Kennett Township supervisors adopted Ordinance 311 that amends Chapter 232 of the township code regarding the growing of bamboo grasses. Under the ordinance, exterior bamboo shall not be planted, maintained or otherwise permitted to exist within 40 feet of the edge of a property, and all existing bamboo within 40 feet of the edge of a property must be removed. Further, property owners must ensure that existing bamboo on their property is maintained and not allowed to encroach or grow upon any adjoining or neighboring property, including all public property and right-of-way. Any bamboo existing anywhere else on a property may not be replanted or replaced if existing bamboo dies, is uprooted or is destroyed. 
Source: Chester County Press; 5/28/2025