Sumner County, TN Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Mobile home communities in MHC district
- Core duty
- Keep free of litter/debris harboring rodents
- Also covers
- Flies, mosquitoes, other pests
- Related standards
- Sewage, solid waste, fire protection, same section
- Scope limit
- No county-wide rodent ordinance in this instrument
Summary
Every mobile home community permitted in Sumner County's Mobile/Manufactured Home Community (MHC) district must be kept free of litter and debris that could shelter rodents or breed flies and mosquitoes, a standing maintenance duty the Zoning Resolution places on the park under its development standards.
Insect and Rodent Control: Each mobile home park shall be maintained free of litter and accumulation of any kind of debris that may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes, or other pests.
g. Electric, Cable, Telephone Utilities: All electric, cable and
31 telephone utilities shall be underground. No overhead power lines shall be allowed.
6. Streets
a. General
All mobile home developments shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each mobile home lot. Such access shall be provided by streets, driveways or other means. All internal streets shall be privately owned and maintained, and under no circumstance may become the responsibility of the County.
b. Entrance Streets
Entrances to mobile home developments shall have direct connections to a public street and shall be designed to allow free movement of traffic on such adjacent public streets. No parking shall be permitted on the entrance street for a distance of one hundred (100) feet from its point of beginning.
c. Circulation
The street system shall provide convenient circulation by means of minor streets and properly located collector streets.
Full Breakdown
' That duty sits alongside the section's other utility and service requirements for mobile home communities, including a public or approved alternative sewage system with no individual septic tanks, solid waste collection stands designed to prevent spillage and container tipping, and fire protection consistent with the county's adopted building codes and the State Fire Marshal's requirements. The rodent and insect control obligation is ongoing rather than a one-time permit condition: it applies for as long as the mobile home community operates, not just at initial construction or site plan approval under Chapter 14.
This provision is specific to the MHC zoning district and doesn't create a general county-wide rodent-control ordinance for other residential or commercial property; the Zoning Resolution is the only instrument available for this review, and any broader nuisance or health-code rodent standard for property outside a mobile home community would sit in the county's general code or health department regulations, not in this Zoning Resolution.
Violations & Fines
Failing to keep a mobile home community free of rodent-harboring litter and debris is a Zoning Resolution violation like any other Section 405 standard, enforceable as a Section 1413.D misdemeanor with a fine of up to $50 per offense and each day the unsanitary condition continues counted separately. The Director of Building & Codes investigates complaints describing an active, ongoing violation no more than 30 days old.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Sumner County require rodent control in mobile home parks?
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Does this rule apply to a house outside a mobile home park?
What other conditions come with running a mobile home community?
Sources & Official References
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