Clark County actively encourages native landscaping. Its development code favors compatibility with existing native vegetation and drought-resistant plantings, and county programs like Naturally Beautiful Backyards, the Backyard Habitat Certification Program, and free tree/reforestation efforts promote native plants for wildlife and stormwater. There is no rule requiring native-only yards.
CCC 40.320.010 directs that landscape material selection consider compatibility with existing native vegetation and water conservation. Beyond code, Clark County Clean Water, WSU Extension, and partners run the Naturally Beautiful Backyards workshop and the Backyard Habitat Certification Program ($35 site visit), while Clark Conservation District offers a Free Tree Program with up to 200 native stems for riparian buffers. These are voluntary incentives, not mandates.
No penalties: native-plant use is encouraged, not required. Noxious weeds identified during a habitat visit remain subject to the RCW 17.10 control duty.
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Most Clark County parks are open from 7 a.m. to dusk, with hours varying slightly at a few parks (Luke Jensen Sports Park allows lighted use after dusk). Ove...
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Clark County requires outdoor lights (except holiday lights) to be directed or shielded so glare is minimized as seen from streets and nearby dwellings. Illu...
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Clark County requires outdoor lights, except seasonal holiday lights, to be directed or shielded to minimize glare visible from streets, nearby dwellings, an...
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Portable and temporary signs, flags and banners are prohibited in unincorporated Clark County unless a temporary sign permit is approved by the responsible o...
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Clark County's sign code treats political and other noncommercial messages as on-premises signs. Any sign displaying a noncommercial (including political) me...
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Washington defines a tiny house as a dwelling that may be built on wheels and is no larger than 400 sq ft, excluding lofts. To be a legal permanent residence...
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