Landscaping Rules in Westchester County, NY (2026)

Westchester County Code § 712.311

No person shall destroy, cut, break, deface, mutilate, injure, disturb, sever from the ground, take or remove any plant, flower, flower bed, shrub, tree, timber, growing thing, plant growths or any branch, stem, fruit or leaf thereof located on County-owned property except County-owned park property, including Playland Park; discard, abandon, pile or maintain any material or debris of any kind ...

Westchester County Sanitary Code § 873.1404(1)(b)

b.If the commissioner acts pursuant to this section, it shall be unlawful for any person who owns, maintains, occupies or is in charge or in control of any lot or premises to permit, cause, suffer or allow poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous or allergenic weed to grow on such lot or premises.2.The provisions of the code applicable to abatement and enforcement of nuisances and other violation...

Westchester County Code § 693.11(2)(g)(i)

Watering of lawns will be prohibited if there has been 0.1 inches or more of precipitation within the previous 24 hours. Watering of lawns at other times will be restricted to a total maximum of four hours per day between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. only. Persons or businesses located at even-numbered addresses may water lawns on even-numbered days only.