Allen County does not restrict native or naturalized plantings on private property. On new development, the Zoning Ordinance requires landscape plants to come from the Plan Commission's adopted plant species list unless staff approves an alternative, favoring regionally suited species.
A resident in unincorporated Allen County may plant native prairie, pollinator, or naturalized landscaping without a county permit, subject only to the health-nuisance rule that overgrown, pest-harboring vegetation not be allowed to become a hazard. For regulated development, the Zoning Ordinance landscape standards (A.C.C. 3-4-8) require all trees and shrubs used for required landscaping to be selected from the Plan Commission's adopted plant species list unless an alternative species is approved by Department of Planning Services staff. Plans must suit the region (USDA Zone 5). This channels new commercial and multifamily plantings toward climate-appropriate, often native, species, while leaving ordinary homeowner gardening unregulated.
No county penalty applies to native plantings on a private yard. On a development site, using non-listed species for required landscaping without staff approval can be a zoning-plan deficiency that blocks approval. Neglected plantings that become a pest harborage fall
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