Westchester County Sanitary Code

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING:
March 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
10 County Center Road, Second Floor, White Plains, New York
Westchester County Sanitary Code Amendment
NOTICE is hereby given that the Westchester County Board of Health shall conduct a public hearing at 9 a.m. on the 20th day of March 2025, at the second floor offices of the Westchester County Department of Health located at 10 County Center Road, White Plains, New York, with regard to proposed amendments as follows (Draft changes are underlined) :

  • Article XII, 873.1203, Aquatic Supervision and Safety of Swimming Pools, Spa Pools and Wading Pools and
  • Article XII, 873.1204-1206, relating to the acquisition, maintenance and operation of automatic external defibrillators at bathing beaches and swimming pools, not including home pools, along with corresponding new definitions in section 873.101.
  • and Rescinding Article XII, 873.431, Food Service Establishment: Construction

Copies of the proposed changes to Article XII of the Westchester County Sanitary Code are available for review and inspection at www.westchestergov.com/health.

Requests to participate in this Public Hearing should be made in writing or by telephone to Caren Halbfinger, Acting Secretary to the Westchester County Board of Health, hweb@westchestercountyny.gov; or 145 Huguenot Street, 7th floor, New Rochelle, NY 10801, telephone (914) 813-5013. Testimony should not exceed three (3) minutes and will be scheduled in the order in which requests are received. Written comments regarding the proposed amendment to Article XII of the Westchester County Sanitary Code will be accepted through Tuesday April 15, 2025.

Effective August 2, 2019: Westchester County Sanitary Code, Article XXI, Additional Fees

The Westchester County Sanitary Code, Chapter 873 of the Local Laws of Westchester and the New York State Sanitary Code, Chapter 1, consist of laws enforced by the Westchester County Board of Health and the Westchester County Department of Health to assure the health of the public.

Westchester County Sanitary Code, Chapter 873 of the Local Laws of Westchester (electronic version)

Through the Sanitary Codes, a wide variety of activities in the county are regulated such as:

  • permitting, licensing, and operation of  food service establishments
  • water supplies, sewage and refuse disposal
  • realty subdivisions
  • air quality
  • children's camps
  • animal facilities
  • water pollution control
  • communicable diseases
  • sexually transmitted diseases
  • nuisances and sanitation
  • smoking and indoor air quality
  • x-ray equipment
  • hotels and motels
  • migrant labor camps
  • mobile parks

     

 

Disclaimer:
Every effort is made to keep the Sanitary Code regulations up-to-date, however, some amendments may not be included. Please contact the Health Department at (914) 813-5000 for the most up-to-date information.