Greenburgh, NY

Greenburgh allows one accessory dwelling unit per lot only in the R-5 through R-40 and PUD districts, and only after the Planning Board grants a special permit under Code § 285-36(O)…

Greenburgh bars owners from leasing an accessory dwelling unit for less than a full year, and if that lease breaks early, the owner cannot hand the remaining term off to a new tenant.

Converting a lawful garage or other accessory structure into an ADU in Greenburgh caps the unit at 800 square feet and 12 feet in height, though the Planning Board can waive the height…

Greenburgh requires the owner of any lot with an ADU to swear, under penalty of perjury, that they live in one of the dwelling units on the property, and the house, the ADU and the lot…

Greenburgh's Building Code sets its fence height threshold as a permit exemption rather than a hard cap: fences up to six feet in a front or side yard, and up to eight feet in a rear…

Greenburgh only exempts fences from its Building Permit requirement when they stay at or under six feet in a front or side yard and eight feet in a rear yard; anything taller falls…

Greenburgh exempts retaining walls under four feet high from its Building Permit requirement; walls at four feet or taller need a Building Permit from the Building Inspector, including…

New York's Town Law § 300 makes adjoining landowners split the cost of a division fence along their shared boundary, but only when the land is actually used to keep animals…

Greenburgh requires every building to have smoke- and heat-detection devices meeting NFPA 72 and the Uniform Code, with multi-family buildings held to added rules: stairwell detectors…

Westchester has no county-level defensible space ordinance. NYS Property Maintenance Code requires yards clear of combustible debris. Enforcement is municipal.

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's Sanitary Code bans open burning countywide unless the fire falls under a narrow permit exception for land-clearing or demolition debris, or fire-department…

New York Penal Law bans most consumer fireworks statewide. Ground-based sparkling devices are legal by default outside New York City, though counties may opt out and about a dozen have…

Greenburgh follows the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law for general on-street stopping and standing, but § 460-16 separately bans parking "at any time" on the specific streets and…

Inside the Hartsdale Public Parking District's Site A garage, overnight parking on the second level requires a displayed permit and runs 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weeknights, all…

From December 1 through March 15, Greenburgh bans parking on any public highway between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. so plows can clear the roads. A special permit from the Chief of Police…

Greenburgh bars commercial vehicles from parking on any street between 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and from traveling certain listed streets outside pickup and delivery. A vehicle counts…

In the Hartsdale Public Parking District, Sites C, D, E and F are reserved for permit holders. Site C runs on twenty-four-hour metered permits, while D, E and F are commuter-permit…

Within the Hartsdale Public Parking District, no vehicle may park in a bus stand, taxicab stand or loading area, and no vehicle without a commercial registration may park in any…

Once Greenburgh has lawfully impounded an abandoned vehicle, the Town may convert up to 1% of its unclaimed abandoned vehicles (or two, whichever is greater) each year to its own use…

Adding a parking space for a Greenburgh ADU requires at least one off-street spot per unit, and any driveway widened to serve it must match the neighborhood's development pattern with…

Greenburgh bars parking any automobile trailer or housecar in town except in a licensed tourist camp, with one narrow carve-out: a nonpaying guest's trailer may sit on a resident's…

New or rebuilt parking garages and open lots built or funded under a County contract must dedicate 10% of spaces to EV charging, or 50 spaces if the lot holds more than 250 vehicles.

New Yorkers outside New York City who get towed or booted from a private lot rely on General Business Law 399-v, not a statewide rate cap. The law applies only to lots with capacity…

Greenburgh Town Code makes property owners cut and remove noxious weeds, brush, rank growths and long grass from their land, along with any rubbish and debris. The rule sits in the…

Utilities trimming trees along Greenburgh's power line rights-of-way must follow National Arbor Day Foundation maintenance standards, and can't cut, top or remove a tree beyond routine…

Greenburgh requires a tree removal permit before you cut, top, injure or kill any tree over eight inches in diameter at breast height anywhere in the unincorporated Town. The Forestry…

Greenburgh's dumping ban carves out one exception: a home gardener may keep a small, inoffensive compost heap on their own property. Greenburgh Code § 410-4.B requires the pile to stay…

Once the County Executive declares a drought emergency, lawns may be watered only 4 hours a day in early-morning or evening windows, on odd or even days matching your street address.

