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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

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

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146-2023
A By-law to Stop and Close portions of Lichen Court located north of Comdel Boulevard and east of Weston Road legally described as part of Lichen Court on Plan 65M-3457 designated as Parts 5 to 7, 65R-40505 (the “Lands”).
144-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended By-law 079-2023.
143-2023
A By-law to exempt parts of Plan 65M-4714 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
145-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 80-2023.
142-2023
A By-law to amend Parking By-law 064-2019, to provide greater clarity on the distance a motorist may park from a Fire Hydrant.
141-2023
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 101 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
140-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88.
139-2023
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 3447.
138-2023
A By-law to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to make various administrative amendments, including allowing fee increases to be rounded up to the nearest dollar, to remove the requirement for hairdressers to submit a physician’s certificate, to change the minimum age requirement for dog walkers to 18 years old, to correct the insurance required for Snowplow Contractors to $2,000,000, to exempt tow truck licensees that have agreements with other government agencies from all the rates referred by those contracts or agreements.
137-2023
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Fees and Charges By-law 158-2021, as amended, to correctly list the business categories of Eating Establishment, Pub, Lounge and Nightclub.
136-2023
A By-law to amend the Filming By-law 168-2020, to update enforcement section wording.
135-2023
A By-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the public highway.
134-2023
A By-law to the amend Noise Control By-law 121-2021, to provide greater clarity that persons who emit, cause or permit prohibited noises are committing an infraction, to require that applicants for a Construction Noise Exemption must obtain all required City permits for their projects prior to application, to clarify that “auditory signaling devices” includes school bells, and to update section references.
133-2023
A By-law to enter into the required agreements with York Major Holdings Inc. for the acquisition and development of a future park on lands legally described as Part Lots 21 and 22, Concession 3.
132-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
131-2023
A by-law to (1) authorize certain capital works of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan (the “City”); (2) to authorize the submission of an application to the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for financing such works and certain other ongoing works; (3) to authorize temporary borrowing from OILC to meet expenditures made in connection with such works; and (4) to authorize long term borrowing for such works through the issue of debentures by the Regional Municipality of York (the “Region”) to OILC.
130-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 105-2023.
129-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
128-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
127-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 095-2023.