Showing ordinances that apply to Jessup CDP (part), Anne Arundel County, Maryland, MD
Jessup CDP (part), Anne Arundel County, Maryland is an unincorporated community (population 6,781) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Because Jessup CDP (part), Anne Arundel County, Maryland is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Anne Arundel County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The native plants rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Anne Arundel County actively promotes native and Bay-friendly plantings through its Watershed Protection program and Critical Area buffer plantings. Maryland RP ยง2-118 limits HOA bans on low-impact landscaping. Turf grass replacement is incentivized near the Chesapeake Bay.
Anne Arundel County's Bureau of Watershed Protection & Restoration promotes native, Chesapeake-Bay-friendly landscaping through the RainScapes rebate program (up to $2,500 for conservation landscaping, rain gardens, tree plantings, and turf-to-meadow conversions). Properties in the 1,000-foot Chesapeake Bay Critical Area must use native species in the required 100-foot buffer and in replanting required for any tree or shrub removal; the county Office of Planning and Zoning maintains an approved species list. Maryland Real Property ยง2-118 (Low-Impact Landscaping Act) prohibits HOAs from categorically banning pollinator gardens, xeriscape, rain gardens, and native-plant yards, though HOAs may adopt reasonable design standards. The University of Maryland Extension and Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center provide species guidance; invasive removal (English ivy, bamboo, multiflora rose, Japanese stiltgrass) is encouraged and, for bamboo planted after 2010, owners must prevent spread under county tree-canopy rules. Turf grass must still meet the general grass-height ordinance (typically 8 inches in non-meadow yards) โ managed meadows benefit from a registered meadow exemption.
Grass-height violations still apply to neglected yards even if meadow is claimed: $100โ$500 plus abatement. Invasive bamboo encroachment: civil damages to neighbor plus abatement order. HOA bans in violation of ยง2-118: unenforceable; homeowner may recover fees.
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