Greenburgh limits routine construction noise to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays under Town Code Chapter 380. Work outside those windows, including all day…

Outdoor amplified sound in Greenburgh, concerts, block parties and commercial speakers, needs a Town Clerk permit under § 380-6B. Applicants must state the purpose, location, duration…

Greenburgh bars unnecessary horn use except as a Vehicle and Traffic Law warning signal, and separately makes tire-squealing acceleration or racing noise audible 50 feet away prima…

Greenburgh bars powered leaf blowers and lawn equipment before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m. weekdays, outside 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, and outside 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, capping volume at 75…

Greenburgh Code § 310-10(B) makes it unlawful for any dog or domestic animal to engage in repeated loud howling, barking, crying or whining, or otherwise behave so as to unreasonably…

Greenburgh caps unreasonably intrusive noise at 65 dBA in residential districts and 70 dBA elsewhere overnight, tightening to 65 dBA on weekend and holiday hours, under Town Code §…

Aircraft operating from Westchester County Airport must comply with current federal rules and the airport's local noise abatement regulations under County Code § 712.421.

Greenburgh's Chapter 345 bars anyone from conducting or operating a display of wild or exotic animals, or a rodeo, on any property in which the Town of Greenburgh holds a property…

Greenburgh does not regulate by breed. Instead, Chapter 310 requires any dog a court has judicially found dangerous under state Agriculture and Markets Law § 123 to carry a Town-issued…

Greenburgh Code § 310-10(G) requires any dog or domestic animal in a public place, including streets, sidewalks or public grounds, to be restrained by a leash no longer than six feet…

Agriculture and Markets Law Article 15 establishes a uniform statewide apiary inspection program with mandatory disease control standards applicable to all hives in New York.

Under New York Agriculture and Markets Law §373, any police officer or humane society agent may seize a lost, strayed, homeless, or abandoned animal, cattle, goats, sheep, or chickens…

Westchester's Room Occupancy Tax law treats short-term rental booking platforms as 'room remarketers' deemed to operate the hotel, making them liable to collect and remit the county's…

New York imposes state and local sales tax plus hotel-style occupancy taxes on short-term rentals statewide, and a 2024 registration law adds county-level registries and mandatory…

Public and semipublic pools in Westchester County must post a red-letter drowning-hazard warning sign, keep U.S. Coast Guard-approved lifesaving equipment on deck, and provide required…

Westchester County doesn't permit above-ground pools, but retailers selling any portable or inflatable pool deeper than two feet must post a county drowning-hazard warning at the point…

New York lets you sell home-baked and other shelf-stable foods without a food processing license through the Department of Agriculture and Markets Home Processing exemption, which…

New York Social Services Law preempts municipalities from imposing additional licensing on family or group family day care homes and requires the Office of Children and Family Services…

Greenburgh forbids a licensed food vendor's vehicle from parking within 100 feet of an intersection, staying put more than 15 minutes, sitting on a crosswalk, claiming an exclusive or…

Greenburgh regulates food trucks as peddlers: a Town Clerk license is required under § 390-3, applicants must supply a County Health Department permit number under § 390-5A(5), and…

Greenburgh's Department of Public Works collects large household items like furniture and refrigerators from the curb only, and treats bundled tree trimmings up to 3 feet long and 24…

Beyond mandatory curbside participation, Greenburgh dictates how recyclables must be prepped, rinsed and bundled, and requires local service stations, beverage dealers and retailers to…

Every Greenburgh household and business on Town sanitation service must participate in curbside recycling under § 410-5, sorting recyclables from trash and following material-specific…

Greenburgh runs a designated leaf-collection season, generally October through December, when leaves must go out in authorized bags or receptacles rather than loose piles. Piling…

Greenburgh's Department of Public Works sets exactly how residents present garbage, rubbish and recyclables for pickup. Private dwellings get walk-in collection from beside the house…

