ENFORCEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT BY- LAWS

This is a summary of the regulatory By-laws for the City of Vaughan and should be used as a GUIDE ONLY. For inquiries contact or visit the City of Vaughan, Clerks Department to view or purchase a copy of the by-law. Please note that by-law documents are provided electronically for information only and may not retain the exact structure of the original versions. For example, charts, images and tables may be difficult to read. As such, readers should verify information before acting on it. All by-laws are available at the office of the City Clerk, and references should be made to the official version for legal purposes. Every effort is made to ensure the by-laws on this web site are accurate and contain the latest amendments, however, the Corporation of the City of Vaughan cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information provided here.

For additional information contact the Enforcement Services at (905) 832-8505 or e-mail us at bylaw@vaughan.ca

ANIMAL BY-LAW (53-2002)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the keeping of animals in the City of Vaughan, including provisions for animal identification.

BUILDING NUMBERING BY-LAW (44-86)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the numbering of buildings in the Town of Vaughan.

CITY BOULEVARDS BY-LAW (202-2006)   Back to Top
A By–law requiring owners or occupants to cut grass on City boulevards fronting or adjacent to privately owned lands.

CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC BY-LAW (284-94)   Back to Top
A By-law to consolidate the By-laws that regulate traffic on roads under the jurisdiction of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan.

DEBRIS BY-LAW (263-2001)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the filling up, draining, cleaning and clearing of any grounds, yards and vacant lots and to prohibit the throwing, dumping, placing or depositing of debris in private property within the City of Vaughan.

DUMPING BY-LAW (3-2004)   Back to Top
A By-law to prohibit the dumping of waste on private or other property within the City of Vaughan.

ENCROACHMENT BY-LAW (244-2005)   Back to Top
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan regulating encroachments on public lands, to amend By-law Number 134-95 and to rescind By-law Number 358-86.

FENCE BY-LAW (80-90)   Back to Top
A By-law for prescribing the height and description of lawful fences in the Town of Vaughan and for establishing minimum standards for swimming pool fences.

FENCE BY-LAW - APPORTIONMENT OF COSTS (175-93)   Back to Top
A By-law to determine the apportionment of costs of division fences.

FILL BY-LAW (189-96)   Back to Top
To prohibit or regulate the placing or dumping of fill-in areas of the City of Vaughan.

FILMING EVENT BY-LAW (371-2004) (PERMIT)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the issuing, revoking, and/or suspending of permits and for regulating and inspecting filming events within the City of Vaughan.

FIREARMS BY-LAW (21-86)   Back to Top
A By-law to prohibit the discharge of guns, or other firearms, air guns and spring guns.

FIRE BURN BY-LAW (50-94) (PERMIT)   Back to Top
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to repeal By-law No. 287-81 and to prescribe times for setting fires and precautions to be observed to prevent the spread of fires.

FIREWORKS AND PYROTECHNICS BY-LAW (142-2006)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the possession and setting off of fireworks or any class or classes thereof and pyrotechnics special effects.

FORTIFICATION OF LAND BY-LAW (328-2003)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the Fortification of Land and to Prohibit Excessive Fortification of Land and to Prohibit the Application of Excessive Protective Elements to Land within the City of Vaughan.

GRAFFITI BY-LAW NUMBER (46-2009)   Back to Top
A By law to prohibit graffiti on public and private property, and to require public and private property to be kept free of graffiti.

GARBAGE BY-LAW (217-2010)   Back to Top
A By-law to establish and maintain a system for the collection of Resource Materials and Residual Waste in the City of Vaughan.

GEESE BY-LAW (256-99)   Back to Top
A By-law to prohibit the feeding of geese on City property.

IDLING OF VEHICLES (170-2004)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the control of the idling of vehicles.

LICENSING BY-LAW (315-2005)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the licensing, regulating and governing of certain businesses, activities and undertakings the City of Vaughan.

NEWSPAPER BOX BY-LAW (372-2004)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the issuing, revoking, and/or suspending of permits and for regulating and inspecting newspaper boxes within the City of Vaughan.

NOISE CONTROL BY-LAW (96-2006)   Back to Top
A By-law to control noise.

NUISANCE BY-LAW (195-2000)   Back to Top
A By-law to prohibiting and abating public nuisances on public land or in public buildings within the City of Vaughan.

OUTDOOR EXHIBITION BY-LAW (373-2004)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the issuing, revoking, and/or suspending of permits and for regulating and inspecting outdoor exhibitions within the City of Vaughan.

PARK BY-LAW (134-95)   Back to Top
A By-law for the Use, Regulation, Protection and Government of Parks in the City of Vaughan.

PARKING BY-LAW (1-96)   Back to Top
A By-law to consolidate the By-laws that regulate parking of motor vehicles on roads under the jurisdiction of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan.

PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS BY-LAW (82-2006)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the administration, issuance and enforcement of permits for commercial photography on City lands.

PROPERTY STANDARDS BY-LAW (409-99)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property.

PUBLIC TREE PROTECTION BY-LAW (95-2005)   Back to Top
A By-law to protect trees located on public property in the City of Vaughan.

ROADSIDE SALES BY-LAW (125-98)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate sales by retail on highways or on vacant lands adjacent to them.

SEWER BY-LAW (12-74)   Back to Top
A By-law prohibiting and regulating the discharge of any gaseous, liquid or solid matter into land drainage works, private branch drains and connections to any sewer, sewer system or sewage works for the carrying away of domestic sewage or industrial wastes or both.

SHED & ACCESSORY STRUCTURES (152-2002)   Back to Top
Amending By-law to 1-88 regarding the sizes and set backs of sheds and accessory structures.

SIGN BY-LAW (203-92)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate signs and other advertising devices in the City of Vaughan.

SIGN BY-LAW – PUBLIC PROPERTIES AND ROAD ALLOWANCES (178-2003)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate signs and other advertising devices on public properties and road allowances under the jurisdiction in the City of Vaughan.

SNOW CLEARING BY-LAW (300-93)   Back to Top
A By-law requiring owners and occupants to remove snow and ice from sidewalks.

SPECIAL EVENTS BY-LAW (370-2004) (PERMIT)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the issuing, revoking, and/or suspending of permits and for regulating and inspecting special events within the City of Vaughan.

STANDING WATER BY-LAW (143-2003)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate standing water in The Corporation of the City of Vaughan.

THEATRICAL FIREWORKS BY-LAW (369-2004) (PERMIT)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the issuing, revoking, and/or suspending of permits and for regulating and inspecting display and theatrical fireworks within the City of Vaughan.

TRIM/PLANTING AND REMOVAL OF CITY/PRIVATE TREES BY-LAW (258-83)   Back to Top
A By-law to authorize the Director of Property to supervise planting, trimming or removal of trees.

WATER USE BY-LAW (122-2003)   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the supply and use of water within the serviced area of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan and to repeal By-law 331-88, as amended and By-law 42-93, as amended.

WRECKING YARDS (TOWNSHIP 1961) BY-LAW (2549)   Back to Top
A By-law to provide for the regulating, inspecting and licensing of lands or structures used for storing used motor vehicles for the purpose of wrecking them and disposal of parts thereof.

ZONING BY-LAW 1-88, as amended   Back to Top
A By-law to regulate the use of lands and the character, location and use of buildings and structures within the City of Vaughan.

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