Grain Valley, Missouri

The City of Grain Valley bills water and sewer together through its Utility Billing office at City Hall, 711 Main Street, (816) 847-6280. Bills can be paid online or by phone at (866) 290-8885.

Residents choose and contract with a private trash hauler. The city’s resident resources page lists several options, and carts may not be set out more than 12 hours before or left out more than 12 hours after pickup.

Yes, up to six hens per tract of land under Section 210.093; roosters are not allowed. Coops must be at least 10 feet from property lines and 50 feet from neighboring homes and businesses.

Consumer fireworks are allowed on the first Saturday of July, July 3 and July 4 (plus July 2 when July 3 or 4 falls on a Saturday), from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Bottle rockets are prohibited.

Grain Valley is served by the Grain Valley R-5 School District, whose offices are at 101 NW Sni A Bar Parkway. The district lists Grain Valley High School, North and South Middle Schools, Matthews, Prairie Branch, Sni-A-Bar and Stony Point Elementary Schools, and an Early Childhood Center.

Yes. Grain Valley has a Cosentino’s Price Chopper in the shopping center on McQuerry Road. An Aldi is under way near City Hall off South Outer Road, with the city expecting it to open by January. More choices are a short drive away in Blue Springs.

For 2026, aldermen set the city levy at $0.9605, the same as 2025, split among the general, debt service, parks and public health funds. Other taxing entities, such as the school district and county, levy separately.

Yes. Grain Valley requires a permit for roof replacement, allows only one overlay layer, and requires an ice and water barrier. Permits are filed online through the city website.

The city lists water heaters, furnaces and air conditioners, fences, roofs, decks, driveways and lawn sprinklers as work that requires a permit.

Fire protection is provided by the Central Jackson County Fire Protection District (CJCFPD). Fire alarm and fire sprinkler permits for buildings in Grain Valley are reviewed by CJCFPD.

The city has approved the groundwork. On Oct. 26, 2026, the Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance 2495, a 20-year, non-exclusive license letting Google Fiber Missouri (GFiber) place fiber network facilities in city right-of-way. GFiber will pay the city 1% of gross broadband revenue. The city has not announced service areas or timing.

Yes, a north-side park is in the planning stage. The city held community open houses on Sept. 17, 2026, which drew more than 736 survey responses, and on Nov. 2, 2026. Project updates are posted at gvmoevents.org/futureparkplanning.

Yes. City staff told the Board of Aldermen on October 12, 2026 that construction had begun on a new water tower at the city’s Tyer Road site.

The City of Grain Valley’s municipal code is published online on eCode360 at ecode360.com/GR3310, and the city website links to it as “City Code.” Zoning rules are in Chapter 400 and building rules are in Chapter 500.

The Board of Aldermen holds regular meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month in the Council Chambers at Grain Valley City Hall, 711 Main Street. Agendas and minutes are posted on the city’s Meetings page.

City Hall is at 711 Main Street, Grain Valley, MO. Board of Aldermen meetings are held there in the Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m., and the city’s main phone number is (816) 847-6200.

The general municipal election is set for April 6, 2027, with one two-year Board of Aldermen seat on the ballot in each of the three wards. The bill calling the election passed first reading 5-0 on Oct. 26, 2026, and its second reading is on the Nov. 9 agenda. Candidate filing runs from 8 a.m. Dec. 15, 2026 through 5 p.m. Jan. 5, 2027.

Section 400.071 of the city code requires at least 1,100 square feet of floor area per home in R-1A, not counting basements, open or screened porches and garages, on a lot of at least 7,000 square feet.

The city runs an annual Capital Improvement Paving Program. In 2026 the work was edge milling and overlay starting Sept. 21, and the streets included are shown on the city’s road improvements map at cityofgrainvalley.org.

Yes. Grain Valley requires landlords to hold a city landlord registration permit, and it expires June 30 each year. You can renew it through the city’s online portal or by mailing the Landlord Registration application. Call City Hall at (816) 847-6211 with questions.

Yes, on city streets with posted speed limits of 35 mph or less, but only after you register and permit the vehicle with the city. Registration requires a police inspection (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m.) and proof of a valid driver’s license, ownership and insurance.

Yes. ALDI is building a store off South Outer Road near City Hall, and the city says it plans to open by January 2027. The city’s other grocery store is Cosentino’s Price Chopper.

Grain Valley co-hosts household hazardous waste collection events with Jackson County at the Jackson County Public Works facility. The most recent was Sept. 26, 2026, from 8 a.m. to noon, and city staff reported it served 292 vehicles.

City code Section 655.030 currently allows dispensaries to operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. A proposed change, Bill B26-20, passed first reading 5-0 on Oct. 26, 2026 and is up for its second and final reading on Nov. 9. It would close indoor lobbies only between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. and allow drive-through service 24 hours a day, taking effect upon passage.

MoDOT opened the rebuilt, wider Lefholz Road bridge in June 2026 as the first completed piece of the Improve I-70 project. Grain Valley and Oak Grove worked with MoDOT so the bridge can be converted into an interchange later, but no timeline has been announced. The city is paying $300,000, half of the $600,000 cost to widen the bridge by 26 feet.

