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 wildfire zones rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Westchester is not a designated high wildfire hazard area. NYS DEC tracks fire danger countywide; northern rural towns have moderate wildland-urban interface risk.
Westchester County contains no FEMA/CAL-FIRE-style wildfire hazard zones. NYS DEC Forest Rangers monitor fire danger levels (low/moderate/high/very high/extreme) and may impose temporary burn bans during red-flag conditions. Northern Westchester towns with forested parks (Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Mountain Lakes Park) have elevated WUI risk but no regulatory overlay. The 2016 and 2024 drought years saw several brush fires in the county.
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