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 outdoor burning rules below are the ones that govern your area.
NY DEC Part 215 applies countywide: residential brush burning banned March 16–May 14 annually. Trash burning illegal year-round. Individual municipalities may prohibit all open burning.
Westchester defers to NYS DEC 6 NYCRR Part 215 for open burning regulations. The annual statewide brush-burning ban runs March 16 through May 14. Burning household garbage, leaves, or construction debris is illegal year-round statewide. Many Westchester municipalities (Yonkers, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon) have even stricter local bans. County Department of Emergency Services assists with enforcement during red-flag conditions.
DEC Part 215 violations: minimum $500 first offense; criminal and civil penalties possible for repeat or damaging fires.
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