Yonkers snow removal rules: sidewalks, hydrants, plowing onto the street and snow emergency routes
3 snow rules set by City of Yonkers, each quoted from an official town page or the town code. They apply to homeowners and to the plow contractors they hire.
In the City of Yonkers, residents, business owners, property owners and renters should not plow or shovel onto the street. In the City of Yonkers, when a snow emergency has been ordered, parking of a vehicle is not permitted on any signed snow emergency route.
Town snow rules
- Clear sidewalks and fire hydrants within 6 hours after a snowfall that ends in the daytime, and before noon the next day after one that ends at night. (source, checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Residents, businesses, owners and renters should not plow or shovel snow onto the street. (source, checked Oct 22, 2026)
- When a snow emergency is ordered, no parking on any signed snow emergency route (City Code 108-2). (town code, checked Oct 22, 2026)
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Yonkers snow rules: questions
When do I have to clear my sidewalk in Yonkers?
Clear sidewalks and fire hydrants within 6 hours after a snowfall that ends in the daytime, and before noon the next day after one that ends at night. (source)
Can I park on the street when it snows in Yonkers?
When a snow emergency is ordered, no parking on any signed snow emergency route (City Code 108-2). (source)
Can my plow contractor push snow into the street in Yonkers?
Residents, businesses, owners and renters should not plow or shovel snow onto the street. (source)
Do I have to clear snow from fire hydrants in Yonkers?
Clear sidewalks and fire hydrants within 6 hours after a snowfall that ends in the daytime, and before noon the next day after one that ends at night. (source)
Snow rules in other Westchester towns
- White Plains snow removal rules: sidewalk deadlines and where plowed snow can go
- New Rochelle snow removal rules: snow emergencies, sidewalks and the street
- Scarsdale snow removal rules: sidewalk deadline and overnight parking ban
- Town of Mamaroneck snow removal rules: snow emergencies, sidewalks and shoveling
- Mount Kisco snow removal rules: sidewalk deadline, hydrants and snowstorm towing
- Yorktown snow removal rules: overnight parking, sidewalks and snow on the road
Sources
- City of Yonkers: Know Your Responsibilities, checked Oct 22, 2026
- City of Yonkers: City Code Chapter 108, Snow Emergency, checked Oct 22, 2026