Beaverton, OR Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Development Code § 60.05.25.4
- Native minimum
- 50% of trees and shrubs
- Approved lists
- Includes Metro Native Plants Booklet
- Applies to
- New site landscaping, design review
Summary
Beaverton's Development Code requires new site landscaping to draw from approved plant lists, including Metro's Native Plants Booklet, and mandates that at least half of all trees and shrubs planted be native species.
A. New plantings shall be selected from the following approved plant lists: 1. City of Beaverton Tree List 2. Clean Water Services' Design and Construction Standards, Appendix A (2019) 3. Metro Native Plants Booklet (2018) 4. Portland Plant List (2016) ... F. A minimum of 50 percent of trees and 50 percent of shrubs provided on a site shall be native species, as identified in one of the plant lists in Section 60.05.25.4.A.
Full Breakdown
Development Code § 60.05.25.4 requires new landscaping on sites subject to design review to use plants selected from four approved lists: the City of Beaverton Tree List, Clean Water Services' Design and Construction Standards Appendix A, the Metro Native Plants Booklet (2018), and the Portland Plant List. Beyond that menu, § 60.05.25.4.F sets a hard floor: at least 50 percent of trees and 50 percent of shrubs on a site must be native species drawn from those lists. This is a Beaverton Development Code standard for new development inside city limits in Washington County, it is not a Metro or county rule, though Metro's plant booklet is one of the approved sources.
Violations & Fines
Violates the standard if new required landscaping uses non-approved plant species or fails to meet the 50 percent native-species minimum for trees and shrubs on a site subject to design review.
Frequently Asked Questions
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