Tuscaloosa, AL Invasive Plant Rules: Prohibited Species (2026)

Sec. ' Because the ordinance points to the council's list rather than naming species in the code itself, the prohibited roster updates automatically whenever the council revises it, without requiring a city ordinance amendment. This sits alongside the approved-species screen for trees in Sec. 25-131(d)(4)(i), which independently bars invasive trees from the pre-approved table VI-9 list, so the invasive-species ban functions as a backstop covering shrubs and other plant material the tree-specific rule does not reach. The purpose clause at Sec. ' Enforcement runs through the landscape plan process: Sec.

25-131(a) requires every covered development to submit a plan identifying all plant types before installation, and Sec. 25-131(b)(1) requires the director of planning to inspect the site and the developer to certify installation before a certificate of occupancy issues, giving the city two checkpoints to catch a banned species. Single-family detached and duplex lots are exempt from this and nearly every other division 3 standard under Sec. 25-129(a). The rule was adopted by Ord. No. 9572, § 2, effective December 17, 2024.