Showing ordinances that apply to Hartsdale, NY
Hartsdale is an unincorporated community (population 3,377) in Westchester County, New York. Because Hartsdale is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Westchester County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The heritage & protected trees rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Westchester County has no formal heritage-tree program. NYS DEC maintains the Big Tree Register. Several municipalities (Bedford, Pound Ridge, New Castle) designate and protect large/historic specimen trees locally.
Westchester County has no countywide heritage- or landmark-tree registry. The NYS DEC Big Tree Register lists record specimens statewide by species. Municipalities with strong tree codes — Bedford, Pound Ridge, New Castle, Mount Pleasant, Scarsdale — designate specimen or heritage trees above threshold sizes (often 30+ inch DBH) with additional removal restrictions and replacement requirements. The Teatown Lake Reservation and other Westchester land trusts catalog notable trees.
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