Invasive Plant Rules in Hamilton County, TN (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Hamilton County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Prohibited Species

Hamilton County's Zoning Regulations bar sixteen named invasive species, including kudzu vine, Japanese honeysuckle, privet and tree of heaven, from counting toward any required landscaping under Article V. The ban covers street-yard trees, parking-lot screening and buffer plantings on unincorporated county property, so a landscape plan listing a banned species will not clear review.

Hamilton County Prohibited Invasive Landscape Plants

Some Restrictions

Hamilton County Zoning Regulations, Art. V, § 307.F (Plant Installation Specifications, Prohibited Plants)

F. Prohibited Plants: The following plants are prohibited from being used to meet these requirements due to problems with hardiness, maintenance, and nuisance: Kudzu Vine, Purple Loosestrife, Japanese Honeysuckle, Shrub Honeysuckle, Autumn Olive, Common Privet, Tree of Heaven, Lespedeza, Garlic Mustard, Paulownia, Multiflora Rose, Siberian Elm, Silver Poplar, Mimosa, Mulberry, Silver Maple.

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Invasive Plant Rules by City in Hamilton County

1 cities in Hamilton County have their own invasive plant rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Prohibited Species

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