Greenburgh bars owners, tenants and contractors from letting solid waste, discarded matter or auto parts pile up on any lot, and separately bans throwing or dumping waste on someone…

Greenburgh limits how long trash and recycling containers can sit at the curb. Cans cannot go out more than 12 hours before the scheduled pickup, and empty receptacles must come back…

Greenburgh requires multifamily buildings to use a central dumpster location instead of individual curbside cans, arranged with the Commissioner of Public Works. Wherever receptacles…

The Commissioner of Public Works sets Greenburgh's trash pickup days and hours and can adjust them after notifying residents. All solid waste collected Townwide falls under the…

Greenburgh requires a stormwater management control permit from the Town Engineer for any land development activity disturbing 500 or more square feet. The Stormwater Management Law…

Greenburgh's Steep Slopes law bars leaving disturbed slope soil bare and exposed between December 15 and April 15, and forces temporary erosion stabilization within two days of final…

Greenburgh requires a floodplain development permit before any construction, filling, grading or excavation in an area of special flood hazard shown on the Town's FEMA Flood Insurance…

In Zones A1-A30, AE and AH, Greenburgh forces new construction and substantial improvements to raise the lowest floor, basement included, at least two feet above the base flood level…

New York Executive Law Article 42 and the Coastal Management Program require state and local agency actions in designated coastal areas to be consistent with statewide coastal policies…

Greenburgh limits any sign attached to or placed within two feet of a window to covering no more than 25% of that single window, a rule dating to 1969, while interior window signage…

In New York, affixing a political sign, poster, or notice to property you neither own nor have permission to use, a utility pole, highway structure, or another person's land, is…

Greenburgh's Building Inspector must sign off on ten separate construction milestones before work can be covered up, from the work site itself through footings, framing and a final…

Greenburgh requires every elevator and other conveyance in town to be inspected semiannually by a permitted conveyance inspector, with a certificate of operation renewed on the same…

Greenburgh requires every building built after Chapter 100's effective date to have carbon monoxide detectors placed close enough to sleeping areas for occupants to hear the alarm…

Greenburgh requires a Building Inspector permit before anyone installs, extends or alters electric wiring or devices for light, heat or power, and Town Code § 110-4 limits who can…

Greenburgh has required automatic fire sprinklers in one- and two-family homes since October 13, 1982. Town Code Chapter 100 makes the system mandatory before a building permit or…

Greenburgh requires a Building Permit from the Building Inspector for any work covered by the Uniform Code, Energy Code or Town Code, including construction, enlargement, alteration…

Greenburgh Code § 330-13(L) requires every fire exit in a licensed cabaret to have panic hardware, and bars any other locking device on those exits at any time. The rule sits inside…

Commercial and Town-sponsored projects with 4,000 or more square feet of conditioned space must earn a LEED Certified rating under Greenburgh's Green Building Initiative, a mandatory…

Westchester County requires a county-wide master plumber's license, not a town-issued credential, before anyone may install, alter, test or repair plumbing systems requiring a permit…

Westchester County's housing code requires existing lead-poisoning paint conditions in dwellings to be eliminated under the state Public Health Law's lead-poisoning prevention…

Greenburgh has no general loitering ordinance for streets or sidewalks. Its only loitering rule, § 330-12(L) of the Cabaret Law, bars a licensed cabaret from permitting disorderly…

Greenburgh Code Chapter 305 bans drinking alcohol, or holding an open container under circumstances showing intent to drink it, anywhere in a public place in the unincorporated Town…

Westchester County bans smoking at every place of employment, including the outdoor areas of restaurants and bars, with no exception besides dedicated retail tobacco shops.

When Greenburgh's Building Inspector finds a building or structure dangerous or unsafe, Chapter 340, Demolition, gives the owner 14 days after notice to make it safe or remove it, and…

Greenburgh landowners and occupants must clear snow, ice, dirt or other obstructions from their abutting sidewalk within 24 hours, or the Town can remove it and place the cost as a…

Greenburgh Code § 335-1 opts the Town out of allowing on-site cannabis consumption sites, licensed lounges where customers could consume cannabis products on the premises, and formally…

New York law lets adults 21 and over grow cannabis at home and preempts municipalities from prohibiting it, setting uniform plant limits and secure storage requirements statewide.

