5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Sumner County, Tennessee.
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The unincorporated county has no countywide cart-screening ordinance, but letting waste pile up unsightly is a nuisance the county can abate. Cities and lake-area HOAs commonly require carts stored out of street view between pickups.
Sumner County can order removal of debris, overgrowth, and dilapidated conditions that endanger health or safety, and its zoning resolution bars inoperable or unregistered vehicles from residential districts. Owners get notice before the county abates and liens the cost.
Sumner County, TN, Zoning Resolution Sec. 1101(Q)(2) (Regulations Applicable to All Districts), eff. June 26, 2023
Inoperable, dismantled or unregistered recreational vehicles, water crafts, all-terrain vehicles or trailers are not allowed in residential zoning districts.
Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated Sumner County must keep them free of overgrowth, accumulated debris, and dumped trash. Under Tennessee law the county can order cleanup after notice and lien the cost when owners don't comply.
Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 5-1-115(b) (removal of vegetation and debris from certain lots; unincorporated county authority)
the growth of trees, vines, grass, underbrush or the accumulation of debris, trash, litter, garbage, or any combination of the preceding elements, or a vacant dilapidated building or structure, so as to endanger the health, safety or welfare of other citizens, or to encourage the infestation of rats and other harmful animals
Snow is rare in the Nashville metro, and Sumner County imposes no routine sidewalk snow-clearing duty on residents. Owners are still expected to keep walkways clear of debris and obstructions under general nuisance rules.
Merchandise, tables, and signs from a Sumner County yard sale must be cleared promptly. Goods left in the yard or at the curb after the sale can become debris the county may order removed as a nuisance.
1 cities in Sumner County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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