Barbed wire, razor wire, and electrified fences are prohibited in Yonkers residential zones. Historic districts (e.g., Philipse Manor Hall area) may impose additional material restrictions.
Yonkers Code prohibits barbed wire, concertina, and electrified fencing in residential districts. In designated historic districts, such as around the Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site or Hudson River Landmark District, the Yonkers Landmarks Preservation Board reviews fence materials and may restrict vinyl or modern chain-link in favor of period-appropriate wood or iron. Properties near Hudson River waterfront overlay zones have additional aesthetic standards.
Yonkers, NY
Overnight on-street parking is generally allowed on residential streets but subject to alternate-side street-cleaning rules. Some zones require residential p...
Yonkers, NY
Chickens and livestock generally prohibited in Yonkers residential zones. Zoning code allows only conventional household pets in single-family and multi-fami...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers enforces New York State smoke and carbon monoxide alarm requirements under 19 NYCRR Part 1225 (Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code). All dwelli...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers is not in a designated wildfire zone. New York does not maintain WUI (wildland-urban interface) fire hazard maps, and Yonkers is a dense urban city i...
Yonkers, NY
Yonkers is an urban municipality with no defensible-space brush-clearance mandate. Property owners must keep lots free of overgrowth, debris, and nuisance ve...
Yonkers, NY
Rainwater harvesting is legal in NY State and in Yonkers. No permit needed for residential rain barrels used for outdoor irrigation.
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