No South Carolina statute or York County ordinance restricts native or drought-tolerant planting. You may replace lawn with native Piedmont species, pollinator beds, or meadows. Only HOA covenants can require a conventional lawn.
South Carolina imposes no limit on landscaping with native plants, and York County does not require a turf lawn on an existing residential lot, so homeowners across the Charlotte metro's south side may plant native grasses, oak-hickory understory, coneflower, and pollinator gardens. The county has even published a model sustainable-landscaping ordinance encouraging native and low-water plantings. The real constraint is contractual: HOA covenants in Baxter Village, Tega Cay, and Lake Wylie subdivisions can require turf and restrict meadow-style beds. The county's nuisance power targets rank overgrowth, not intentional native landscaping, so a maintained native yard is not a weed violation.
None from the county or state for native planting. A neglected planting that becomes rank overgrowth could draw a nuisance notice. HOA covenants enforce lawn standards through the association.
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