Upland, CA Invasive Plant Rules: Prohibited Species (2026)

12. Subsection (G) states that invasive species of plants shall be avoided, especially near parks, buffers, greenbelts, water bodies, and open spaces, because of their potential to cause harm in sensitive areas. The provision does not incorporate a Cal-IPC list or any other named schedule of prohibited species by reference, and no separate species table appears elsewhere in Title 17, so the restriction is applied case by case when the community development department reviews conceptual and construction landscape plans. It sits alongside the section's other planting rules: minimum 15-gallon tree stock, one tree per 500 square feet of landscaping outside narrow planting strips, street trees spaced 20 to 35 feet on center, a ban on large expanses of uninterrupted hardscape such as decomposed granite or gravel, and a requirement that landscape components meet Upland Fire Department standards in fire-prone areas. 060, particularly for any project near the sensitive locations the subsection names.