Clarksville, TN Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)

Section 8-107 requires every owner or tenant to periodically cut grass and other vegetation commonly recognized as weeds, and makes it unlawful to disobey an order from the city clerk, chief of police, or coordinator of fire prevention and building codes to cut once growth exceeds one foot. The code creates no exemption for intentional native, pollinator, or rain-garden plantings, and no bed, edging, or setback standard exists to qualify for one. The Zoning Ordinance encourages retaining existing native plant material in landscape buffer yards, but section 7.2 exempts single-family and two-family lots, so that encouragement never reaches a private yard.