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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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), 031-2025

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), 039-2025

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

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

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, 067-2025, 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

Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated), 046-2025, 095-2025

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

Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated), 041-2025

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

Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated), 038-2025

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

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated), 048-2025

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated), 040-2025

 

Fees and Charges 251-2024

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

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 052-2018 (Consolidated)

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

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

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023 (Consolidated)

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

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

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

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

Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated), 048-2025

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Conveyance of land 139-90

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated), 048-2025

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

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

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

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

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

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated)

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)

 

 

Idling of Vehicles 170-2004 (Consolidated), 037-2025

Parking 064-2019 (Consolidated)

Road Allowance 126-2024 Consolidated), 047-2025

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

 

Administrative Penalties 240-2024

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Delegation 144-2018 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 085-2024 (Consolidated), 030-2025

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

Related Links

044-2025
A By-law to amend Smoking By-law 074-2019, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; and, to update other definitions, and clarify interpretation of the By-law
043-2025
A By-law to amend the Anti-Graffiti By-law 46-2009, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update certain definitions; and, clarify interpretation of the By-law.
042-2025
A By-law to amend Standing Water By-law 143-2003, to reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers.
041-2025
A By-law to amend Sign By-law 140-2018, as amended to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; and to update other definitions, and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
040-2025
A By-law to amend Special Events By-law 045-2018, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; correct spelling errors; update other definitions; and, to clarify interpretation of, and compliance with, the By-law.
039-2025
A By-law to amend Fence By-law 189-2020, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update other definitions; and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
038-2025
A By-law to amend Filming By-law 168-2020, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update other definitions; and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
037-2025
A By-law to amend Idling By-law 170-2004, as amended, to: add and update various definitions, reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers, and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
036-2025
A By-law to amend Parking By-law 064-2019, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers, as well as update other definitions, and, to clarify interpretation of the Bylaw.
035-2025
A By-law to amend Site Alteration By-law 031-2024, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; correct the repeal clause; adding By-law 164-2019 to the Transition section; and update other definitions and clarify interpretation of the Bylaw.
034-2025
A By-law to amend Waste Collection By-law 121-2024, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update other definitions; and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
033-2025
A By-law to amend Water By-law 024-2024, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update other definitions; and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
032-2025
A By-law to amend Sewer Use By-law 025-2024, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; to update other definitions, and to clarify interpretation of the By-law.
031-2025
A By-law to amend the Backflow Prevention By-law 177-2020, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; update other definitions; and clarify interpretation of the Bylaw.
030-2025
A By-law to amend Fortification of Land By-law 085-2024, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers, update other definitions and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
029-2025
A By-law to amend the Short-Term Rental By-law 158-2019, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers, clarify that licence applications do not need to be made in person, delete and add other definitions, and clarify interpretation of the By-law.
028-2025
A By-law to amend the Property Standards By-law 231-2011, as amended, to: reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; to update requirements for the required federal and/or provincial registration, markings and numbering on boats and boat trailers; to update other definitions for greater clarity; and, to clarify interpretation of the Bylaw.
027-2025
A By-law to amend the Photography Permits By-law 169-2020, as amended, to: add the definition of the Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023, as well as reflect changes to the legislative authority for municipalities to appoint municipal by-law enforcement officers; and, to make various other administrative amendments in line with current practices.
026-2025
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
025-2025
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.