Landscaping Rules in Bonner County, ID (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bonner County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Tree Removal & Heritage Trees

Bonner County, Idaho does not hand out a general tree-cutting permit in the section read here, but it does fix how many standing trees must stay within 40 feet of a perennial stream. Table 7-1 sets the counts by trunk size and stream width, and diseased or hazardous trees are carved out.

Tree Removal Limits Near Streams in Unincorporated Bonner County

Some Restrictions

Bonner County Revised Code § 12-714

D. Trees: In addition, in vegetative buffers adjacent to perennial streams, trees shall be retained in accord with the following: 1. Standing trees, including conifers, hardwoods and snags, shall be left within forty feet (40') of the ordinary high water mark on each side of all perennial streams, in the following minimum numbers of standing trees per one thousand feet (1,000') of stream on eac...

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Native Plants

Bonner County Revised Code § 12-463 prefers plants native to northern Idaho for landscaping on new commercial, multi-family, public and industrial development in unincorporated Bonner County, Idaho. It prefers retaining existing trees and native vegetation over new landscaped areas, points to the plant list in Appendix B of Title 12, and allows nonnative plants only if appropriate to the region and not invasive.

Bonner County Native Plant Landscaping Standards

Light Restrictions

Bonner County Revised Code § 12-463

A. Applicants are encouraged to integrate the existing on site trees and native vegetation (if applicable) into the design of the site. Retention of the existing on site trees and native vegetation is preferred over new landscaped areas. Where existing trees or other native plant materials are proposed to be retained, the landscape professional should provide supplemental plantings in the area ...

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