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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

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Animal Control 066-2020 (Consolidated)

 

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Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated)

Photography permits 169-2020 (Consolidated), 027-2025, 138-2025

Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated), 041-2025

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

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Fees and Charges 251-2024 (Consolidated), 134-2025, 140-2025

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

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Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fences - height and description 189-2020 (Consolidated), 039-2025

Long grass and weeds 125-2022 (Consolidated)

Standing water 143-2003 (Consolidated)

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 177-2025

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

Water usage 024-2024 (Consolidated), 033-2025, 139-2025

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Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023 (Consolidated), 133-2025

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated), 050-2025, 148-2025

Littering and dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated), 018-2025

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

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Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

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Conveyance of land 139-90

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated), 188-2025

Parks 134-95 (Consolidated), 159-2023, 051-2025, 093-2025, 149-2025

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

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Dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated), 050-2025

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated), 137-2025

Sewer use 025-2024 (Consolidated), 032-2025

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated), 153-2025

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

Road Allowance 126-2024 (Consolidated), 047-2025

Standing water 143-2003 (Consolidated)

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.

Vital Services  006-2025

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

 

 

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York Region

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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.

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Bylaw Listing
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 163-2023.
A By-law to designate 12195 Highway 27, in the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 129 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 130 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to establish a comprehensive system of Administrative Penalties for the City of Vaughan and to repeal Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law 063-2019 and all its amendments.
A By-law to designate 65 Royalpark Way, in the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18.
A By-law to designate 91 Thornhill Woods, in the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18.
A By-law to designate 8733 Keele Street, in the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18.
A By-law to designate 8795 Keele Street, in the City of Vaughan, in the Regional Municipality of York, Province of Ontario, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest under Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18.
A By-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the public highway.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 127 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
A By-law to amend the Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended.
A By-law to amend the Parking By-law 064-2019, as amended, to regulate parking on Portage Parkway.
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Parking By-law 064-2019, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 262-2022.
A By-law to dedicate certain lands as forming part of the public highway.