Greenburgh's flood damage prevention law forces electrical, heating, cooling, plumbing and other service equipment in special flood hazard areas above the base flood elevation before…

Greenburgh's Sign and Illumination Law requires every outdoor light source to be shielded or aimed so its direct rays never fall on a neighboring property, and caps brightness and…

Greenburgh's Sign and Illumination Law requires every outdoor light to be shielded so its direct rays never spill onto a neighbor's lot, bans flashing or color-changing fixtures, and…

Anyone other than the Town itself needs a Department of Public Works permit before excavating, building a curb cut, or storing materials or equipment in a Greenburgh street, sidewalk…

Greenburgh keeps the first five feet of every shoulder or sidewalk strip, measured from the curb or edge of the traveled way, clear of poles, fences, signs and similar objects. Section…

Greenburgh places both the repair duty and the legal liability for a public sidewalk on the abutting property owner. Section 430-17 makes the adjacent landowner (or occupant) liable…

Greenburgh's Chapter 348 requires anyone filming, videotaping or recording on private or public property for pay to first obtain a license from the Town Clerk. The rule applies…

Greenburgh charges a flat surcharge for any filming permit that involves closing a road. Section 348-8's fee schedule, amended October 22, 2025, adds $1,000 per occurrence of a road…

Greenburgh's filming law limits when production equipment can run. Section 348-5C bars operating lights, generators and other filming equipment at a licensed location before 8:00 a.m…

Greenburgh charges no license fee at all for student filming. The Town's fee schedule at Section 348-8, last amended October 22, 2025, sets a $0 rate for the "Student" category on both…

Greenburgh's tree code singles out "Trees of Significance": large canopy trees 36 inches DBH or more, medium canopy trees 24 inches or more, small canopy trees 12 inches or more, plus…

Any tree New York's Department of Environmental Conservation designates a protected native plant cannot be cut down, topped or injured anywhere in unincorporated Greenburgh without a…

Westchester County requires written approval from the Commissioner of Public Works and Transportation before anyone plants, removes, trims, or damages a shade tree on a county road…

Greenburgh bars every owner, lessee and occupant of land in the unincorporated Town from installing any tree, shrub or bush classified as a prohibited invasive species under New York's…

Greenburgh bans planting running bamboo anywhere in town and makes it unlawful to let existing bamboo spread onto a neighbor's land, public property or a Town right-of-way. Bamboo that…

Greenburgh charges a 3% occupancy tax on every room rented in a hotel or motel in the unincorporated part of the town. Operators collect the tax from guests and remit it to the Town…

Greenburgh residents report suspected code violations to the Building Inspector, who under Town Code § 100-23 must review and investigate any complaint alleging a condition that fails…

Greenburgh confines licensed peddlers, solicitors and registered canvassers to 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. calls, honors posted "No Peddling, Soliciting or Canvassing" signs as a binding…

Greenburgh requires anyone peddling or soliciting door-to-door to first obtain a Town Clerk license under § 390-3. Applicants submit fingerprints, photographs and background…

Greenburgh bans selling vaping products, e-cigarettes and other specified tobacco products within 750 feet of any school with students under 21 or any public park, and bans advertising…

Greenburgh property owners and tow operators who remove or immobilize a vehicle from private property without the driver's consent must charge fees set under Westchester County's…

Greenburgh makes it unlawful to open, conduct, maintain or operate a massage establishment without a Town-issued license. Section 375-6 requires the license before the business, room…

Anyone buying, selling, exchanging or pledging secondhand precious metals, gems, watches, coins or electronics in Westchester County must hold a county secondhand dealer license before…

Greenburgh treats solar energy work as regulated plumbing work: Town Code § 120-2 lists "all installations powered by solar energy" among the work needing a Building Inspector permit…

New York's Solar Rights Act, Real Property Law Article 9-C, section 342, voids any homeowners' association rule that effectively bans rooftop solar. A restriction counts as an illegal…

