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Lee's Summit advances View High Sports Complex plan and five‑year seasonal dome permit after heated public hearing
Summary
After a multi‑hour public hearing with dozens of residents for and against, Lee's Summit City Council advanced the View High Sports Complex preliminary development plan and approved a five‑year special‑use permit for a seasonal inflatable dome, moving the complex's PDP forward while attaching conditions including limits on operation and enforcement measures.
Councilors on Monday advanced the View High Sports Complex's preliminary development plan and approved a five‑year special‑use permit that would allow a seasonal inflatable dome to cover one outdoor soccer field during winter months.
The council advanced the PDP and voted 8–1 to move the special‑use permit forward after more than four hours of testimony and presentations. The developer asked to install a 59.9‑foot dome (calculated under the city UDO to a 53.57‑foot height) on the sports complex at 3301 NW Ashurst Drive each year from about Nov. 25 through March 25.
Developer representatives said the dome is a temporary, seasonal structure intended to reduce light and noise during the winter and to create predictable, climate‑controlled playing space that supports tournaments and regional activity. “This dome is a 3‑layer system…standing outside of it, you won't hear the field noise from the inside,”…
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