit application may be obtained in person from the Codes Administration Division at City Hall or by using this permit application.