Fire limits shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be designated
as described within the following boundaries:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the bulkhead line
of the City of Yonkers in the Hudson River with the northerly line
of the City of Yonkers; thence easterly along such northerly line
to the easterly boundary of the land of the New York Central System's
Hudson River Division railroad tracks; thence southerly along said
line to a point in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred
(100) feet southerly from the southerly side of Lamartine Avenue;
thence easterly along said line to the center line of the Croton Aqueduct;
thence southerly along said line to a point in a line drawn parallel
with and distant one hundred (100) feet northerly from the northerly
side of Ashburton Avenue; thence easterly along said line to a point
in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet westerly
from the westerly side of St. Joseph's Avenue; thence northerly along
said line and along the northerly prolongation of said line to a point
in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet northerly
from the northerly side of High Street; thence easterly along said
line to a point in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred
(100) feet westerly from the westerly side of Orchard Street; thence
northerly along said line and along the northerly prolongation of
said line to a point in the center line of Lake Avenue; thence easterly
along said line to a point in the northerly prolongation of a line
drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet easterly from
the easterly side of Nepperhan Avenue; thence southerly along said
line and along a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred
(100) feet easterly from the easterly side of Nepperhan Avenue to
a point in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100)
feet northerly from the northerly side of Ashburton Avenue; thence
easterly along said line to a point in the northerly prolongation
of a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet easterly
from the easterly side of Mulberry Street; thence southerly along
said line and along a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred
(100) feet easterly from the easterly side of Mulberry Street and
along the southerly prolongation of said line to a point in a line
drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly from
the southerly side of Yonkers Avenue; thence westerly along said line
to a point in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100)
feet easterly from the easterly side of Walnut Street; thence southerly
along said line and along the southerly prolongation of said line
to a point in the easterly prolongation of a line drawn parallel with
and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly from the southerly side
of Poplar Street; thence westerly along said line and along a line
drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly from
the southerly side of Poplar Street to a point in a line drawn parallel
with and distant one hundred (100) feet easterly from the easterly
side of Oak Street; thence southerly along said line and along the
southerly prolongation of said line to a point in the easterly prolongation
of a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet northerly
from the northerly side of Alta Avenue; thence westerly along said
line and along a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred
(100) feet northerly from the northerly side of Alta Avenue and along
the westerly prolongation of said line to a point in the easterly
boundary of the land of the Putnam Division of the New York Central
System; thence southerly along said line to a point in a line drawn
parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet northerly from the
northerly side of McLean Avenue; thence easterly along said line to
a point in the easterly prolongation of a line drawn parallel with
and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly from the southerly side
of Lawrence Street; thence westerly along said line and along a line
drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly from
the southerly side of Lawrence Street to a point in a line drawn parallel
with and distant one hundred (100) feet easterly from the easterly
side of South Broadway; thence southerly along said line to the southerly
line of the City of Yonkers; thence westerly along said line to a
point in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100)
feet westerly from the westerly side of South Broadway; thence northerly
along said line to a point in a line drawn parallel with and distant
one hundred (100) feet southerly from the southerly side of Valentine
Lane; thence westerly along said line to a point in a line drawn parallel
with and distant one hundred (100) feet westerly from the westerly
side of Riverdale Avenue; thence northerly along said line to a point
in a line drawn parallel with and distant one hundred (100) feet southerly
from the southerly side of Pier Street; thence westerly along said
line to the easterly boundary of the land of the New York Central
System's Hudson River Division tracks; thence southerly along said
line to the southerly line of the City of Yonkers; thence westerly
along said line to the bulkhead of line of the City of Yonkers in
the Hudson River; thence northerly along said line to the point of
beginning.
A.Â
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, or as
it may be amended from time to time, no existing frame, wood or other
combustible structure shall be enlarged except in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter with respect to new structures.
B.Â
Within the fire limits of the City, any existing frame, wood or other
combustible structure which, in the judgment of the Department of
Housing and Buildings, may be damaged from any cause whatsoever to
an amount greater than 1/2 the value thereof, exclusive of the foundation,
or may be in need of structural repairs to an amount greater than
1/2 of its value, exclusive of the foundation, shall not be repaired
or rebuilt but shall be taken down.
C.Â
No frame, wood or other combustible structure shall be moved from
without to within the fire limits.
[Amended 11-13-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990; 7-18-1996 by L.L. No.
5-1996]
The fire limits designated in this article are either fire limits
type A or B as defined in Section 706.1 of the New York Uniform Code
and as determined by the Commissioner, Fire Commissioner and Commissioner
of the Department of Planning and Development.