Yes. Under Municipal Code Section 605.030, anyone operating a business in Grain Valley needs a current occupational license, which you apply for online through the City. Licenses run July 1 to June 30, renewals are due July 1, and late payments draw penalties under Section 605.090.

The City tests its outdoor weather sirens on the first Wednesday of each month at 11:00 a.m., except when threatening weather is in the area. The sirens are meant to warn people who are outdoors, and no “all clear” is sounded, so follow local radio or TV after an alert.

Under Section 400.350 as amended by Ordinance 2498 (adopted Oct. 26, 2026), annexed land keeps its pre-annexation zoning until the city rezones it through the regular process, and land with no prior zoning stays unzoned. An owner can ask for rezoning at the same time as annexation; that rezoning takes effect only if the annexation does.

Yes. Regular Board of Aldermen meetings start at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 711 Main Street, and are streamed live on YouTube. Agendas, minutes and video links are posted on the city’s Meeting Agendas & Minutes page at cityofgrainvalley.org/officials/meetings.

Six. The city has three wards, and the board’s roll call lists six aldermen alongside the mayor. Alderman terms are two years, and one seat in each ward is on the ballot each April.

Grain Valley has a mayor and a six-member Board of Aldermen, with a city administrator who oversees daily operations. As of October 2026 the mayor is Bob Headley and the city administrator is Ken Murphy.

The city leaves a vegetation buffer around the ponds on purpose. Parks Director Shannon Davies told the Board of Aldermen on Oct. 12, 2026, that the area is mowed every 7 to 10 days, and that the buffer helps prevent bank erosion, discourages geese, and extends the ponds’ useful life.

It is a community improvement district the city created by Ordinance 2109 in 2010 for the Grain Valley Marketplace area. It is run by a five-member board. On Oct. 26, 2026, the Board of Aldermen approved Resolution R26-44 5-0, confirming the mayor’s appointments to the board for terms running Nov. 1, 2026 through Oct. 31, 2030.

Under Section 400.073 of the city zoning code, R-1C lots must be at least 30,000 square feet with a mean width of at least 200 feet (150 feet at the building line). Homes need at least 1,100 square feet of floor area, not counting basements, porches or garages. Setbacks are 45 feet in front, 30 feet in back and 8 feet on each side, and buildings are capped at 35 feet or two and a half stories. (Read from a third-party copy of the city code; confirm with City Hall.)

The Planning and Zoning Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Agendas and minutes are posted on the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission page at cityofgrainvalley.org.

Under a cost-share agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MoDOT Project JST0019), widening the Lefholz Road bridge by 26 feet as part of the I-70 project has a guaranteed price of $600,000, split evenly: $300,000 from the state and $300,000 from the city’s capital improvement reserves. The work is complete, and the Board of Aldermen adopted the agreement 5-0 on second reading on Oct. 26, 2026 as Ordinance 2496.

No, as long as it is 6 square feet or smaller. Under Section 400.300(D)(2)(c), residential for-sale and for-rent signs that size are exempt from a sign permit, but they must be removed within 10 days after the sale or lease is complete.

Yes, a rewrite is in progress. The Planning and Zoning Commission is reviewing amendments to Section 400.300 (Signs) of the city code, with a fresh legal review from Lauber Municipal Law. Staff said the update will add a clear definition and rules for snipe signs, and no adoption date has been set.

It is proposed. Resolution R26-46 on the Nov. 9, 2026 Board of Aldermen agenda would pay Water Wizard Aquatic Solutions $14,000 to remove aquatic vegetation from the lake by the end of November, using ARPA funds first budgeted for dredging, with a follow-up treatment planned next year to slow regrowth.

Through October 2026, Grain Valley’s Community Development Department reported 340 permits issued year to date, including 36 in October, according to the staff report in the Nov. 9, 2026 Board of Aldermen packet.

A request to rezone 4726 NW Buckner Tarsney Road, next to Westlake Hardware, from agricultural to general business (C-2) was approved 6-0 by the Planning and Zoning Commission in August 2026. The Board of Aldermen held a public hearing Oct. 12, 2026; a final ordinance had not appeared on an agenda as of Nov. 9, 2026.

Agendas and approved minutes are posted on the city’s Meeting Agendas & Minutes page at cityofgrainvalley.org/officials/meetings. Regular meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 711 Main Street, and minutes can also be requested from the City Clerk at 816-847-6200.

The Grain Valley News stopped publishing; its final edition came out Dec. 11, 2025. City news, meeting notices and agendas are posted on the City of Grain Valley website.

MoDOT plans improvements at three U.S. 40 intersections in Grain Valley. Sni-A-Bar Boulevard will get a concrete median limiting it to right-in, right-out turns, Barr Road will get a turn lane, and the Kirby Road signals and pedestrian crossings will be upgraded. MoDOT lists construction from March 2027 through summer 2027, with lane closures and flagging during the work.

The Parks and Recreation Board has nine seats. Members are appointed by the mayor with confirmation by the Board of Aldermen and serve three-year terms (for example, June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029).