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 material restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
No county-wide restricted materials list. Municipalities commonly prohibit barbed wire, electrified fences, razor wire, and certain plastics in residential districts.
Westchester municipalities typically prohibit barbed wire, concertina wire, razor wire, and electrified fencing in residential zones (allowed on farms and industrial sites with restrictions). Some villages restrict painted or reflective fencing; others ban corrugated metal. Living fences (hedgerows) are generally exempt from fence regulations but may be restricted by sight-triangle rules at intersections.
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