Commercial trucking in Vaughan

Within the City of Vaughan, there are “Regional roads”, mainly major roads governed by York Region by-law, and municipal roads, usually the local, smaller roads, governed by City of Vaughan by-law.

Regional Roads
On Regional roads, Commercial Motor Vehicles that weigh over 5 tonnes per axle need a “Load Exemption Permit” to travel on King Vaughan Road (Y.R. 14) between Pine Valley Drive/7th Concession and Bathurst Street, and Teston Road (Y.R.49) between Pine Valley Drive (Y.R. 57) and 1,590 metres west of Weston Road (Y.R.56). Learn more on York Region's website.

Municipal roads
On municipal roads, Commercial Motor Vehicles are prohibited from travelling on roads where restriction signs are posted, except if they are making a pickup or delivery and there is no other route. If a Commercial Motor Vehicle has any axle that weighs more than 5000 kg, it shall only drive on the roads listed in Schedule “D” of the by-law, unless the vehicle has a permit, is a public vehicle, or is a two-axle tank-truck or two-axle truck.
 

Excerpt from the Traffic By-law: Schedule “D” –  Part 1 – Load Restrictions 
Axle Load weight restrictions do not apply to these roadways.      
Visit the By-law Library to see the complete by-law.

Section 4.4 of Zoning By-law 001-2021, as amended, defines where commercial vehicles and commercial motor vehicles can park in Vaughan. The following is a summary of those rules.  If you have any questions about the Zoning By-law, contact Zoning staff at zoninginfo@vaughan.ca.
 
Commercial Motor Vehicles in all zones
Commercial Motor Vehicles cannot be parked or stored on vacant lots.  
 
Commercial Motor Vehicles in non-residential zones 
Commercial Motor Vehicles can be parked at distribution facilities or transportation terminals. 
 
Commercial Motor Vehicles in residential zones  
One Commercial Motor Vehicle may be parked in a residential zone, as long as:

• the vehicle is parked in a private garage or on a driveway.
• the vehicle does not exceed a maximum length of 6.0 metres and a maximum height of 2.3 metres, including any attached equipment or accessories. 
• the vehicle does not occupy or obstruct any of the parking spaces required for the residential uses on the property. For example, if the Zoning By-law requires three parking spaces for a dwelling, and a residential property contains four parking spaces (two on the driveway and two in the garage), the fourth may be used to park a commercial motor vehicle. 

 
Outside storage and Commercial Motor Vehicles  

Where outside storage is allowed as an accessory use and complies with the provisions of Section 5.13 of the Zoning By-law, a Commercial Motor Vehicle may be parked within the designated outside storage area.

The City is aware of unlawful uses of agricultural land to operate trucking companies and store trucks, trailers and other materials. The City is working with these property owners and businesses to bring these properties into compliance and is also continuing to use  available enforcement options to address these issues. 

To report an issue, email bylaw@vaughan.ca or call Service Vaughan at 905-832-2281.