Yonkers, NY — the municipal code, in plain language

Current through 2025-10-28. Official source: https://ecode360.com/YO0144

Every town writes its own rules, and Yonkers's live in its municipal code — 105 chapters covering day-to-day questions like fences, parking, pets, permits and property upkeep. Below is the full map of what the code covers.

What's in the Yonkers code

• Ch C — Charter (§ C1-1 – § C24-12)
• Ch CA — Charter Appendix
• Ch 1 — General Provisions (§ 1-1 – § 1-47)
• Ch 4 — Departments, Boards and Commissions (§ 4-1 – § 4-6)
• Ch 5 — Officers and Employees (§ 5-1 – § 5-81)
• Ch 6 — Freedom of Information (§ 6-1 – § 6-10)
• Ch 8 — Continuity of Government (§ 8-1 – § 8-8)
• Ch 9 — Administration of Government (§ 9-1 – § 9-3)
• Ch 10 — Approval and Reimbursement Rate for Use of City Property (§ 10-1)
• Ch 11 — Campaign Finance Reform Code (§ 11-1)
• Ch 12 — Budgets, Capital and Current (§ 12-1 – § 12-9)
• Ch 13 — Contracting and Purchasing (§ 13-1 – § 13-87)
• Ch 14 — Service Charges for Handling of Funds (§ 14-1)
• Ch 15 — Taxes (§ 15-1 – § 15-176)
• Ch 16 — Business Improvement Districts (§ 16-1 – § 16-14)
• Ch 19 — Enforcement Procedures (§ 19-1 – § 19-9)
• Ch 20 — Food Vendors, Hawking, Peddling, Transient Business and Home Solicitation (§ 20-1 – § 20-36)
• Ch 21 — Noncommercial Solicitation (§ 21-1 – § 21-9)
• Ch 22 — Billposting and Distribution (§ 22-1 – § 22-11)
• Ch 23 — Cabarets, Dance Halls and Sidewalk Cafes (§ 23-1 – § 23-38)
• Ch 24 — Theaters, Shows and Motion-Picture Film Storage (§ 24-1 – § 24-86)
• Ch 25 — Auctions, Auctioneers and Sales (§ 25-1 – § 25-34)
• Ch 26 — Pawnbrokers (§ 26-1 – § 26-13)
• Ch 27 — Amusements (§ 27-1 – § 27-51)
• Ch 28 — Bowling Alleys (§ 28-1 – § 28-11)
• Ch 29 — Locksmiths (§ 29-1 – § 29-10)
• Ch 30 — Laundromats and Currency-Operated Dry-Cleaning Establishments (§ 30-1 – § 30-26)
• Ch 31 — Consumer Protection Code (§ 31-1 – § 31-227)
• Ch 32 — Garages (§ 32-1 – § 32-63)
• Ch 33 — Newsracks (§ 33-1 – § 33-6)
• Ch 34 — Games of Chance (§ 34-1 – § 34-19)
• Ch 35 — Bingo (§ 35-1 – § 35-21)
• Ch 36 — Parking Lots (§ 36-1 – § 36-21)
• Ch 37 — Plastic-Straw-Free Yonkers (§ 37-1 – § 37-5)
• Ch 38 — Third-Party Food Delivery Services (§ 38-1 – § 38-3)
• Ch 39 — Hotel Licensing (§ 39-1 – § 39-7)
• Ch 40 — Expeditor Registration (§ 40-1 – § 40-8)
• Ch 43 — Zoning (§ 43-1 – § 43-256)
• Ch 44 — Land Use Boards (§ 44-1 – § 44-30)
• Ch 45 — Historic and Landmarks Preservation (§ 45-1 – § 45-16)
• Ch 46 — Realty Subdivisions (§ 46-1 – § 46-7)
• Ch 47 — Outdoor Signs (§ 47-1 – § 47-17)
• Ch 48 — Environmental Quality Review (§ 48-1 – § 48-19)
• Ch 49 — Greenway Compact Plan (§ 49-1 – § 49-6)
• Ch 50 — Green Buildings (§ 50-1 – § 50-6)
• Ch 51 — Energize New York Open C-Pace Financing Program (§ 51-1 – § 51-10)
• Ch 52 — Community Choice Aggregation (ENERGY) Program (§ 52-1 – § 52-10)
• Ch 55 — Fire and Building Code (§ 55-1 – § 55-20)
