Yonkers is an urban municipality with no defensible-space brush-clearance mandate. Property owners must keep lots free of overgrowth, debris, and nuisance vegetation under the city's property maintenance code.
Unlike wildfire-zone states (CA, CO), New York does not require defensible-space brush clearance. Yonkers' property maintenance provisions (Chapter 55 of the Yonkers Code) require lots be kept clean of rubbish, weeds, and overgrowth, typically with a 10-inch weed/grass height trigger. The focus is blight and rodent prevention, not fire prevention.
Property maintenance violations may result in notice of violation, fines, and abatement with lien for non-compliance.
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Overnight on-street parking is generally allowed on residential streets but subject to alternate-side street-cleaning rules. Some zones require residential p...
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Retaining walls over 4 ft tall (from bottom of footing to top) require a building permit and engineered drawings in Yonkers. Walls with surcharge loads requi...
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Chickens and livestock generally prohibited in Yonkers residential zones. Zoning code allows only conventional household pets in single-family and multi-fami...
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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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