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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

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

Related Links

095-2022
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021.
097-2022
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 4177.
087-2022
A By-law to amend Animal Control By-law 066-2020, as amended, to prohibit relocation and disturbance of wild animals, to introduce new definitions and to prohibit people from allowing their animals to kill or injure wild animals.
089-2022
A By-law to regulate the possession and setting off of fireworks or any class or classes thereof and pyrotechnics special effects, and to repeal By-law 142-2006.
093-2022
A By-law to authorize the City to enter into a Lease Renewal Agreement with Keeleview Centre Holdings Limited for community recreational space, located at 7575 Keele Street, Unit 5.
080-2022
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on April 26, 2022.
082-2022
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88 as amended by By-law 084-2021.
086-2022
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M-4877.
094-2022
A By-law to authorize The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to enter into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale with 1000050107 ONTARIO INC., FIRST VAUGHAN INVESTMENTS LIMITED & SMARTVMC WEST INC., for the acquisition of lands to form the oversizing components of the West Spine Roads required in the North-West Quadrant of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre.
073-2022
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Short-Term Rental By-law 158-2019 by repealing a redundant provision, already included in By-law 183-2019, and by correcting two intra-by-law references.
077-2022
A By-law to amend By-law 123-2013, the City of Vaughan’s Site Plan Control Bylaw, as amended, to continue to exempt temporary outdoor patios accessory to Eating Establishments and Banquet Halls from Site Plan Control.
068-2022
A By-law to authorize the City to enter into a lease agreement with Bell Mobility Inc. (“Bell”) for lands associated with a new telecommunication tower at the Concord/Thornhill Regional Park located at 299 Racco Parkway, and to enter into a Tri-party License Agreement with Bell and Alectra Utilities Corporation to provide electrical connection to the telecommunication tower.
063-2022
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan.
065-2022
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan.
070-2022
A By-law to Stop and Close certain portions of Simcoe Street as a public highway.
078-2022
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Temporary Outdoor Patio By-law 096-2020, as amended, to change the time frame that temporary outdoor patios may operate.
055-2022
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 4577.
057-2022
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plans 65M-3773 (Lot 132) and 65M-4588.
061-2022
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 046-2022.
054-2022
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 3655.