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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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 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,
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Business Licensing 122-2022 (Consolidated)
Photography permits 169-2020 (Consolidated)
Signage 140-2018 (Consolidated)
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Filming event 168-2020 (Consolidated)
Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)
Nuisance 124-2024 (Consolidated)
Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)
Special Events 045-2018 (Consolidated)
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Fees and Charges 251-2024
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)
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)
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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)
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Fireworks and pyrotechnics 089-2022 (Consolidated)
Noise control 121-2021 (Consolidated), 225-2024
Nuisance 124-2024 (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), 159-2023
Protecting Vulnerable Social Infrastructure 143-2024 (Consolidated)
Smoking 074-2019 (Consolidated)
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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)
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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
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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.
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adopt a District Plan for the Village of Maple Heritage Conservation District, in the
City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, under Part V of the Ontario Heritage
Act, R.S.O. 1990.
adopt a District Plan for the Kleinburg-Nashville Heritage Conservation District, in
the City of Vaughan, Regional Municipality of York, under Part V of the Ontario
Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990.
Penalties for the City of Vaughan, repeal Screening and Hearing Officers By-law
157-2009, as amended, and amend Licensing By-law 315-2005, as amended.