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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

Sign 140-2018 (Consolidated)

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

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

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)

Parks 134-95 (Consolidated)

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)

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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Administrative Penalties 240-2024 (Consolidated)

Cemeteries By-law 158-2025

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Delegation 144-2018 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 085-2024 (Consolidated), 030-2025, 135-2025

Lobbyist Registry 165-2017 (Consolidated)

Notice 394-2002 (Consolidated)

Procedure 7-2011 (Consolidated)

Site Alteration 031-2024 (Consolidated), 147-2025

Ward boundaries 89-2009 

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 confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on July 14, 2025.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 171-2025.
A By-law to exempt Block 1 on Plan 65M-4719 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on June 24, 2025.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 140 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for
the Vaughan Planning Area.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
A By-law to amend Nuisance By-law 124-2024, as amended, to regulate conduct in relation to solicitation and loitering in the City of Vaughan.
A By-law to amend the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area
with Amendment Number 142, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 127-
2025.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 126-2025.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 209-2022.
A By-law to amend the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area
with Amendment Number 143, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 141 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 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend By-law 144-2018 to delegate administrative authority to staff for the execution of Agreements between The Corporation of the City of Vaughan and various parties regarding recreational programming and to repeal By-law 053-2023, as amended.
A By-law to regulate the planting, maintenance and removal of Trees on public
and private property in the City of Vaughan and to repeal By-laws 052-2018, 258-
83, 95- 2005, 185-2007, 205-2007 and 229-2005.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
A By-Law to impose Area Specific Development Charges – Teston Road West Sanitary Sewer Infrastructure.