By-law library

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This library contains PDF copies of most by-laws enacted by the City of Vaughan since 2011. Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time. For help locating by-laws and status of by-laws, please contact Clerks@vaughan.ca

Animal Control 066-2020 (Consolidated)

 

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Backflow Prevention 177-2020 (Consolidated)

Building code, permits and related matters 050-2018 (Consolidated)

Building numbering 44-86

Cash-in-lieu 168-2022

Conveyance of land 168-2022

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Development charges 109-2022

Fences – apportionment of costs 175-93

Fences – height and description 189-2020 (Consolidated)

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

Sewer use 025-2024

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Zoning 001-2021 (Consolidated), 194-2023, 206-2023, 213-2023, 217-2023, 005-2024, 009-2024, 011-2024, 018-2024, 036-2024, 038-2024

Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated), 057-2024, 058-2024, 061-2024

Photography permits 169-2020

Roadside sales 125-98

Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated)

Site plan control - city wide 123-2013, 077-2022, 064-2024

Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Nuisance 195-2000 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated), 047-2024

 

Fees and Charges 224-2023, 026-2024, 033-2024, 056-2024, 060-2024

Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental 183-2019 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fences - height and description 189-2020 (Consolidated)

Long grass and weeds 125-2022 (Consolidated)

Snow clearing 227-2022 (Consolidated)

Standing water 143-2003

Storage shed and accessory structures 152-2002 *Note: For the most current zoning information, including any possible site-specific zoning exceptions, please contact the Building Standards department at 905-832-8510.

Tree protection 052-2018 (Consolidated)

Tree planting, trimming or removal 052-2018 (Consolidated)

Water usage 024-2024

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Encroachment 034-2017 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Littering and dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Newspaper box permit 372-2004 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 135-2017 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 195-2000 (Consolidated)

Conveyance of land 139-90

Encroachment 034-2017 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 195-2000 (Consolidated)

Parks 134-95 (Consolidated), 159-2023

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Encroachment 034-2017 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Newspaper box permit 372-2004 (Consolidated)

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

Sewer use 025-2024

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated)

Municipal Accommodation Tax, Short-Term Rental 183-2019 (Consolidated)

Standing water 143-2003

Storage shed and accessory structures 152-2002 Note: For the most current zoning information, including any possible site-specific zoning exceptions, please contact the Building Standards department at 905-832-8510.

Waste collection 135-2017 (Consolidated)

 

 

Idling of Vehicles 170-2004 (Consolidated)

Parking 064-2019 (Consolidated), 054-2024

Traffic 284-94, 271-2001, 047-2019, 048-2019, 084-2019, 112-2019, 116-2019, 120-2019,169-2019, 181-2019, 046-2020, 047-2020​, 078-2020, 100-2021, 101-2021, 102-2021, 138-2021, 162-2021, 015-2022, 048-2022, 062-2022, 063-2022, 064-2022, 065-2022, 066-2022, 105-2022, 142-2022 143-2022, 150-2022, 237-2022, 238-2022, 033-2023, 051-2023 052-2023, 160-2023, 192-2023, 209-2023, 210-2023, 052-2024, 053-2024

 

Administrative Monetary Penalties 063-2019 (Consolidated)

Fill dumping 164-2019, 031-2024

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 328-2003 

Lobbyist Registry 165-2017 (Consolidated)

Notice 394-2002 (Consolidated)

Procedure 7-2011 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009 

York Region

City staff also enforce some regulations of the Regional Municipality of York, such as the Parking and Stopping on Regional Roads By-laws. 
To view by-laws on Regional matters, please visit the Region’s website here.

Contact Information

Office of the City Clerk

Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Canada

Email
clerks@vaughan.ca
Phone
905-832-2281
905-832-8504
Fax Number
905-832-8535

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062-2024
A By-law to Repeal By-law 014-2024 which stopped up and closed certain lands as part of the public highway known as Yonge Street.
061-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to create a Wildlife Removal Company Licence.
060-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023, as amended.
059-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to allow Eating Establishments and Banquet Halls to apply for a Seasonal Outdoor Patio.
058-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to allow Eating Establishments and Banquet Halls to apply for a Seasonal Outdoor Patio.
057-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to add regulatory requirements for night clubs, lounges, pubs, and eating establishments, and to align certain requirements with the City’s Zoning By-law.
056-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023, as amended.
055-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
054-2024
A By-law to amend parking By-law 064-2019 to prohibit parking on both sides of Troon Avenue from McNaughton Road to Eagle Rock Way.
053-2024
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284- 94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan.
052-2024
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan.
051-2024
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on March 26, 2024.
050-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 002-2020.
049-2024
A By-law to assume Municipal Services described in the servicing agreement made between Glen-Huntington Business Park Limited and The Corporation of the City of Vaughan dated July 8, 2009, as amended from time to time (the “Servicing Agreement”).
048-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 081-2022.
047-2024
A By-law to amend Special Events By-law 045-2018, as amended, to provide for the strengthening of regulatory and enforcement provisions with respect to car rallies.
046-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Noise By-law 121-2021, as amended, to prohibit unauthorized noise from car rallies and to create administrative monetary penalties for the corresponding offences.
045-2024
A By-law to amend the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area with Amendment Number 115, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
044-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
043-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.