Coconut Creek, FL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

The Coconut Creek Code attacks rodents through the property, not the animal. Section 14-42(e) prohibits conditions conducive to infestation, inhabitance, breeding or feeding of mosquitoes, rodents, snakes, wild animals and other pests and vermin or disease bearing organisms, plus untended property that threatens the health, safety or welfare of city residents or harms neighboring property values. Section 14-42(f) adds feral animals to the list and declares all of these conditions public nuisances as defined in § 14-3.

The definitions in § 14-41 show what the city treats as harborage. Litter is any garbage, refuse or waste left outside a container under Chapter 12 that provides a nesting, breeding or feeding area for mosquitoes, rodents, snakes and other pests. Garbage is animal or vegetable waste from food preparation, storage or handling that can serve as breeding or feeding material for flies, insects or animals. Rubbish includes tree trimmings, palm fronds, grass clippings and stumps. Stagnant water is any body of water lacking flow or circulation, of any size. Untended vegetation includes dense growth that shelters rodents and snakes.

After a violation the city sends one certified-mail notice to the owner of record. The notice requires the owner to abate within seven days of receipt. The owner can ask the code enforcement board or special master for a hearing within seven days. Where a condition is an imminent danger to human life or health, § 14-45(d) lets the city manager or designee order immediate abatement. City abatement costs become a lien against the property.