Baldwin Park, CA Invasive Plant Rules: Prohibited Species (2026)

Baldwin Park's landscape rules do not create a list of prohibited invasive species or an enforcement scheme for planting them. 090(A)(1)(f) states that the use of invasive and/or noxious plant species is strongly discouraged as part of the plant material criteria a landscape design plan must meet under the city's water-efficient landscape ordinance. 130 (L Definitions, nested under LANDSCAPING), defines INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES as species not historically found in California that spread outside cultivated areas and can damage environmental or economic resources, noting that invasive species may separately be regulated by county agricultural agencies as noxious species, and pointing applicants to the California Invasive Plant Inventory and the USDA invasive and noxious weeds database for reference lists.

Because this language sits among the 'highly recommended' plant-selection criteria rather than the mandatory design standards, the Director of Community Development can flag an invasive species choice during landscape plan review, but the ordinance does not authorize denying a permit or citing a property owner solely for planting one. 020 are still expected to consult the referenced state invasive plant lists when choosing plant material.