Invasive Plant Rules in San Clemente, CA (2026)
1 verified invasive plant rules for San Clemente, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Prohibited Species
San Clemente's Property Maintenance Code bans noxious weeds outright and requires every developed property to stay free of dead, dry weeds and live weeds over one inch, under Municipal Code Section 8.78.040(A). The code's own weed definition in Section 8.78.030 names fire-hazard brush like sagebrush and chaparral, plus poison oak and poison ivy.
San Clemente Noxious Weed Prohibition
Some RestrictionsSan Clemente Municipal Code §§ 8.78.030, 8.78.040
WEEDS. Weeds, as used in this code, shall mean the following: (1) weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature; (2) Sagebrush, Chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property as identified by the Orange County Fire Authority; (3) weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous; (4) Poison Oak and Pols...
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