5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
Verified from official government sources
Murfreesboro requires trash carts to be stored out of view from the street except on collection day. A cart kept behind the home is allowed even if visible to a rear street. Owners must also keep premises free of litter.
Murfreesboro City Code Sec. 14-117
Private receptacles for refuse must be stored so as not to be visible from the street except upon the day of City refuse collection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a private receptacle behind the home is permissible although visible to a street behind the residence.
In Murfreesboro, overgrown weeds, junk vehicles, and accumulated rubbish are declared a public nuisance under the International Property Maintenance Code. Codes Enforcement issues a notice, and unresolved conditions are abated by the City at the owner's expense.
Murfreesboro City Code Sec. 14-52(A)
It shall be unlawful for any owner to permit or suffer weeds to grow, or motor vehicles, rubbish, or garbage to accumulate, on the owner's property to such an extent that a nuisance is created which is injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of the inhabitants of the City.
Vacant lots in Murfreesboro must be mowed. Unimproved lots of two acres or less stay under 12 inches; larger tracts must be cut at least twice a year and to residential standards within 50 feet of adjacent homes. Dumping litter on vacant land is banned.
Murfreesboro City Code Sec. 14-53(B)
Large tracts shall be cut, clipped or controlled through chemical means at least twice between March 1 and November 30 of each year with cuttings or clippings being at least three months apart. Cuttings or clippings shall be to a height not exceeding 12 inches.
Murfreesboro requires no permit for yard sales, but the Zoning Ordinance allows only up to four one-day yard sales per calendar year. Excessive sales are treated as commercial activity, which is not permitted in residential areas.
Murfreesboro Zoning Ordinance (Resident Information Sheet)
The Murfreesboro Zoning Ordinance allows residents to have up to four (4) one-day yard sales in any calendar year. These days may be used at one time, or over the course of the year.
Grass and weeds on lawns and small lots in Murfreesboro may not exceed 12 inches in height. Trees, shrubs, crops, flowers, and other ornamental plants are exempt, as are rain gardens and designated water-quality protection areas.
Murfreesboro City Code Sec. 14-53(A)
Small tracts of land, whether improved or unimproved within the City, shall be kept cut, clipped, or controlled through chemical means as frequently as necessary to ensure that weeds, rank grass, and noxious growths do not exceed a height of 12 inches.
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