FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions

Please sign up on our website for your child's camp and you will be notified of important messages.

Yes, only in the Town Clerk and Parks & Recreation Offices.

The Tax office can accept credit card payments online only.

A United States passport is issued by the United States Department of State.

A Town of Lewisboro resident can obtain a passport at the following locations:

*Details for Cross River & Waccabuc Post Office Passport applications:

Documents needed:

• original birth certificate
• a driver's license or another valid form of ID
• and two (2) 2" x 2" passport photos
• For Information or to schedule an appointment:
• Call the Cross River Post Office at 914-763-3798
• Call the Waccabuc Post Office at 914-763-3606

For General Passport Information:

New York:  914-995-3058
Connecticut: 203-969-9000

Processing usually takes 6 weeks.

To download the application and for further, more detailed information and individual particulars, log on to the US Department of State's travel.state.gov

For another venue to obtain a passport, check: americanpassport.com

CHANGE FROM PRIOR TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

All travelers, including U.S. citizens, to and from the Americas, the Caribbean and Bermuda will soon be required to have a passport or other accepted document that establishes the bearer's identity and nationality to enter or re-enter the United States.

The initiative will be implemented in phases:

• As of January 25, 2007: all Americans flying to and from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will need to carry a passport or similar document proving their citizenship. Other approved forms of identification include the Air NEXUS card, U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Document, or an Alien Registration Card, Form I-551.
  Similar rules regarding travel by land and sea will take effect at a later date - as early as January 1, 2008. The changes, which are part of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, result from recommendations made by the 9-11 Commission.
• December 31, 2007: requirement extended to all land border crossings as well as air and sea travel.

Birth certificates had been a leading form of identification for travel to Canada and the above named areas. But the new rule is expected to make entering and leaving the U.S. faster, because it will dramatically reduce the types of documents presented to inspectors.

Flights to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are considered domestic travel, meaning the new requirement will not apply.

For more information, please visit: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

For more information on the initiative and how it may affect you, please visit the State Department's consular website travel.state.gov or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's website www.dhs.gov

For more information about applying for a passport, U.S. citizens may visit travel.state.gov or call the National Passport Information Center toll free at 1-877-4USA-PPT or TDD/TYY: 1-888-874-7793. Foreign nationals should contact their respective governments to obtain passports.

Call Bria Carting for information - (914) 277-4211

A marriage license is required for any person intending to be married in the State of New York. The license may be obtained anywhere in the State. There is a 24-hour waiting period before the license takes effect ; the marriage license is valid for 60 days. To obtain a marriage license in Lewisboro, the couple must make an appointment with the Town Clerk's office at 914-763-3511.  The license procedure takes about 20 minutes.  Surname must be decided at the time the marriage license is issued.  

Marriage license applicants must bring the following documents:

certified copy of their birth certificate listing parents.  Birth certificate must have a raised seal or colored stamp - photocopies are not accepted 
a picture government identity - a driver's license or a passport
if this is not the first marriage for each we require a certified copy of each judgment of divorce. The raised seal of the court must appear on the last page along with the original signature of the Judge or Court Clerk.
ANY DOCUMENT IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFIED TRANSLATION.  “A certified translation is a translated document accompanied by a signed statement from the translator attesting to the completeness and accuracy of the translation. The statement is also notarized by a notary public."

NOTE: NO MARRIAGE LICENSE WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT THE ABOVE DOCUMENTS

Town Policy on Marriage Officiants

The Town does not authorize or approve of Marriage Officiants. The Town issues Marriage Licenses and records when they are executed (marriage took place) and that information is kept on file at the Town. A Certificate of Marriage is sent to the couple, and the executed license, signed by the Officiant and the Witnesses, is sent to NYS. The Department of Health advises that it is up to the couple to feel confident that the Officiant is:

“a member of the clergy or minister who has been officially ordained and granted authority to perform marriage ceremonies from a governing church body in accordance with the rules and regulations of the church body.”
“ a member of the clergy or minister who is not authorized by a governing church body but who has been chosen by a spiritual group to preside over their spiritual affairs” ( ​NYS Domestic Relations Law Section 11)

Call the Town Clerk's Office if you have any questions regarding the required documents for the marriage license. The license fee is $40.00. After the ceremony the officiant will return the marriage license to us and we will issue a marriage certificate.

See "Getting Married in New York State."

Marriage ceremonies can be performed in the Town of Lewisboro by:

Town Justice Susan Simon, 763-5417
Town Justice John Pappalardo, 763-5417

For a copy of the New York State brochure containing further information call the Town Clerk's office at 763-3511 or e-mail townclerk [at] lewisborogov.com (townclerk[at]lewisborogov[dot]com)

Regarding Nursery Schools or Day Care for children -

Many of the houses of worship in Lewisboro have nursery/day care facilities for children.

Additionally:

The Child Care Council of Westchester, 470 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, has a computerized database of all day care centers and private home day care, as well as nannies, nursery schools, summer camps, school age programs and support groups in Westchester County. For childcare information, call 761-3456 or email childcare [at] cccwny.org (childcare[at]cccwny[dot]org). You may also log onto childcarewestchester.org.

MTA Metro-North Railroad, through its private parking operator Allright Corporation, manages of all parking spaces at the Goldens Bridge Station.

