Westchester has no county-level defensible space ordinance. NYS Property Maintenance Code requires yards clear of combustible debris. Enforcement is municipal.
Unlike wildfire-prone western states, Westchester does not impose defensible-space clearance distances. The NYS Property Maintenance Code (adopted countywide) requires properties to be kept free of weeds, brush over 10 inches, and accumulated combustible refuse. Enforcement is handled by municipal building/code officials. The county's leafy northern towns (Bedford, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro) have the highest wildland-urban interface risk.
Westchester County, NY
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Westchester County, NY
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Westchester County, NY
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Westchester County, NY
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