How do I find the zoning for an address in Yonkers?

Contact the City of Yonkers Department of Planning and Development, which maintains the official zoning map and can confirm whether a parcel carries the citywide base district or a site-specific overlay.

Why do so many Yonkers waterfront projects need a rezoning?

The city's base Zoning Ordinance predates the scale of development seen along the Hudson riverfront and at Ridge Hill, so large projects there are typically entitled through site-specific rezonings or Planned Unit Development overlays rather than built as-of-right.

Who approves rezonings in Yonkers?

The Yonkers City Council holds final approval authority over rezonings and Planned Unit Developments, following review by the Department of Planning and Development.

Yonkers, New York · city zoning districts · 8 districts

Yonkers, NY zoning map & districts

Yonkers zones under its city Zoning Ordinance, administered by the Department of Planning and Development, with the City Council retaining final approval authority over rezonings and Planned Unit Developments. Much of the intense development seen in Yonkers over the past two decades — large mixed-use projects at Ridge Hill and the wave of residential towers along the Hudson riverfront in Downtown Yonkers — has been entitled through site-specific rezonings and PUD overlays rather than built as-of-right under the legacy base zoning, because the underlying code predates that scale of development.

The code City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance

Yonkers zoning map

The interactive map needs JavaScript. See the official City of Yonkers GIS (ArcGIS Online org "City of Yonkers" / urlKey COY, owner account SKorizis_COY) — Yonkers Zoning Map hosted feature layer instead.

Residential 186
Mixed-use 54
Industrial 49
Commercial 27
Special purpose 5
Downtown / core 1

Source: City of Yonkers GIS (ArcGIS Online org "City of Yonkers" / urlKey COY, owner account SKorizis_COY) — Yonkers Zoning Map hosted feature layer, retrieved 2026-09-04. Basemap: © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Find a district by address

District lookup only. No bulk standards and no ordinance citations are held for this city yet. Not a zoning verification.

Source: the official City of Yonkers GIS (ArcGIS Online org "City of Yonkers" / urlKey COY, owner account SKorizis_COY) — Yonkers Zoning Map hosted feature layer , retrieved 2026-09-04 — the authoritative source for current boundaries.

Parcel zoning is confirmed through the City of Yonkers Department of Planning and Development, which maintains the zoning map and processes rezoning and PUD applications.

A published summary is never the authority. The adopted ordinance and the city's official zoning map govern, and both change — verify the district and every standard on your parcel before you rely on it.

How zoning works in Yonkers

Given how much of Downtown and the waterfront now operates under project-specific zoning actions, a developer evaluating a parcel there should confirm whether it carries the citywide base district or a site-specific overlay before assuming standard use and bulk limits apply.

Yonkers zoning districts by family

The 8 district codes below are the ones that decide most projects in Yonkers, grouped by what they are for rather than by the order the ordinance prints them.

