Fayetteville encourages native, drought-tolerant landscaping and requires that at least 50 percent of new trees planted on regulated development sites be native. Homeowners are not required to use native plants in their own yards.
Fayetteville's UDO landscaping standards (Sec. 30-5.B) promote native, drought-tolerant vegetation to reduce irrigation demand and require that 50 percent of all new trees planted to satisfy landscaping requirements be native species. This applies to regulated development, site plans, and subdivisions, not to routine homeowner gardening; existing single-family homes are exempt from the standards. The city maintains a recommended plant list for the Fayetteville area, and PWC keeps a list of species suitable under power lines. There is no county rule mandating native plants on private residential lots. Homeowners are free to choose native or ornamental plants, though natives cut watering needs.
On development sites, failing to meet the required native-tree percentage or planting from disallowed species violates the UDO landscape-plan approval and is enforced under Article 30-8. No penalty applies to homeowner plant choices.
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