Wylie, TX Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Scope
- Manufactured home parks under chapter 70
- Debris rule
- No accumulations that shelter rodents or breed pests
- Cross-reference
- Subject to chapter 54, article IV weed rules
- Refuse containers
- Rodentproof, 30-gallon max, collected weekly (Sec. 70-29)
- Inspections
- At least every six months under Sec. 70-51
Summary
In the City of Wylie, manufactured home parks must stay free of insect and rodent harborage. Section 70-30 requires grounds and buildings to be kept clear of infestation, extermination methods that satisfy the city health officer, debris removal that could attract pests, and brush or weed control, on top of the citywide sanitation rules in chapter 54.
(a)Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the city health officer.(b)Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests.(c)The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled to prevent the harborage of noxious insects or other pests. Parks shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of noxious weeds considered detrimental to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowth of any description.(d)Manufactured home parks shall be subject to chapter 54, article IV.
Full Breakdown
Section 70-30 of the Wylie Code of Ordinances is a chapter 70 manufactured home park standard: subsection (a) requires grounds, buildings and structures inside the park to stay free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation, with any extermination method conforming to requirements set by the city health officer. Subsection (b) requires the park to stay free of debris accumulations that could shelter rodents or breed flies and mosquitoes, and subsection (c) requires brush, weeds and grass to be controlled so they cannot harbor noxious insects or other pests, keeping open areas free of heavy undergrowth.
Subsection (d) folds the park into chapter 54, article IV, the citywide weed and nuisance rules that cap weed height at 12 inches. The rule works alongside section 70-29's refuse-handling standard, which requires all park refuse to sit in fly-tight, watertight, rodentproof containers of no more than 30 gallons, collected at least once a week. The code enforcement officer administers the whole manufactured home park article, with authority under section 70-52 to enter the park at reasonable times to inspect for compliance, and section 70-51 directs an inspection at least every six months, with findings reported to the city council. Refusing entry to the inspector can lead to revocation of the park's operating license under section 70-52.
Violations & Fines
Letting a manufactured home park fall into rodent or insect harborage under section 70-30 is enforced through the code enforcement officer's inspection authority under section 70-51 and section 70-52, and a violation is punished under the general penalty in section 1-13, up to $2,000.00 per offense for sanitation violations, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense; refusing an inspector entry can also cost the park its operating license.
Frequently Asked Questions
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