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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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

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Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
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Email
clerks@vaughan.ca
Phone
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(905) 832-8504
Fax Number
905-832-8535

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051-2017
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on May 16, 2017.
050-2017
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88. (Z.16004, City of Vaughan, Air Conditioner (AC) Regulations)
049-2017
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88 as amended. (Z.14.066, Z.13.009, 19T-13V004, 19T-13V005, Quadrant Holdings Inc., located north of Rutherford Road, on the east and west sides of Thomas Cook Avenue, in Part of Lot 17, Concession 2)
048-2017
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88. (Z.16.053, DA.16.111, Royal 7 Developments Ltd., located at 2900, 2908, 2910, 2916 and 2920 Regional Road 7, on the north side of Region Road 7, between Jane Street and Creditstone Road, in Part of Lot 6, Concession 4)
047-2017
A By-law to exempt parts of Plan 65M-4481 from the provisions of Part Lot Control. (PLC.17.003, Elm Thornhill Woods (2013) Inc., located north of Summeridge Drive on the west side of Thornhill Woods Drive, on Elmway Court, in Planning Block 10, being Lots 2 to 8, 11, 12, and 14 to 17 on Registered Plan 65M-4481, in Part of Lot 12, Concession 2)
046-2017
A By-law to establish retention periods for records of the City of Vaughan; to delegate authority for the retention and disposition of records to the City Clerk; and, to repeal By-law 113-97. (Retention Authority Delegation, Records Management, Records Retention Schedule)
045-2017
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in Churchill Estates Subdivision, 19T-84029, Registered Plan 65M-4155. (Balport Estates Corp. dated August 12, 2009)
044-2017
A By-law to repeal and replace by-law 074-2016, and a by-law to reappoint the Chief Building Official and the Deputy Chief Building Officials, and to appoint Inspectors, for the enforcement of the Building Code Act, 1992, as amended, for the City of Vaughan.
043-2017
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan. (Via Romano Boulevard, Fitzmaurice Drive)
042-2017
A By law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on April 19, 2017.
041-2017
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88. (Nulook Developments Inc., Z.11.034, 19T-15V013, west side of Dufferin Street, north of Teston Road, municipally known as 10820 Dufferin Street, in Part of Lot 26, Concession 3)
040-2017
A By-law to rescind By-law 028-2017.
039-2017
A By-law to exempt parts of Plan 65M-4488 from the provisions of Part Lot Control. (PLC.17.001, 19T-04V06, Z.04.018, Part of Lot 2, Concession 9, Glen-Huntington Business Park Limited, Located east of Regional Road 50, west of Highway #427, north of Highway #407, being Part Block 2, Plan 65M-4488, Parts 9 10 11 and 12 on 65R-36725, subject to easement in gross over Part 12 65R-36725 as in YR2382309)
038-2017
A By-law to amend Consolidated Licensing By-law No. 315-2005, as amended, to make a number of technical amendments to improve customer service, streamline administrative processes, eliminate redundancies, and support legislative changes, and to amend Fees and Charges By-law No. 171-2013, as amended, to introduce a re-inspection fee.
037-2017
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in Royal Corporate Business Park Subdivision, 19T-87084, Registered Plan 65M-3033.
036-2017
A By-law to amend the Consolidated Traffic By-law 284-94, as amended, to govern and control traffic in the City of Vaughan. (All-way Stop, Poetry Drive, Chatfield Drive)
035-2017
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Consolidated Licensing By-law No. 315-2005, as amended, to establish Refreshment Vehicle Event Licences and to amend Parks By-law No. 134-95, as amended, to allow for vending in parks where there is a Special Event Permit in place.
034-2017
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan regulating Encroachments on Public Lands, to repeal By-law Number 054-2016.
033-2017
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Parking By-law No. 1-96, as amended, to remove a no-parking restriction on the east side of Islington to increase short-term visitor parking in the Kleinburg Village area, and to implement a parking prohibition on the south side of Woodbridge Avenue, between Clarence and Islington to improve traffic flow. (Wards 1 and 2)
034-2017 (Consolidated)
A By-law of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan regulating Encroachments on Public Lands, to repeal By-law Number 054-2016.