• Ch 56 — Building and Electrical Code (§ 56-1 – § 56-189)
• Ch 57 — Plumbing and Drainage Code (§ 57-1 – § 57-47)
• Ch 58 — Housing and Building Maintenance Code (§ 58-1 – § 58-43)
• Ch 59 — Fire Code (§ 59-1 – § 59-318)
• Ch 60 — Steam Engineers (§ 60-1 – § 60-50)
• Ch 61 — Exterior Hoisting (§ 61-1 – § 61-5)
• Ch 65 — Animals and Dogs (§ 65-1 – § 65-40)
• Ch 66 — Noise (§ 66-1 – § 66-24)
• Ch 67 — Refrigerators, Abandoned and Discarded (§ 67-1 – § 67-2)
• Ch 68 — Smoking (§ 68-1 – § 68-13)
• Ch 69 — Weeds and Vacant Property (§ 69-1 – § 69-23)
• Ch 70 — Curfew for Minors (§ 70-1 – § 70-5)
• Ch 71 — Dangerous Substances (§ 71-1 – § 71-17)
• Ch 72 — Graffiti (§ 72-1 – § 72-8)
• Ch 73 — Exposure of Females (§ 73-1 – § 73-4)
• Ch 74 — Firearms and Weapons (§ 74-1 – § 74-11)
• Ch 75 — Police (§ 75-1 – § 75-35)
• Ch 76 — Insects and Rodents (§ 76-1 – § 76-11)
• Ch 77 — Industrial Hygiene (§ 77-1 – § 77-5)
• Ch 78 — Emergency Reporting (§ 78-1 – § 78-18)
• Ch 79 — Insurance (§ 79-1)
• Ch 80 — Shade Trees (§ 80-1 – § 80-30)
• Ch 81 — Imaging Privacy (§ 81-1 – § 81-6)
• Ch 82 — Bamboo (§ 82-1 – § 82-2)
• Ch 83 — Carnivals, Circuses and Fairs (§ 83-1 – § 83-18)
• Ch 84 — Video Camera Systems (§ 84-1 – § 84-5)
• Ch 85 — Forfeiture of Vehicles in Connection With Criminal Acts (§ 85-1 – § 85-11)
• Ch 86 — Aggressive Panhandling (§ 86-1 – § 86-5)
• Ch 87 — Intentional Balloon Release Ban (§ 87-1 – § 87-6)
• Ch 88 — Catalytic Converters: Business Recordkeeping for Purchase, Sale and Installation; Individuals in Possession (§ 88-1 – § 88-5)
• Ch 91 — Garbage and Refuse (§ 91-1 – § 91-50)
• Ch 92 — Recycling (§ 92-1 – § 92-12)
• Ch 93 — Littering (§ 93-1 – § 93-15)
• Ch 94 — Landfill Projects (§ 94-1 – § 94-13)
• Ch 95 — Water Supply (§ 95-1 – § 95-18)
• Ch 96 — Sewerage, Sewers and Liquid Waste (§ 96-1 – § 96-59)
• Ch 100 — Parks and Public Places (§ 100-1 – § 100-81)
• Ch 101 — Conveyance of City Property (§ 101-1 – § 101-3)
• Ch 102 — Franchises (§ 102-1 – § 102-14)
• Ch 103 — Streets and Sidewalks (§ 103-1 – § 103-129)
• Ch 104 — Street Paving (§ 104-1 – § 104-20)
• Ch 105 — Right-Of-Way Management (§ 105-1 – § 105-25)
• Ch 108 — Snow Emergency (§ 108-1 – § 108-6)
• Ch 109 — Vehicles and Traffic (§ 109-1 – § 109-160)
• Ch 110 — Taxicabs (§ 110-1 – § 110-150)
• Ch 111 — Tow Trucks and Immobilization Devices (§ 111-1 – § 111-36)
• Ch 112 — School Bus and Driver Licensing (§ 112-1 – § 112-20)
• Ch 119 — House Numbering (§ 119-1 – § 119-5)
• Ch 120 — Memorial Day Observance (§ 120-1 – § 120-4)
• Ch 121 — Reserve Fund for Cooperatives and Condominiums (§ 121-1 – § 121-8)
• Ch 122 — Wharves, Docks and Bulkheads (§ 122-1 – § 122-28)
• Ch 123 — Commissioners of Deeds (§ 123-1)
• Ch 124 — Marriage Certificates (§ 124-1)
• Ch 125 — Display of Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Flag (§ 125-1)
• Ch 126 — Domestic Partnership Registry (§ 126-1 – § 126-12)
• Ch DL — Disposition List (§ DL-1)
• Ch PT — Parallel Table