Key districts in the City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance — a curated reference, not the exhaustive list. Confirm against the current adopted code.
Code	District	What it is for
Residential 5 districts
A	Elevator Apartment District, High Density	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='A' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Elevator Apartment, High Density', GENZDESC='50 and Over DU's per Acre (Minimum Lot Area Less than 870 s.f.)', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'apartment houses, high-density'. Prior entry's name ('One-Family Residence District') and description were wrong -- A is a high-density elevator-apartment district, not one-family; family was already 'residential' and stays residential.
S-50	Detached Single-Family Dwelling District (50-Foot Lots)	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='S-50' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Detached 1 Family Dwelling', GENZDESC='9 to 16 DU's per Acre (Minimum Lot Area from 2,720 to 4,800 s.f.)', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'detached single-family dwellings on 50-foot lots'. Prior entry's name ('Special District (50)') and family ('special') were wrong -- S-50 is a single-family residential density district (part of the S-50/S-60/S-75/S-100/S-200 graduated series), not a special-purpose district; reclassified 'residential'.
M	Apartment Houses, Medium Density District	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='M' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Apartment Houses, Medium Density', GENZDESC='50 and Over DU's per Acre (Minimum Lot Area Less than 870 s.f.)', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'apartment houses, medium-density'. Prior entry's name ('Manufacturing District') and family ('industrial') were wrong -- M is a medium-density apartment-house district, not manufacturing; reclassified 'residential'. (28/29 sampled county GIS features for MUN='YON', ZONING='M' agree; the 1 outlier reads 'Planned Urban Redevelopment' at a different GENCODE, an apparent compilation artifact, not a second real meaning for this code.)
MG	Apartment Houses, Low Density District	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='MG' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Apartment Houses, Low Density', GENZDESC='17 to 49.9 DU's per Acre (Minimum Lot Area from 870 to 2,560 s.f.)', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'apartment houses, low-density'. Prior entry's name ('General Manufacturing District') and family ('industrial') were wrong -- MG is a low-density apartment-house district, not manufacturing; reclassified 'residential'.
T	Two-Family Dwelling District (50-Foot Lots)	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='T' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='2 Family Dwellings', GENZDESC='17 to 49.9 DU's per Acre (Minimum Lot Area from 870 to 2,560 s.f.)', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'two-family dwellings on 50-foot lots'. Prior entry's name ('Transitional District') and family ('special') were wrong -- T is a two-family residential density district (grouped with the S-50..S-200 series), not a transitional/special-purpose district; reclassified 'residential'.
Mixed-use 1 district
B	Neighborhood Business and Apartment District	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='B' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Neighborhood Business & Apt.'s', GENZDESC='Business, Office and Commercial', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'neighborhood business and apartment houses, medium-density'. Prior entry's name ('Multi-Family Residence District') and family ('residential') were wrong -- B combines neighborhood business with medium-density apartments; reclassified 'mixed'.
Commercial 2 districts
BR	Restricted Business District	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): live cross-check against Westchester County GIS DataHub_EnvironmentandPlanning/MapServer/207 'Zoning Districts' (ZONING='BR' for MUN='YON') -> ZONE_NAME='Restricted Business, Residence', GENZDESC='Business, Office and Commercial', corroborated by zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror -> official name 'restricted business, residences excluded'. Prior entry's name ('Business Retail District') was wrong (the ordinance calls it 'Restricted Business'; residences are excluded, not a retail label); family was already 'commercial' and stays commercial.
SB	South Broadway District	Corrected 2026-09-04 (spec 42 Yonkers curation review): SB does not appear in Westchester County GIS's Yonkers zoning slice (not cross-checkable there). zoneomics.com's City of Yonkers Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 43) mirror gives the official name 'South Broadway District' (Chapter 43's Map E is titled 'South Broadway District'), not 'Special Business District'. City of Yonkers public records (Zoning Board of Appeals / Planning Board agendas, yonkersny.gov/AgendaCenter) show SB-district cases including a supermarket special-use permit at 529 South Broadway and an approved 8-story mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space -- an active commercial corridor that also permits mixed-use (residential-over-retail) buildings. Family was already 'commercial' and stays commercial (closest of the six categories to a business corridor); only the name/description were wrong.

Yonkers zoning — common questions

How do I find the zoning for an address in Yonkers?: Contact the City of Yonkers Department of Planning and Development, which maintains the official zoning map and can confirm whether a parcel carries the citywide base district or a site-specific overlay.
Why do so many Yonkers waterfront projects need a rezoning?: The city's base Zoning Ordinance predates the scale of development seen along the Hudson riverfront and at Ridge Hill, so large projects there are typically entitled through site-specific rezonings or Planned Unit Development overlays rather than built as-of-right.
Who approves rezonings in Yonkers?: The Yonkers City Council holds final approval authority over rezonings and Planned Unit Developments, following review by the Department of Planning and Development.

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