Oconee County, SC Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

2 layers the I-85 Overlay District over three sub-districts: Carolina Gateway, Fair Play Village and Cleveland Creek. Inside Fair Play Village specifically, subsection (2)C targets rodent and vector harborage: any structure or property maintained in a way that permits rodents, mosquitoes or other pests or vermin to take hold must be repaired, upgraded, cleaned or otherwise improved within 30 days of a certified-mail notice from the zoning administrator. An owner who needs more time can ask for an extension, and the zoning administrator may grant up to an additional 60 days beyond the original 30, but only if all imminent hazards to residents and the public have already been addressed.

The same sub-district also carries related design standards meant to keep new construction from creating harborage in the first place: subsection D requires new residential structures in Fair Play Village to use concrete, masonry or similar foundation and underpinning material designed as a continuous, permanent barrier against rodents and vermin, to clear a lawn or landscaped area of weeds and debris that could attract rodents or mosquitoes before the unit can be occupied, and to provide an all-weather driveway or parking area. Because the standard is written into the I-85 Overlay rather than the county's general nuisance or environmental chapters, it applies only within the mapped Fair Play Village boundary and not countywide.