Landscaping Rules in Martin County, FL (2026)
5 rules for unincorporated Martin County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Tree Trimming
Martin County bans letting vegetation hang across or above a public sidewalk or bicycle path if it blocks pedestrians or bicyclists from using it.
Martin County vegetation-over-sidewalk ban
Significant RestrictionsSec. 115.4
It is unlawful for any person to place or to direct the placement of any object, material, debris, or vegetation on, across, or above a public sidewalk or bicycle path in a manner that obstructs or precludes the use of the sidewalk by pedestrians or the bicycle path by bicyclists.
Tree Removal & Heritage Trees
Martin County protects any native hardwood tree of 8 inches DBH or greater (4 inches on a development's perimeter) and allows removal only with county approval and a required replacement planting plan sized to a county schedule. Removing a protected tree without approval doubles the required replacement credits.
Martin County Protected Tree Removal Permit
Some RestrictionsMartin County LDR §§ 4.666.A, 4.666.D.1.a (Article 4, Division 15, Landscaping, Buffering and Tree Protection)
4.666.A.Protected trees. The following native trees are protected and shall not be removed or damaged without the approval specified below.1.Any hardwood native tree having a diameter of eight inches DBH or greater.2.Any native hardwood tree four-inch DBH or greater or any native softwood, including pine trees, eight-inch DBH or greater which is located in the perimeter area of any development ...
Weed Ordinances
Martin County bans weeds and undergrowth over 12 inches tall on any lot, improved or unimproved, when the growth risks pests, fire, or drainage problems.
Martin County 12-Inch Weed Height Limit
Some RestrictionsMartin County Code of Ordinances Sec. 67.201.A
The excessive accumulation of untended growth exceeding 12 inches in height of weeds, undergrowth or other dead or living plant life, other than undisturbed original natural growth, upon any lot, tract or parcel of land, improved or unimproved... is or may reasonably become infested or inhabited by rodents or vermin or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes, or is or may become a fire haza...
Water Restrictions
Martin County restricts landscape irrigation to two assigned days a week based on address parity and bans all sprinkler use between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. year-round countywide.
Martin County Two-Day Lawn Watering Limit
Some RestrictionsSec. 159.135
Landscape irrigation shall be prohibited between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., except as otherwise provided.2.Irrigation of existing landscaping shall comply with the following provisions:a.Even numbered addresses, as defined in section 159.132, installations with irrigation systems that irrigate both even and odd addresses within the same zones, such as multi-family units and homeowne...
Composting
LDR Section 3.61.1 requires compost piles and any mechanical processing equipment to sit at least 300 feet back from every property line. That setback shrinks only when the adjoining lot is zoned Industrial or Major Power Generation Facility, where the district's ordinary structure setback from Table 3.12.2 applies instead.
Martin County Composting Setback Rule
Some RestrictionsMartin County LDR § 3.61.1 (Composting)
Compost material piles and any associated mechanical processing equipment shall be set back at least 300 feet from any property line. However, where the abutting lot is designated Industrial or Major Power Generation Facility, the minimum setback for compost material piles and any associated mechanical processing equipment shall be the same as indicated for structures within the particular zoni...
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