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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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 amend Special Events By-law 045-2018, as amended, to provide for the strengthening of regulatory and enforcement provisions with respect to car rallies.
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Noise By-law 121-2021, as amended, to prohibit unauthorized noise from car rallies and to create administrative monetary penalties for the corresponding offences.
A By-law to amend the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area with Amendment Number 115, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to dedicate certain lands as part of the public highway.
A By-law to assume Municipal Services in respect of Registered Plan 65M- 4488.
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on March 19, 2024.
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on February 21, 2024.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 088-2023 and By-law 124-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended by By-Law 188-2022.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88.
A By-law to amend the Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023 to adjust the Development Engineering fees.
A By-law of The Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend the Administrative Monetary Penalties By-law 063-2019, as amended, to add the Site Alteration By-law to the list of by-laws for which an Administrative Monetary Penalty may be imposed.
A By-law to prohibit and regulate Site Alteration and Movement of Fill in the City and to repeal by-laws 189-96, 44-2004, 265-2006, and 007-2017.
A By-law to amend Parking By-law 064-2019, as amended, to eliminate the prohibition for commercial vehicles to park on a residential lot, in accordance with the Zoning By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to amend Business Licensing By-law 122-2022, as amended, to make various administrative amendments, such as to allow authorized agents to submit government-issued identification in other languages if a certified translation is provided, to advise when an authorized agent can submit an application, to advise that submitted documents must not be expired, to advise which documents must be submitted when a licence is renewed, and that the City is required to be notified when there is a change in the licensee’s contact information, or if there is a change in the composition of directors and officers of a corporation, partners in a
partnership, or a change in ownership of a sole proprietorship.
A By-law to amend Fence By-law 189-2020, as amended, regarding the permitted location of swimming pool enclosures.