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City of Yonkers, NY
Westchester County
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[Adopted 7-20-1995 by L.L. No. 5-1995]
The City Council of the City of Yonkers hereby enacts the Code of the City of Yonkers to read as follows:
A. 
The general ordinances and local laws of the City of Yonkers, New York, of a general and permanent nature as codified herein are hereby adopted as the "Code of the City of Yonkers 1995."
B. 
The Code of the City of Yonkers 1995 may be cited as the "Yonkers City Code" or the "Code of the City of Yonkers."
All of the provisions of the Code of the City of Yonkers 1995 shall be in full force and effect upon filing with the Secretary of State.
All inconsistent provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Yonkers 1967, and amendments thereto adopted prior to April 1, 1995, including local laws amending the Code and excluding local laws amending the Charter, are hereby repealed; and all general ordinances and local laws, other than those amending the Charter, adopted prior to April 1, 1995, and not included within this codification are hereby repealed.
The repeal provided for in the preceding section shall not be construed to affect any right, interest, privilege or power which has accrued or been conferred heretofore or any action or proceeding now pending and not finally determined, nor shall it affect any general ordinances or local laws adopted subsequent to April 1, 1995, nor shall it affect any special ordinances or resolutions heretofore adopted or hereafter adopted.
[Amended 10-28-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A. 
Adoption of the Code of the City of Yonkers 1995 shall not convert any local law into a general ordinance, convert any general ordinance into a local law or require future amendment or repeal of any existing general ordinance by adoption of a local law.
B. 
Any new provision or section enacted by the local law adopting the Code of the City of Yonkers 1995 which is added to an article or chapter of the Code that was enacted by general ordinance shall be a general ordinance and may be amended or repealed in the future by adoption of a general ordinance.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to the contrary, Chapter 19, Chapter 59 and §§ 1-30 and 1-32 are local laws and shall be amended or repealed in the future by enactment of a local law.
[Amended 12-8-2015 by L.L. No. 24-2015]
D. 
The publisher of the Yonkers City Code is authorized to renumber any ordinance or local law which is passed in a form which is inconsistent with the numbering system set forth in the City Code.
E. 
The provisions of the Yonkers City Charter shall supersede all local laws and ordinances in the Yonkers City Code to the extent that any provision of the Yonkers City Code is inconsistent therewith.