Yorktown snow removal rules: overnight parking, sidewalks and snow on the road
4 snow rules set by Town of Yorktown, each quoted from an official town page or the town code. They apply to homeowners and to the plow contractors they hire.
In the Town of Yorktown, no person shall obstruct, endanger or interfere with any public highway by causing, directing, permitting or procuring the deposit of any material, including, but not limited to snow, ice, water, mud or dirt to be deposited on any public street. In the Town of Yorktown, snow and ice shall be removed within 12 hours after a precipitation event has concluded.
Town snow rules
- No parking on any town street from 1:00 am to 7:00 am, November 20 to April 20. (source, checked Oct 22, 2026)
- No one may deposit snow or ice on a public street, for example by plowing it out of a driveway. A town order to remedy can be left at the premises (250-29(D)). (town code, checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Owners and occupants must clear the full width of an abutting public sidewalk within 12 hours after snow or ice stops. (town code, checked Oct 22, 2026)
- Owners and occupants next to a fire hydrant must keep a 2-foot path around it clear within 48 hours of a snowstorm. (town code, checked Oct 22, 2026)
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Yorktown snow rules: questions
When do I have to clear my sidewalk in Yorktown?
Owners and occupants must clear the full width of an abutting public sidewalk within 12 hours after snow or ice stops. (source)
Can I park on the street when it snows in Yorktown?
No parking on any town street from 1:00 am to 7:00 am, November 20 to April 20. (source)
Can my plow contractor push snow into the street in Yorktown?
No one may deposit snow or ice on a public street, for example by plowing it out of a driveway. A town order to remedy can be left at the premises (250-29(D)). (source)
Do I have to clear snow from fire hydrants in Yorktown?
Owners and occupants next to a fire hydrant must keep a 2-foot path around it clear within 48 hours of a snowstorm. (source)
Snow rules in other Westchester towns
- White Plains snow removal rules: sidewalk deadlines and where plowed snow can go
- Yonkers snow removal rules: sidewalks, hydrants, plowing onto the street and snow emergency routes
- 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
Sources
- Town of Yorktown: Overnight Parking, checked Oct 22, 2026
- Town of Yorktown: Town Code 250-28, Highway Obstructions, checked Oct 22, 2026
- Town of Yorktown: Town Code Chapter 216, Sidewalks and Fire Hydrants, checked Oct 22, 2026