PBC Code Chapter 14 (Property Maintenance) requires unincorporated property owners to keep lots free of noxious weeds, invasive vegetation, and overgrowth exceeding 18 inches. PBC ERM also enforces Florida invasive species removal under the County Invasive Plant Removal Code.
PBC Code §14-32 prohibits weeds and undergrowth exceeding 18 inches on improved residential parcels. PBC ULDC Article 14 (Landscape) lists Category I invasive species (Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius, melaleuca, Australian pine, earleaf acacia, carrotwood, and others) that must be removed prior to development approval and may not be planted. The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council list is incorporated by reference. PBC Environmental Resources Management runs invasive removal programs in natural areas. Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) and Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) are widespread in western PBC and the Everglades buffer; biological control programs are active. Code enforcement uses 10-day notice and abatement-by-lien procedures under §14-37.
Notice to Abate within 10 days; failure leads to county abatement, lien for vendor cost plus 75 dollars admin, and Special Magistrate fines up to 250 dollars per day for repeat offenders.
Palm Beach County, FL
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Palm Beach County, FL
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Palm Beach County, FL
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Palm Beach County, FL
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Palm Beach County, FL
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Palm Beach County, FL
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