No Indiana statute and no St. Joseph County ordinance requires replacing a removed tree in unincorporated areas. Replanting mandates exist only inside South Bend and Mishawaka for public tree-lawn trees, or as a condition in HOA covenants and development approvals.
Indiana sets no replant-what-you-cut rule, and St. Joseph County has no authority to impose one on private land in unincorporated areas, so replacing a removed tree is entirely voluntary in Granger, North Liberty, and the rural south of the county. Where replacement is required, the source is municipal or private: South Bend's and Mishawaka's forestry programs can require replanting when a tree in the public tree lawn is removed, and city site-plan and subdivision reviews build tree-replacement standards into new development. In the unincorporated county, HOA covenants sometimes require a homeowner to replace a removed canopy tree to preserve the neighborhood look.
None from the county for not replacing a removed tree. Failing to meet a South Bend or Mishawaka tree-lawn replacement condition violates city code. HOA replanting requirements are enforced by the association.
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