Invasive Plant Rules in Orange County, FL (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Orange County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

Prohibited Species

Any commercial site plan submitted in unincorporated Orange County has to show that every existing invasive exotic plant on the property, as listed by the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, will be removed. Code § 24-3(b)(8) makes that removal note a required element of the landscape plan itself, and if the invasive plants sit in a wetland, the removal work also has to clear chapter 15's wetland disturbance review by the Environmental Protection Division.

Orange County Invasive Plant Removal Rule

Some Restrictions

Orange County Code § 24-3(b)(8)

(8)Notes indicating that all existing invasive exotic plants, as listed on the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's Invasive Plant Species List, shall be removed (any disturbance of a wetland area requires compliance with chapter 15 of this Code and review by the county's environmental protection division); and

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Invasive Plant Rules by City in Orange County

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

OrlandoPop. 307,573

2 verified rules • Front Yard Gardens, Prohibited Species

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