Landscaping Rules in Lee County, NC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Lee County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Weed Ordinances

Under the Minimum Housing Code's property-maintenance standard, Sec. 6-124(d), every yard and exterior property area on an occupied dwelling in unincorporated Lee County must stay free of noxious weeds or plant growth that harms health or breeds flies and insects. The rule sets no fixed height limit; the test is whether the growth is noxious, not a specific inch count.

Lee County Yard Weed Maintenance Rule

Some Restrictions

Lee County Code §§ 6-124, 6-143

Sec. 6-124. - Property maintenance. ... (d)Noxious weeds. Every yard and all exterior property areas shall be kept free of species of weeds or plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to health or provide breeding places for flies or insects. ... Sec. 6-143. - Violations, penalties and remedies. ... (c)Civil penalties.(1)Violation of this article may also subject the owner or party of inte...

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Native Plants

Lee County's Unified Development Ordinance defines xeriscape as landscaping with native plants that works with existing site conditions to conserve water, and Appendix B exempts any landscaped area using xeriscape plantings from the irrigation facility requirement that otherwise applies to every approved landscape plan.

Lee County Xeriscape Native Plant Landscaping

Few Restrictions

Lee County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix A - Definitions ('Xeriscape'); Appendix B § B-6(5)

Xeriscape. Landscaping with native plants that utilizes the existing environmental conditions to the best advantage, conserving water and protecting the native environment. ... (5)Location and sizes of irrigation facilities adequate to maintain the planting areas. (Use of automatic watering systems is encouraged). The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to landscaped areas using xeris...

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