Stamford, CT Invasive Plant Rules: Front Yard Gardens (2026)

A Property Owner may claim an exemption from the provisions of this Article on the grounds that an alleged Property Maintenance Violation is a Managed Natural Meadow Landscape. The Property Owner's exemption claim must be made in writing to the Anti-Blight Officer within seven (7) days of the date of the Notice of Violation.(b)After a timely exemption claim is made by the Property Owner, a Managed Natural Meadow Landscape (hereafter, "Meadow") shall be exempt from the provisions of this Article if in the determination of the Anti-Blight Officer in their sole discretion, all the following conditions are met:(1)The Meadow is a planned, intentional, and maintained planting of primarily native grasses, wildflowers, ferns, sedges, shrubs, or trees; and(2)The Meadow does not include any Noxious Weeds; and(3)The Meadow does not include any Invasive Plants;