Laz Parking...888-682-PARK

MTA Metro-North Customer Information Center:

New York City..................................212-532-4900

Outside New York City.............800-METRO-INFO

MetroNorth Web Site

Golden's Bridge Station Parking and Fees

SHUTTLE BUS TO KATONAH TRAIN STATION

(METRO NORTH PARK & RIDE)

Lewisboro residents who purchase a parking permit from the Town Clerk's Office can park their car at the Spring Street Lot off of Route 35 (across from St. John's Episcopal Church.) A shuttle bus, operated by the Housatonic Area Regional Transit, provides transportation Monday thru Friday and will take you to the Katonah Train Station platform to meet morning and evening trains. There is a nominal park and ride bus fee. 

Additional information can be obtained at 800-METRO-INFO;

in New York City call 212-532-4900, or call the Connecticut Department of Transportation at 860-594-2830.

All Hart vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Inform the driver if you need assistance boarding. Flag stops are available on this route.

MetroNorth Information

Katonah Shuttle Schedule & Regional Transportation (Hart Transportation)

DO-NOT-CALL TELEMARKETING REGISTRY

It's the law. You have the power to end unwanted telemarketing calls. A new law establishes a "Do Not Call Registry" and makes it illegal for telemarketers to call you once your name appears on the list. Telemarketers who violate the law can face fines of up to $2,000. per call. The law became effective April 1, 2001.

There are three ways to pre-register:

Phone

Consumer Protection

Board Helpline

1-800-697-1220 or 1-888-382-1222 to register direct

Mail

New York State Consumer Protection Board

3 Empire State Plaza

Suite 2101

Albany, NY 12223

Online:

http://www.donotcall.gov

STOPPING JUNK MAIL

The success of the "Do Not Call Telephone Registry" has caused Direct Marketers to shift back to sending soliciations and other offers thru the U. S. mail.

To join a "no junk mail" list, visit the website of the Direct Mail Marketing Association at: http://www.the-dma.org/

To join the "Do Not Call Telephone Registry", visit http://www.ftc.gov/

For more Consumer Information, visit the Westchester County Consumer Protection Website at www.westhcestergov.com/consumer/

• Trees that are removed in violation of the Town of Lewisboro Tree Preservation Ordinance may be subject to a fine of $250 to $500 per tree. Each tree removed without a tree removal permit or in violation of the conditions attached to a tree removal permit is considered a separate offense.

The Town of Lewisboro has 42 units designated for Middle Income housing, under the Town of Lewisboro Zoning Code, Chapter 220, in a program that began in the mid-1980’s.  To see the Middle Income Housing opportunities currently available in Lewisboro, click on the link below to access Westchester County's Homeseeker site for information on how to apply for these housing opportunities, including detailed descriptions of each property.  Click on Middle Income Housing, under Resource Center, below for information on maximum income, rental and sales prices, and for a downloadable application form.

https://homes.westchestergov.com/homeseeker-housing/

LEWISBORO SALES TAX

Shipping and handling is also taxable in New York State, so add sales tax to Grand Total (excluding any tax-deductible contribution you add on).

Lewisboro Sales Tax is 8.875%

You can register at the Parks & Recreation Department at 99 Elmwood Road.  

A tree removal permit IS required for:

• Any tree within any wetland or 150’ from a wetland
• Any tree on a slope exceeding a grade of 15%
• Any tree removal which would be considered clear-cutting*
• Any specimen tree
• Any tree designated by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) as a protected native plan

A tree removal permit is NOT required:

• if a tree (or trees) is located up to 100 feet from a dwelling and would reach the dwelling if it were to fall due to natural causes.
• for any tree that is dead, diseased, and/or in a state of irreversible decline or decay, as determined by a professional arborist (or other licensed tree service professional retained by the property owner or resident), or which poses a substantial risk to life or property if the tree is not removed.
• ​for tree removal in connection with construction, for which a building permit application has been submitted or approved by the Building Inspector.
• for the removal of no more than three trees, of any kind, type or diameter within a calendar year excluding the removal of a tree(s) for which a permit is obtained. The number of trees shall exclude any tree removal as necessary to control forest fires during a fire.
• for tree removal determined necessary to maintain Town, County, State or utility rights-of-way.
• for tree removal directed by the NYSDEC for control of invasive species or pest control. (For a complete list of invasive species, visit the New York State “Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species” guide.
• for tree removal that is part of a forest management plan filed and approved by the NYSDEC or any other agency having jurisdiction.
• for trees removed to enable agricultural activity.
• for any tree removal in a Special Character Overlay District.

• The Town of Lewisboro tree removal application fee is $150. 

• Contact the Building Department at 914-763-3060

• Complete the Tree Removal Permit form

• Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) is a  standard measurement of trees made at 4 1/2 feet above ground level on the uphill side.

• A tree with a DBH of 18 inches or larger. Small native or ornamental flowering trees with a DBH of eight inches or larger are also considered specimen trees.

• The Town’s goal is to preserve specimen trees if possible, however if alternatives do not exist to achieve the objectives of the applicant, a tree removal permit application should be completed and the Town will assess the request.  

• Sometimes permission to remove a tree(s) is granted with the condition of the homeowner providing an approved tree mitigation plan to minimize the environmental impact of the change to the area.  The mitigation plan will also contain such elements as mowing requirements and reasonable support of the health of the new trees and plantings.

• A tree removal permit will expire 24 months from the date it is granted.

• If you see tree cutting activity within our town that you are concerned is not being done in accordance with the Tree Preservation Ordinance, please contact the Town Building Department by phone or email.