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Zoning Searches and Forms
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Property owners may request zoning information for any property within the City of Vaughan via the:

City of Vaughan Online Services Portal

(Registration Manual PDF)  

Please allow a minimum of five business days to process the following requests:  

  • Zoning Search and Written Response
  • Zoning Search for Municipal Licence Clearance (includes Retail Sale of Fireworks)
  • Zoning Search for Day Nursery Licence Clearance
  • Zoning Search for Motor Vehicle Dealership Licence Clearance
  • Liquor Licence Clearance (AGCO) *

* When applying for a Municipal Licence, and an AGCO clearance is required, please apply for a Liquor Licence only.

 

 

Zoning Search and Written Response will provide the following information:

 
  • The zoning category of the property
  • An exception number (if applicable)
  • Uses permitted with the zoning category
  • If a specific proposed use is permitted

 
Zoning searches for Municipal Licence Clearance

​This document provides written confirmation of zoning compliance and building permit status of the property being searched. A Zoning Search Form for Municipal Licence Clearance must be submitted through the Online Services Portal, before submitting an application for a municipal business licence from the By-law and Compliance, Licencing and Permit Services department. It must be completed and approved by the Building Standards department.

Zoning Search for Licencing purposes
 
The Zoning Search Form for Provincial Licence Clearance provides written confirmation of zoning compliance and building permit status of the property being searched. 
 
The application for the Building Standards Department Clearance Letter is to be submitted through the Online Services Portal, and must be completed and approved by the Building Standards department prior to submitting an application for the following provincial licences: 
 
  • Day Nursery Licence
  • Motor Vehicle Dealership Licence
  • Liquor Licence Clearance
 

 Contact Information

 

Building Standards​​​

Phone: 905-832-8510
Inspection Services: 905-832-8511
City of Vaughan: 905-832-2281

Fax: 905-832-8558

Email: buildingstandards@vaughan.ca

Location:
Vaughan City Hall, Level 100
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON  L6A 1T1​​​

 

 Related Links

 
  • Applicable laws
  • Building inspections
  • Building Standards department
  • By-law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services
  • City by-laws
  • Committee of Adjustment
  • Development Engineering Services
  • Development Planning
  • Infrastructure Planning and Corporate Asset Management
  • Zoning by-laws
 

 Additional Resources

 
  • Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
  • Childcare and Early Years Act, 2014
  • Greenbelt Act, 2005
  • Liquor Licence Act, 1990
  • Ministry of Transportation
  • Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002
  • Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001
  • Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council
  • Planning Act, 1990
  • Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
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