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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

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 the amend Noise Control By-law 121-2021, to provide greater clarity that persons who emit, cause or permit prohibited noises are committing an infraction, to require that applicants for a Construction Noise Exemption must obtain all required City permits for their projects prior to application, to clarify that “auditory signaling devices” includes school bells, and to update section references.
A By-law to enter into the required agreements with York Major Holdings Inc. for the acquisition and development of a future park on lands legally described as Part Lots 21 and 22, Concession 3.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A by-law to (1) authorize certain capital works of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan (the “City”); (2) to authorize the submission of an application to the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation (“OILC”) for financing such works and certain other ongoing works; (3) to authorize temporary borrowing from OILC to meet expenditures made in connection with such works; and (4) to authorize long term borrowing for such works through the issue of debentures by the Regional Municipality of York (the “Region”) to OILC.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 105-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 095-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 090-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 089-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 088-2023.p
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 087-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 085-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 084-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by
By-law 074-2023.
A By-law to amend By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 073-2023.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 98 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 105 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to designate by Number an amendment to City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-laws 125-2011 and 084-2020, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to designate by Number an amendment to City of Vaughan By-law
001-2021, as amended, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.