Showing ordinances that apply to Yorktown Heights, NY
Yorktown Heights is an unincorporated community (population 1,884) in Westchester County, New York. Because Yorktown Heights is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Westchester County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The lot coverage limits rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Lot coverage limits are set by each Westchester municipality through its zoning code. No county-level coverage rule.
Typical single-family lot coverage caps in Westchester range from 20% (low-density residential) to 40% (multifamily or village center districts). Impervious surface limits are often separate and stricter, especially in watershed protection areas feeding NYC reservoirs. Check your municipal zoning schedule.
See how Yorktown Heights's lot coverage limits rules stack up against other locations.
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