AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE 

CARRBORO LAND USE ORDINANCE BY REVISING THE LIST OF INVASIVE PLANT 

SPECIES, ESTABLISHINP REGULATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING OPERATIONS, 

AND MODIFYING PROVISIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR SUBDIVISIONS, 

PERFORMANCE GUARANTEES, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, AND MINIMUM 

LOT WIDTHS 

Section 1. Appendix E-17, List of Invasive Plant Species, is amended to read as  follows: 

The  following  plant  species  shall  be  prohibited  when  complying  with  the  shading  and 

screening  provisions  of  this  chapter  and  shall  not  be  shown  on  any  plans  submitted  in 

support of  a Land Use Permit application.  Further information on invasive pest plants that 

applicants may wish to  avoid may be found  on the  website  for  the North Carolina Native 

Plant Society. 

Plant Type: A=Aquatic, H=Herbaceous, W=Woody Plant 

Species (Latin)  Common Name  Type 

Ailanthus altissima  Tree of  Heaven  W 

Albizia julibrissin  Mimosa  W 

Alliaria petiolata  Garlic-Mustard  W 

Celastris orbiculatus  Asian Bittersweet  W 

Eleagnus angustifolia  Russian  Olive  W 

Eleagnus umbellata  Autumn Olive  W 

Hedera helix  English Ivy  W 

Hydrilla verticillata  Hydrilla  A 

Lespedeza bicolor   Bicolor Lespedeza  W 

Lespedeza cuneata  Sericea  Lespedeza  H 

Ligustrum sinense  Chinese privet  W 

Lonicera fragrantissima  Bush  Honeysuckle  W 

Lonicera japonica  Japanese Honeysuckle  W 

Microstegium vimineum  Japanese Stilt-grass  H 

Murdannia keisak  Asian Spiderwort  H 

Myr iophyl lum aquaticum  Pa r rot feath er   A 

Paulownia tomentosa  Princesstree  W 

Phragmatis australis  Common Reed  H 

Polygonum cuspidatum  Japanese Knotweed  H 

Pueraria montana  Kudzu  H 

Rosa  mul t i f lora  Mul t i f lora Rose  W 

Salvinia molesta  Aquarium water-moss  A 

Wisteria sinensis  Chinese wisteria  W