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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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 numbering 44-86

Cash-in-lieu 168-2022

Conveyance of land 168-2022

Dumping 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 (Consolidated)

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, 149-2024, 155-2024, 156-2024, 157-2024, 166-2024, 173-2024, 174-2024, 175-2024, 176-2024, 179-2024, 183-2024, 189-2024, 190-2024, 194-2024, 195-2024, 197-2024, 198-2024, 199-2024, 200-2024, 201-2024, 202-2024, 203-2024, 209-2024, 212-2024, 220-2024, 221-2024, 222-2024, 233-2024, 241-2024, 243-2024, 246-2024, 248-2024, 003-2025, 007-2025, 008-2025, 009-2025, 020-2025, 021-2025, 022-2025, 023-2025, 024-2025, 025-2025, 026-2021, 054-2025, 055-2025, 057-2025, 059-2025, 060-2025, 061-2025, 068-2025, 069-2025, 070-2025, 071-2025, 072-2025, 073-2025, 080-2025, 081-2025, 083-2025, 091-2025, 092-2025, 096-2025, 098-2025, 099-2025, 116-2025, 118-2025, 120-2025, 121-2025, 124-2025, 127-2025, 155-2025, 160-2025, 163-2025, 164-2025, 165-2025, 167-2025, 169-2025, 170-2025, 171-2025, 179-2025, 180-2025, 181-2025, 186-2025, 193-2025, 198-2025, 199-2025, 200-2025, 201-2025, 202-2025, 203-2025, 204-2025, 205-2025, 206-2025, 207-2025, 208-2025, 209-2025, 213-2025, 215-2025, 219-2025, 223-2025

Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated)

Photography permits 169-2020 (Consolidated)

Sign 140-2018 (Consolidated)

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

Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated)

 

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

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)

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

Water usage 024-2024 (Consolidated)

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Conveyance of land 139-90

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Parks 134-95 (Consolidated)

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

Sewer use 025-2024 (Consolidated)

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated)

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

Road Allowance 126-2024 (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.

Vital Services  006-2025

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

 

 

Idling of Vehicles 170-2004 (Consolidated)

Parking 064-2019 (Consolidated)

Road Allowance 126-2024 Consolidated)

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, 084-2024 151-2024, 191-2024, 192-2024, 226-2024, 231-2024, 065-2025, 090-2025, 166-2025

 

Administrative Penalties 240-2024 (Consolidated)

Cemeteries By-law 158-2025

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Delegation 144-2018 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 085-2024 (Consolidated)

Lobbyist Registry 165-2017 (Consolidated)

Notice 394-2002 (Consolidated)

Procedure 7-2011 (Consolidated)

Site Alteration 031-2024 (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
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Email
clerks@vaughan.ca
Phone
(905) 832-2281
(905) 832-8504
Fax Number
905-832-8535

Related Links

039-2024
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on February 21, 2024.
038-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
037-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 088-2023 and By-law 124-2023.
036-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-Law 188-2022.
035-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
034-2024
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88.
033-2024
A By-law to amend the Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023 to adjust the Development Engineering fees.
032-2024
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law 063-2019, as amended, to add the Site Alteration By-law to the list of by-laws for which an Administrative Monetary Penalty may be imposed.
031-2024
A By-law to prohibit and regulate Site Alteration and Movement of Fill in the City and to repeal by-laws 189-96, 44-2004, 265-2006, and 007-2017.
030-2024
A By-law to amend Parking By-law 064-2019, as amended, to eliminate the prohibition for commercial vehicles to park on a residential lot, in accordance with the Zoning By-law 001-2021, as amended.
029-2024
A By-law to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to make various administrative amendments, such as to allow authorized agents to submit government-issued identification in other languages if a certified translation is provided, to advise when an authorized agent can submit an application, to advise that submitted documents must not be expired, to advise which documents must be submitted when a licence is renewed, and that the City is required to be notified when there is a change in the licensee’s contact information, or if there is a change in the composition of directors and officers of a corporation, partners in a
partnership, or a change in ownership of a sole proprietorship.
028-2024
A By-law to amend Fence By-law 189-2020, as amended, regarding the permitted location of swimming pool enclosures.
027-2024
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Animal Control By-law 066-2020, as amended.
026-2024
A By-law to amend the Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023, to correct fees for late renewals, Type 3 refreshment vehicles, failure to attend a meeting before a Screening Officer, mobile sign permits, and Animal Services related fees.
025-2024
A By-law to enact rules and regulations for the installation and Connection to Sewage Works, and the Discharge of Sewage, Storm Water, and land drainage within the serviced area of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan, and to repeal the previous Sewer Use By-law 130-2022 and its amending by-law 076-2023.
024-2024
A By-law to regulate private connections to the City of Vaughan's Water Distribution System, to establish an effective method to measure and charge for water consumption, to conserve water, to prohibit practices and other actions that put the integrity of the Water Distribution System at risk, and to establish a system of recourse and penalties for the purposes of enforcing the by-law, and to repeal By-law 106-2022.
023-2024
A By-law to Stop and Close a portion of Doughton Road and a portion of Interchange Way as public highway.
022-2024
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on January 30, 2024.
021-2024
A By-law to amend By-law 394-2002, as amended by By-law 16-2010 to provide for the form and manner for the provision of notice for heritage designations.
020-2024
A By-law to provide for the issuance of the 2024 Interim Property Tax billing.