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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

Animal Control 066-2020 (Consolidated)

 

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Backflow Prevention 177-2020 (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)

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated), 005-2025

Sewer use 025-2024 (Consolidated)

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, 149-2024, 155-2024, 156-2024, 157-2024, 166-2024, 173-2024, 174-2024, 175-2024, 176-2024, 179-2024, 183-2024, 189-2024, 190-2024, 194-2024, 195-2024, 197-2024, 198-2024, 199-2024, 200-2024, 201-2024, 202-2024, 203-2024, 209-2024, 212-2024, 220-2024, 221-2024, 222-2024, 233-2024, 241-2024, 243-2024, 246-2024, 248-2024, 003-2025, 007-2025, 008-2025, 009-2025, 

Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated)

Photography permits 169-2020 (Consolidated)

Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated)

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

Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated)

 

Fees and Charges 251-2024

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

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fences - height and description 189-2020 (Consolidated)

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 (Consolidated), 252-2024

Anti-graffiti 46-2009 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fences - apportionment of costs 175-93

Fire burn permit 157-2023 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Littering and dumping 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009

Waste collection 121-2024 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated), 225-2024

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Conveyance of land 139-90

Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)

Parks 134-95 (Consolidated), 159-2023

Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)

Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)

Debris 103-2020 (Consolidated)

Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)

Property standards 231-2011 (Consolidated), 005-2025

Sewer use 025-2024 (Consolidated)

Short-term rental 158-2019 (Consolidated)

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

Road Allowance 126-2024 (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 (Consolidated)

 

 

Idling of Vehicles 170-2004 (Consolidated)

Parking 064-2019 (Consolidated)

Road Allowance 126-2024 Consolidated)

Traffic 284-94, 271-2001, 047-2019, 048-2019, 084-2019, 112-2019, 116-2019, 120-2019,169-2019, 181-2019, 046-2020, 047-2020​, 078-2020, 100-2021, 101-2021, 102-2021, 138-2021, 162-2021, 015-2022, 048-2022, 062-2022, 063-2022, 064-2022, 065-2022, 066-2022, 105-2022, 142-2022 143-2022, 150-2022, 237-2022, 238-2022, 033-2023, 051-2023 052-2023, 160-2023, 192-2023, 209-2023, 210-2023, 052-2024, 053-2024, 084-2024 151-2024, 191-2024, 192-2024, 226-2024, 231-2024

 

Administrative Penalties 240-2024,  004-2025

Firearms 123-2016 (Consolidated)

Delegation 144-2018 (Consolidated)

Fortification of land 085-2024 (Consolidated)

Lobbyist Registry 165-2017 (Consolidated)

Notice 394-2002 (Consolidated)

Procedure 7-2011 (Consolidated)

Site Alteration 031-2024 (Consolidated)

Ward boundaries 89-2009 

York Region

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.

Contact Information

Office of the City Clerk

Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Canada

Email
clerks@vaughan.ca
Phone
(905) 832-2281
(905) 832-8504
Fax Number
905-832-8535

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133-2023
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.
132-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
131-2023
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.
130-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 105-2023.
129-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
128-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 096-2023.
127-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 095-2023.
126-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 090-2023.
125-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 089-2023.
124-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 088-2023.p
123-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 087-2023.
122-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 085-2023.
121-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 084-2023.
120-2023
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by
By-law 074-2023.
119-2023
A By-law to amend By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-law 073-2023.
118-2023
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.
117-2023
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.
116-2023
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.
115-2023
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.
114-2023
A By-law to designate by Number an amendment to City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 234-2010, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.