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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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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Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Backflow Prevention 177-2020 (Consolidated)

Building code, permits and related matters 050-2018 (Consolidated)

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), 120-2024

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

Sewer use 025-2024

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

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Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated)

Photography permits 169-2020

Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated)

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

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Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Nuisance 124-2024

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated), 122-2024

 

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Fees and Charges 224-2023, 026-2024, 033-2024, 056-2024, 060-2024

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), 120-2024

Long grass and weeds 125-2022 (Consolidated)

Standing water 143-2003

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

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Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Littering and dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 121-2024

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Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated), 118-2024

Nuisance 124-2024

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Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated)

Sewer use 025-2024

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated), 119-2024

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

Standing water 143-2003

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.

Waste collection 121-2024

 

 

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Administrative Monetary Penalties 063-2019 (Consolidated), 086-2024, 117-2024, 123-2024, 127-2024

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 085-2024

Lobbyist Registry 165-2017 (Consolidated)

Notice 394-2002 (Consolidated)

Procedure 7-2011 (Consolidated)

Site Alteration 031-2024, 125-2024

Ward boundaries 89-2009 

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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 amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 80-2023.
A By law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on
September 26, 2023.
A By-law to extend the time period specified for expiration in By-law 116-2021, which exempts Block 7, Plan 65M-4681 from the Part Lot Control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to exempt Lots 2, 3, and 4, Plan M1991 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to exempt Blocks 2 and 3, and Part of Block 4, Plan 65M-4578 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-laws 146-2014, 004-2016, and 153-2017.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Sign By-law 140-2018, as amended.
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”).
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended By-law 079-2023.
A By-law to exempt parts of Plan 65M-4714 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 80-2023.
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.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 101 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88.
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 3447.
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.
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.
A By-law to amend the Filming By-law 168-2020, to update enforcement section wording.
A By-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the public highway.