Invasive Plant Rules in Franklin, TN (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Franklin, Tennessee, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Franklin's landscape standards bar developers from using any species on the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council's invasive list to meet required plantings: those plants get zero credit toward the Ordinance's landscaping minimums.
Franklin Bans Invasive Plants in Landscaping
Some RestrictionsFranklin Zoning Ordinance § 12.9.1.D, Planting Standards — Minimum Quality and Size Standards (adopted/effective Jan. 13, 2026)
Plants listed on the current edition of the Invasive Exotic Pest Plants of Tennessee, as published by the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, shall be prohibited and shall not be credited towards the minimum requirements of this Ordinance.
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