Greenburgh bars exhaust noise from any stationary or mobile internal-combustion engine, including generators, that creates unreasonably intrusive noise, unless the discharge runs…

Greenburgh's Cabaret Law bars any licensed cabaret from running amplified entertainment intense enough to disturb the peace and requires soundproofing so amplification or excess noise…

Greenburgh's Historic Preservation Board can recommend that the Town Board designate a building, structure, site or object a landmark, or an area a historic district, when it meets…

Westchester County's housing code requires owners furnishing heat to maintain dwellings at no less than 68 degrees Fahrenheit, measured 18 inches above the floor and three feet from an…

The county's Fair Housing Law bars landlords, brokers and agents from refusing tenants because their income includes Section 8 vouchers, social security, alimony, or other public…

Before filing a nonpayment eviction, a New York landlord must serve a 14-day written rent demand under RPAPL Section 711. The demand requires, in the alternative, payment of rent or…

New York's Good Cause Eviction Law (RPL Article 6-A) limits evictions and rent hikes for covered tenants in NYC by default, with optional adoption by other municipalities.

Real Property Law Section 238-a, added by the 2019 HSTPA, caps residential late fees at $50 or 5% of the monthly rent, whichever is less, and bars any late fee until rent is more than…

To end a tenancy or decline to renew, a New York landlord must give written notice scaled to how long the tenant has lived in the unit under Real Property Law Section 226-c: 30 days…

New York requires advance written notice before a landlord raises rent 5% or more, or declines to renew a lease. The notice window scales with how long the tenant has lived in the…

Since the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, New York landlords cannot collect a security deposit larger than one month's rent. Within 14 days after a tenant vacates…

New York's adverse possession period is 10 years of continuous, exclusive possession under RPAPL Sections 501 and 511. A 2024 budget amendment to RPAPL Section 711 clarified that…

Organized picnics or outings in Westchester County parks need a Parks Department permit obtained before the group arrives at the designated area.

Westchester County Health Department inspectors can enter and inspect any dwelling without a fee, during business hours, to check compliance with the county's housing hygiene standards.

Chain restaurants with 15 or more locations in Westchester County must post calories for every standard menu item on menus and menu boards, enforced by the County Health Department.

Owners of vacant grounds in Westchester County must keep the property free of rodent and vermin nuisances that affect public health, under the county's Sanitary Code.

Westchester County parks operate from dawn to dusk unless otherwise posted, per County Code § 765.201.

Food service establishments and retail food stores in Westchester County may give out single-use utensils, straws and condiment packets only when a customer requests them.

Westchester County bans food service vendors and stores from possessing, selling or using expanded polystyrene foam cups, plates, trays and takeout containers.

The New York Bag Waste Reduction Law (Environmental Conservation Law §27-2801, enacted 2019, enforced March 2020) bans most single-use plastic carryout bags statewide. Counties and…

New York prohibits the sale and distribution of expanded polystyrene foam food containers and loose packing peanuts statewide under Environmental Conservation Law Article 27.

Westchester County's only codified plate-camera rule is Chapter 708. Images and license plate data from school bus stop-arm cameras must be destroyed 90 days after an alleged violation…

The county runs a red-light camera demonstration program at up to 50 intersections at a time, needing city consent for cameras inside White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon or New…

Westchester County bars selling, leasing or renting e-bikes and electric mobility devices unless their battery and electrical system carry UL, IEC, ANSI or SAE safety certification.

New York draws a hard line between a golf cart and a low-speed vehicle. A low-speed vehicle is defined by Vehicle and Traffic Law § 121-f as a limited use automobile with a maximum…

Westchester County exempts garage, yard, estate and moving sales from secondhand dealer licensing only if held on residential property, capped at 96 hours and four sales per year.

New York Labor Law §652 sets a tiered statewide minimum wage that leaves no room for local wage ordinances. As of January 1, 2026 the rate is $17.00/hr in NYC, Long Island, and…

New York mandates paid sick leave under Labor Law § 196-b and paid family leave under Workers' Compensation Law Article 9, with statewide coverage that applies to nearly every private…

New York requires a state-issued concealed carry license under Penal Law § 400.00, with mandatory training and a long list of statewide sensitive locations where carry is forbidden.

