Fence permit checklist — Yonkers, New York
Assembled from Yonkers’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Yonkers does not require a permit for a fence.
A fence does not require a permit. Zoning Ordinance requirements still apply, including a maximum height of four feet in any yard fronting a street shown on the official map of the City of Yonkers, a maximum height of six feet in any side or rear yard, and no encroachment beyond the property lines.
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Sources
- fence — permit rules, fence — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Yonkers publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
- Deck permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Yonkers before you build.