Invasive Plant Rules in Schaumburg, IL (2026)
2 verified invasive plant rules for Schaumburg, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Prohibited Species
Schaumburg names garlic mustard and purple loosestrife alongside common weeds like ragweed and thistle as nuisance species under Village Code § 90.60(A), and bans letting any of them grow on a property. Owners get five days to cut them after the village's notice, or the village can order removal itself under the same enforcement process used for tall grass.
Schaumburg Invasive Weed Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 90.60(A)
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance and to be against the health, peace and comfort of the village for any person within the corporate limits of the village:(A)To allow the growth upon any premises of any noxious weeds, such as: Jimson, burdock, ragweed, thistle, cocklebur; invasive exotic species such as garlic, mustard, purple loosestrife, and other like weeds. The owner of the property sh...
Tree-of-Heaven Removal
Schaumburg's landscaping code won't let a developer plant a tree of heaven to satisfy any required landscaping, screening or tree-replacement plan. Village Code § 154.136(I)(1) requires new plantings to come from the approved species list in Table 1, and that table flags Ailanthus (tree of heaven) as an 'unacceptable' tree alongside buckthorn and Russian olive.
Schaumburg Bars Tree Of Heaven Plantings
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 154.136(I)(1); Table 1, Unacceptable Trees
(I)Selection: Planting materials used in conformance with the provisions of this section shall be of good quality of a species normally grown in northeastern Illinois and capable of withstanding the extremes of individual site microclimates. The plants listed in Table 1 of this section shall be used unless alternate species that meet the intent of the paragraph are approved by the village manag...
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