Legal Documents of Sweetwater

All plants shall comply with the following:

1. All plants shall be native of southeast Tennessee. Plants on the list maintained by the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council (TNEPPC) are prohibited. In addition, weak trees such as Bradford Pears, Silver Maples, and other similar trees are prohibited;
2. Where multiple trees are required, no one species shall constitute more than forty-five percent (45%) of the total number of required trees for the site;
3. A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the front yard shall be landscaped with live vegetation, such as trees, shrubs, and groundcover;
4. Within a planned unit development, ten percent (10%) of the gross land area shall be landscaped with live vegetation, such as trees, shrubs, and groundcover; and
5. Tree topping is prohibited. (as added by Ord. #832, Jan. 2009, and replaced by Ord. #935, Jan. 2016)