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City of Yonkers, NY
Westchester County
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New Laws (34) Index
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
A. 
No person shall operate or maintain a rooming house without having secured a permit on a form prescribed by the Commissioner.
B. 
No permit shall be issued by the Commissioner unless the rooming house is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the New York Uniform Code and the Yonkers Fire and Building Code.
C. 
At the time of application for a permit, certificates of compliance from the Department of Housing and Buildings and the Fire Department of the City of Yonkers shall be presented by the applicant.
D. 
After approval of the rooming house by the Commissioner, a permit shall be issued. All permits issued shall remain the property of the Department and shall, on demand, be surrendered to an authorized representative of the Department whenever such permit expires, is suspended or is revoked. Such permit, when issued, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the rooming house and shall be kept clean at all times and protected against mutilation, soil and damage. Permits shall not be transferable.
[Added 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 9-1996; amended 10-26-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004]
A. 
An initial application fee for all new temporary residences shall be $500.
B. 
The annual renewal fee for all temporary residence permits shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
Units
Fee
3 or more units
$250 plus $25 per unit
C. 
If prescribed fee is not received within 30 days of the due date, a late fee of $500 will be assessed.
[Added 5-14-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]
The following shall be considered requirements for operating and maintaining a rooming house in addition to the requirements of the New York Uniform Code and the Yonkers Fire and Building Code:
A. 
Ventilation. Beds shall be placed at least three feet apart, and neither side of any bed shall be at any time nearer than three feet to the side of any other bed.
B. 
Beds and bedding. In every rooming house there shall be provided for each person a separate bed with bedstead, bedding and bedclothes satisfactory to the Commissioner. All mattresses shall be provided with waterproof covering and shall be arranged as to be at all times easily capable of thorough inspection.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
C. 
An adequate supply of clean, individual towels shall be provided. The use of a common towel is prohibited.
D. 
A proprietor of a rooming house shall keep a register containing the name and prior address of all persons housed therein. Such register shall be available at all times to any authorized representative of the Department. Any failure to register the names or any false entry contained in such register shall be deemed a violation.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
No person shall use or propose to use a tent, trailer or mobile home as living quarters or as a meeting place without first having applied for and received permission, in writing, from the Commissioner. When reviewing such a request, the Commissioner shall apply the standards set forth in Article 27 of the Labor Law, if appropriate. Otherwise, the Commissioner shall assure that such use is commenced after adequate and reasonable steps are taken to assure safe and sanitary occupation.
[Amended 7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
In determining compliance as to the sanitary conditions of a school plant and its facilities, the standards of the New York State Department of Education shall serve the Commissioner as a guide in addition to applicable regulations set forth in this chapter and the New York Uniform Code. Such standards shall be applicable to all schools, whether public, private or parochial.