Invasive Plant Rules in Palatine, IL (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for Palatine, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Prohibited Species
The Village of Palatine outlaws letting specific invasive and noxious plants grow anywhere in the village. Village Code § 22-84(b) declares jimson weed, burdock, ragweed, thistle, cocklebur, poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac and barberry bush a nuisance on sight, plus any species the state's Noxious Weed Law or Exotic Weed Act names, with no minimum height exemption.
Palatine Noxious and Exotic Weed Ban
Heavy RestrictionsPalatine Village Code § 22-84
(b)Specific prohibited vegetation; declared a nuisance. (1)Noxious and exotic weeds, as established by the Illinois Noxious Weed Law and the Illinois Exotic Weed Act, except when in certified wetlands and areas adjacent to the waters of the United States, in the village are hereby declared to be nuisances, and it shall be unlawful to permit any such noxious or exotic weeds to spread or be plant...
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