Invasive Plant Rules in Palm Coast, FL (2026)

Bamboo Restrictions

Palm Coast's Land Development Code (Chapter 11, Trees and Landscape Buffer Requirements) prohibits the planting of any species defined as a 'Category 1' pest plant by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council (FLEPPC, now Florida Invasive Species Council / FISC) or as an invasive plant by the UF/IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants. Existing FLEPPC Category 1 plants must be removed upon site development. Running bamboo species (Phyllostachys spp.) are NOT currently on the FLEPPC Category 1 or 2 list, so they are not banned by ordinance, but they are recognized by UF/IFAS as invasive risks and are subject to private common-law nuisance remedies. The Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS) Noxious Weed List (Rule 5B-57.007) is the state-level prohibited-plant authority.