HomeMy WebLinkAboutCode Compliance Record NCC2025-0245 Rodent Complaint at 10490 SW Clydesdale Place to respondent 11-17-2025 From: Ken Ross
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2025 1:13 PM
To: Viswesh Bhat; 'bhatx017@gmail.com'
Subject: Code Compliance Record NCC2025-0245 Rodent Complaint at 10490 SW Clydesdale
Place
Hi Viswesh,
Thank you for providing the photos of your property and speaking with me regarding the reported concerns. I appreciate
your prompt follow-up.
Per our discussion and based on the concerns reported by the neighboring property owner(see comments included
below), I am requesting that you provide additional documentation regarding any rodent control measures you have
implemented on your property.This may include photos, service records, or other evidence that demonstrates steps
taken to manage or prevent rodent activity.
If you have any questions, please call me at 503-718-2581.
Thank you for your assistance and continued compliance.
Best regards,
Ken
My tenants moved in on October 14, 2023 and have noticed a steady increase in both the number of chickens and ducks
in the yard at 10490 SW Clydesdale Place and expanse of the operation which now covers the entire backyard. There
have been as many as 13 chickens at once. Periodically there are roosters which are fully grown -as many as three have
been observed at once. (A violation of 6.02.630.8.)
Municipal Code Section 6.02.630 D.1.b states "animal feed must be stored in a lidded container and managed so as not
to become a nuisance."We are not able to confirm whether or not the feed is in a lidded container, but the residents
have been observed throwing food from the second door deck off of the kitchen down to the livestock and their is feed
scattered across the expanse of the backyard.
Municipal Code 6.02.630.D.2.d requires "livestock kept within a shelter during no daylight hours."We can't confirm
whether or not this is occurring. We have observed a coop right up against the fence and, at another time, one in the
middle of the yard.At this time, there appears to be at least a partial structure within 5 feet of the property line. None of
the coops looked large enough to house all of the livestock observed most of the time.
Section 6.02.030.A of the Tigard Municipal Code provides "presence of vermin"as a valid complaint regarding the
keeping of livestock. My tenants regularly see skunks and raccoons in the backyard, especially at night.
In the last 6 months, my tenants have noticed a steady increase of rats in their yard. Rats are regularly observed running
along the fence rail at night and under the fence. In July 2025, a rat nest was found on the lower shelf of their covered
grill on the deck. Things escalated around October 1st of this year.
Around that date, my tenant noticed what they thought was mice droppings next to the garbage can under the sink in
the kitchen.A couple of days later, a rat was observed running across the kitchen floor into the adjacent play room and
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behind furniture toward the wall abutting the garage. The regularly quarterly visit from the pest control company(The
Killers) was scheduled a few days later. My pest control plan didn't include rodent control so I paid the additional$125 to
upgrade. Within two days, the technician was back to inspect the house for rodent activity.
On October 9, the pest control technician checked under the kitchen sink, the area around the pantry cupboard and the
crawl space under the house. He noted recent rat droppings under the house, and evidence of activity under the kitchen
sink and in the pantry cupboard and playroom. He set traps under the kitchen sink, in the playroom and in the crawl
space. He identified some small openings around pipes and vents that needed to be sealed. He also placed four rat
trap/boxes strategically around the yard. He noted definite signs of rat burrowing and nesting. He also suggested that a
wood pile which was covered in moss be removed from their property, due to nesting concerns.
Over the next week, my tenants did a major cleaning of the house. Everything was moved, washed and sanitized.
Because they have small children, I paid for them to spend nights at a nearby hotel. They found rat feces and urine in the
primary bedroom and closet, the living room, dining room, entry and hallway along with the playroom and kitchen. They
invested approximately$400.00 in storage containers for food in the pantry cupboard. On a return visit, the technician
commented on the thorough job they had done cleaning and "rat proofing"the house.
The technician returned every week through November 6th to check activity.After two weeks of no new activity, most of
the small holes were sealed up. On November 6th, the technician checked the crawl space and the rat traps and found no
new evidence of rats inside the house. He checked the outside rat trap/boxes and found evidence that the bait had been
eaten meaning there are rats in the yard. The technician said that we have done everything we can to keep rats out of
the house. (My tenants even got a dog a couple of weeks ago!) He also said it will be challenging to keep rats out of the
yard as long as there are chickens and ducks are on the other side of the back fence.
In the last week, after doing everything we can to deter rat activity, more rat holes have appeared in both the front and
back yard, rats have been observed on the back fence rails and several rats were observed going under a covered
barbecue. Upon inspection by my tenants, they don't seem to be nesting there.
Tigard Municipal Code Section 6.02.010 Common Nuisances reads:
"No person shall cause or permit a nuisance affecting the public health. The following are nuisances affecting the public
health.
H.Animals, including livestock, or buildings for the purpose of maintaining livestock or animals maintained in such
places or such a manner that they are offensive or annoying to the residents within the immediate vicinity, or
maintaining the presence in such a manner as to be a breeding place for rodents,flies or other pests."
Several sources on the internet confirm that rats can carry a variety of diseases that can be harmful to humans.
My tenants and I, along with a neighboring property owner have invested time and money to do what we can to deter
rat activity on our properties. Clearly, the livestock operation is in violation of TMC Section 6.02.010 H.And likely in
violation of 6.02.630. I request that conditions be addressed at 10490 SW Clydesdale Place and the operation be brought
into compliance immediately.
I have asked my tenants to continue to monitor rat activity with specific time and place information and they have
agreed to do so.
Frankly, at this point, I am more concerned about the operation violating Municipal Code Section 6.02.010.H - Common
Nuisances- which prohibits a person from causing a nuisance affecting the public health including livestock maintained in
such a place that they are offensive or annoying to the residents within the immediate vicinity or maintaining the
presence in such a manner to be a breeding place for rats....
I want to report on the latest rodent activity on my property. My tenants reported more activity in the backyard over the
last week.Almost every evening around pm, a rodent came out from under the deck, went across the yard by the deck,
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under the covered outdoor grill, and around the house. Tenant also found a piece of insulation on the ground by the side
of the house near a possible entry point.
I attempted to take some pictures over the fence. There is netting attached at the top of the fence that goes across the
yard making a canopy. Leaves from trees in the yard blanket the canopy making it impossible to see any activity. Peeking
through the fence boards, 1 was able to take photos of large containers in the yard, one that contained a small amount of
what looks like food pellets. 1 sent a few photos to you in a separate email.
The Killers technician came out again on Thursday to check on the "changed activity."1 forwarded his report in a
separate email. He reports that the lack of bait consumption on my property is likely due to the presence of a chicken and
duck coop located behind my residence, which is attracting rodents to that area instead. He also successfully sealed the
possible rodent point my tenants reported more identified. He also replaced two mouse traps in the crawl space that
were found flipped over. Due to the appearance of an overall increase in rodent activity in the backyard area, likely
associated with the nearby chicken and duck coop, he recommends that the owner of that property consider initiating a
pest control service to help manage and reduce the rodent population and prevent continuing activity in the surrounding
area.
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