Showing ordinances that apply to Malden-on-Hudson, NY
Malden-on-Hudson is an unincorporated community (population 365) in Ulster County, New York. Because Malden-on-Hudson is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Ulster County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The native plants rules below are the ones that govern your area.
New York actively encourages native plantings through the DEC 'Saratoga Tree Nursery' and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Ulster County supports native landscaping, and no ordinance restricts replacing lawn with native meadow on private property.
The NY DEC and NY Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation promote the use of native plants for habitat, pollinator support, and water quality. Ulster County Cornell Cooperative Extension (based in Kingston) provides free native-plant guides and workshops. The New York State Native Plants program discourages invasive species such as Japanese barberry, Norway maple, and burning bush; 6 NYCRR Part 575 bans the sale and transport of certain invasive species. Within the NYC watershed, native buffers along streams are actively encouraged and sometimes cost-shared by NYC DEP.
There are no penalties for installing native plants. Selling, transporting, or introducing regulated invasive species under 6 NYCRR Part 575 can bring DEC fines of $250-$1,000 per violation.
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