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 Please note that by-laws may be amended or repealed from time to time.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 of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan to amend Animal Control By-law 066-2020, as amended.
A By-law to amend the Fees and Charges By-law 224-2023, to correct fees for late renewals, Type 3 refreshment vehicles, failure to attend a meeting before a Screening Officer, mobile sign permits, and Animal Services related fees.
A By-law to enact rules and regulations for the installation and Connection to Sewage Works, and the Discharge of Sewage, Storm Water, and land drainage within the serviced area of the Corporation of the City of Vaughan, and to repeal the previous Sewer Use By-law 130-2022 and its amending by-law 076-2023.
A By-law to regulate private connections to the City of Vaughan's Water Distribution System, to establish an effective method to measure and charge for water consumption, to conserve water, to prohibit practices and other actions that put the integrity of the Water Distribution System at risk, and to establish a system of recourse and penalties for the purposes of enforcing the by-law, and to repeal By-law 106-2022.
A By-law to Stop and Close a portion of Doughton Road and a portion of Interchange Way as public highway.
A By-law to confirm the proceedings of Council at its meeting on January 30, 2024.
A By-law to amend By-law 394-2002, as amended by By-law 16-2010 to provide for the form and manner for the provision of notice for heritage designations.
A By-law to provide for the issuance of the 2024 Interim Property Tax billing.
A By-law to amend the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area with Amendment Number 84, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to amend the City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to amend the City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as effected by the Ontario Land Tribunal.
A By-law to exempt Blocks 1 to 31, Plan 65M-4783 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to exempt Block 3, Plan 65M-4768 from the part lot control provisions of the Planning Act.
A By-law to Stop and Close a portion of Yonge Street, located north of Crestwood Road as a public highway.
A By-law to Stop and Close a portion of lands fronting 121 Rebecca Court as a public highway.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 1-88, as amended by By-law 100-2023.
A By-law to amend City of Vaughan By-law 001-2021, as amended.
A By-law to adopt Amendment Number 117 to the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 for the Vaughan Planning Area.
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.