City of Yonkers · Westchester County
Use the Housing & Buildings historic-file route and keep any Fire Department tank record request separate from new permit filing.
Before you search
Property address, block and lot, approximate work dates and permit number; identify whether the needed file is Building or Fire-held.
Bring what you have. Missing identifiers can be part of the route review.Housing & Buildings asks users to locate block and lot and make a file-review appointment. During digitization, its current instructions say a document link is sent instead of an office visit; the link may arrive after the appointment date.
Official sourceOfficial local record instructions↗The Fire Department lists an Incident or Record Search via the City's FOIL route. Use this if the missing tank document belongs to Fire. A new City Squared permit application is not the same thing as retrieval of an old tank file.
Official sourceOfficial local record instructions↗If a file cites Westchester petroleum bulk storage material, follow that county route as another source. Preserve the issuer and reference for each document. A digitization delay in the City file does not mean the property has no historic records.
Official sourceOfficial local record instructions↗After the search
A property-matched record trail showing what each document actually establishes.
Compare parcel/address, issuer, reference and the proposed work.
Still missing? Permission to do work is not evidence that the work was completed.
Compare inspection date, tank location and removal versus abandonment wording.
Still missing? Keep a seller's statement or invoice separate from the agency's completion record.
List environmental references, missing attachments and the exact scope of any no-record reply.
Still missing? Stop calling the search complete while an applicable source or attachment remains unresolved.
Comparison checklist by Oil Tank Route, based on the official routes above. Not an agency certification, document authentication or a property-safety finding.
Your private record worksheet
Prepare search keys here, open the official sources above, then record what happened. Nothing is searched or sent automatically. A postal city or ZIP does not establish legal jurisdiction.
Suggested document scope for this route: the tank-related permit, final inspection and removal or abandonment completion documents. Narrow this to the files you still need.
Start with the identifiers and first applicable source. An online blank, an inaccessible portal and an agency no-record reply are three different outcomes.
No result is not proof of no tank. A candidate document still needs its property, issuer, dates and stated scope checked.
Review and edit bracketed fields after copying. Use the agency’s current official form, disclosures and fee instructions. Drafted ≠ sent ≠ acknowledged ≠ delivered.
Default: this tab’s session only. Device saving is optional; avoid it on shared devices. No property details enter the page URL or analytics.
Optional human research is available for NJ/NY, subject to intake review. The worksheet is separate and is not attached automatically.
Make the request specific
Please provide existing tank-related [Building/Fire] permits, final inspections and completion records for [property; block/lot], [dates], reference [number]. Please identify any historic material still awaiting digitization.
Replace the bracketed fields and follow the agency’s current form, disclosure, and fee instructions. This is a draft, not a sent request.
Yonkers Building, City Fire, Westchester Health and DEC are separate possible custodians. This page does not promise every file is digitized or immediately delivered.
Active leak or strong oil odor? Use the safety route. ↗Start a property record check
Send the property and your question. First, we confirm whether we can help and which records to pursue. You do not need an existing file to get started.