Kootenai County does not require or prohibit native-plant landscaping generally, but along the shoreline it actively encourages native vegetation: the county publishes a list of approved native plants for the 25-foot No-Disturbance Zone around Lake Coeur d'Alene.
On ordinary lots the county has no native-plant mandate, though you must still control noxious weeds under Idaho Code 22-2407. Near the water, native plantings play a formal role: within the Shoreline Management Area (County Code 8.7.111), planting of native vegetation is a permitted, encouraged activity, and the county maintains a list of approved native vegetation that may be planted within the 25-foot No-Disturbance Zone. Using those approved species helps stabilize banks and protect Lake Coeur d'Alene water quality. Contact Community Development at 208-446-1070 for the approved plant list and shoreline-planting guidance.
No penalty for native landscaping. Planting non-approved species or disturbing soil in the shoreline zone without approval is a site-disturbance violation; noxious weeds remain a required-control matter.
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