Showing ordinances that apply to Montrose, NY
Montrose is an unincorporated community (population 2,862) in Westchester County, New York. Because Montrose is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Westchester County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The water restrictions rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Westchester County has drought-declaration authority. NYC DEP imposes watering restrictions on NYC watershed customers in northern Westchester. Municipal water utilities set odd/even and time-of-day rules.
Westchester County Executive can declare a drought emergency and impose countywide water conservation rules. Much of northern Westchester (Yorktown, Somers, North Salem, Lewisboro) draws drinking water from the NYC DEP Catskill/Delaware watershed; DEP issues watering restrictions during drought watches. County Water Districts 1, 2, and 3 serve southern Westchester. Typical drought rules: odd/even watering schedules, no lawn watering 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., no car washing without shutoff nozzles. NYS DEC State Drought Management Plan coordinates response.
Drought-order violations: $500-$2,500 fines; water shutoff for repeat offenders.
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