Mount Vernon property owners must clear sidewalks abutting their property within 24 hours after snowfall ends (Chapter 241 / Streets & Sidewalks). Failure to clear invites city removal billed to the owner plus fines.
Chapter 241 places sidewalk-snow duty on the adjoining property owner or tenant. The 24-hour clock starts at precipitation end. Mount Vernon's DPW can dispatch crews to clear sidewalks for non-compliant properties, with costs billed to the owner and potential liens. Ice must be treated (salt/sand) where safe shoveling is impossible. Deposit of snow into the street is prohibited.
$100-$250 per day uncleared; DPW removal costs billed back; liability for slip-and-fall injuries passes to owner.
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Recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers are generally prohibited from parking on public streets and in front-yard setbacks in residential zones. Storage i...
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Mount Vernon operates alternate-side parking for street cleaning and enforces residential permit parking in several districts. Non-residents cannot park over...
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Retaining walls over 4 ft measured from bottom of footing to top of wall require a building permit and sealed engineered drawings. Walls with surcharge (driv...
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A building permit from the Mount Vernon Building Department is required for most new fences and for replacements that change height, materials, or location. ...
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Chickens and livestock are prohibited in Mount Vernon residential zones. The city's dense urban character (~4 sq mi) excludes agricultural uses from zoning.
Mount Vernon, NY
Mount Vernon enforces the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (19 NYCRR Part 1225, incorporating the 2020 Fire Code of NYS), which requi...
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