Lenexa will require new homes to have storm shelters attached, eliminating the use of community storm shelters going forward in traditional single-family home neighborhoods. Earlier this week, the Lenexa City Council unanimously adopted the code change. It applies only to single-family homes and duplexes. Community storm shelters will still be allowed in new apartment and townhome developments. The move was prompted by a new planned subdivision in the western part of the city, Stone Ridge North, which has been designed with nearly 500 housing units and seven community group shelters among them.
Source: Shawnee Mission Post
