Chapter 5-7 Property Maintenance Code requires exteriors free of peeling paint, broken windows, graffiti, and debris. Downtown has heightened standards near commercial corridors.
White Plains enforces the NYS Property Maintenance Code with local amendments requiring owners to maintain facades, window glazing, gutters, steps, and yards. Graffiti must be removed within 15 days of notice. Vacant/blighted buildings may be placed on a registry with higher fees. The City has active downtown blight enforcement.
Notice of Violation issued with cure period (typically 30 days). Unabated: fines $250–$1,000 per day, liens for City-contracted remediation.
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Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers cannot be stored on streets. Residential zoning restricts storage in driveways and front yards — typically rear or...
White Plains, NY
Commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs GVW cannot park overnight on residential streets. Delivery and service trucks allowed during active work only; daytime co...
White Plains, NY
Overnight on-street parking is restricted in many White Plains neighborhoods (typically 3 a.m.–5 a.m. prohibition unless posted otherwise). Residents may pur...
White Plains, NY
Retaining walls over 4 ft high (measured from bottom of footing to top of wall) require a Building Department permit and engineered drawings. Walls supportin...
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White Plains prohibits chickens, roosters, and livestock in residential zones. City is urban/suburban and not zoned for agricultural use. No backyard chicken...
White Plains, NY
White Plains City Code Chapter 4-6 requires dogs to be leashed when off owner's property. Annual dog licensing and rabies vaccination required per NY Ag & Ma...
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