New York Penal Law treats a vehicle as a public place for firearm purposes, requiring a valid pistol license to transport a handgun and strict storage rules for long guns and…

New York's Upstate Gaming Economic Development Act divides the state into two casino development zones. Zone One is New York City plus Nassau, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, and…

New York grants no automatic right to run charitable gambling. General Municipal Law Article 9-A lets a town, city, or village opt in to games of chance by local law or ordinance, but…

New York's Penal Law never criminalizes playing a private card game or betting pool: it only criminalizes advancing or profiting from gambling. Penal Law § 225.00(3) protects anyone…

Sports betting is legal in New York only through operators licensed by the state Gaming Commission under Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Section 1367-a. Nine mobile…

New York has no comprehensive HOA act. Condominiums get a statutory common-charge lien under Real Property Law § 339-z that is foreclosable like a mortgage but junior to a first…

New York homeowners association boards answer to Not-for-Profit Corporation Law Section 621. A member of record for at least six months, or a holder of five percent of any voting…

New York voids HOA bans on solar power and EV charging. Real Property Law § 342 (Solar Rights Act) makes any restriction effectively prohibiting a solar system unenforceable and void…

New York's Electric Vehicle Rights Act, Real Property Law Article 9-D Section 343, bars homeowners' associations statewide from adopting rules that effectively prohibit or unreasonably…

New York Real Property Law Section 339-j strips condominium boards of managers of the power to enforce any by-law, rule, or resolution against a unit owner who displays a United States…

New York creates an assessment lien by statute only for condominiums. Real Property Law § 339-z gives the board of managers a lien on each unit for unpaid common charges that outranks…

New York condominiums have no inherent power to restrict unit leasing: under Real Property Law § 339-v(2)(a), by-laws "may also provide for" leasing restrictions only if the board…

No section of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizes sobriety checkpoints by name. The practice rests on Court of Appeals case law, chiefly People v. Scott, applied against…

New York is one of the few states that put the right to record police into its own statute rather than leaving it to case law. Civil Rights Law § 79-p, headed "Recording certain…

New York has no stop-and-identify statute. Criminal Procedure Law § 140.50(1) lets a police officer who reasonably suspects a felony or a misdemeanor defined in the Penal Law stop you…

New York wrote an unusually specific rule into the Penal Law when it legalized adult-use cannabis: § 222.05(2) provides that no conduct made lawful by that section shall constitute the…

Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25-AA governs certified agricultural districts statewide and limits how local zoning can apply to working farms inside them.

NY Agriculture and Markets Law §301-309 protects sound agricultural practices in certified Agricultural Districts from local ordinances and private nuisance suits. The Commissioner…

New York Public Health Law §1399-cc raised the minimum age to purchase tobacco and vapor products to 21 (Tobacco 21 Act, signed 2019). New York also bans the sale of all flavored vapor…

New York prohibits the sale of flavored vapor products statewide under Public Health Law § 1399-mm-1, allowing only tobacco-flavored e-liquid for legal retail sale.

Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(41) governs every light added to a New York vehicle beyond the lamps the law already requires, and it opens with a near total prohibition: no light…

New York grants a dash cam no designated place on the windshield. Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(30) makes it unlawful to operate a motor vehicle with any object placed or hung in…

New York prohibits lane splitting outright. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1252(c) makes it illegal to operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of…

New York does not allow license plate covers of any kind. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 402(1)(b)(ii-a) states flatly that number plates shall not be covered by glass or any plastic…

New York does not ban radar detectors in private passenger cars. Vehicle and Traffic Law section 397-a prohibits using a radar or laser detector only in a motor vehicle with a gross…

New York allows studded snow tires, but only within a fixed season and only within precise dimensional limits. Vehicle and Traffic Law § 375(35-a) makes it unlawful to drive a motor…

New York requires at least 70 percent light transmittance through the front windshield, both front side windows and the rear window under Vehicle and Traffic Law section 375(12-a)(b)…