Frequently Requested By-Laws
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The following list includes Clarington's most commonly applied regulatory by-laws that affect residents and business owners in the Municipality.
If you cannot locate a by-law, please contact us or search our full database of by-laws. We will assist in providing you with the by-law you require. If you need a paper copy of one of the by-laws you may have to pay a small fee to obtain the document because of the size.
| Additional Dwelling Unit |
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Purpose To provide for the registration of a primary dwelling unit having an apartment-in-house.
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| Adult Entertainment |
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To license regulate and govern adult entertainment businesses in the Municipality of Clarington
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| Auctioneers |
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Purpose To license regulate and govern Auctioneers in the Municipality of Clarington
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| Body Rub Parlours |
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Purpose
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| Boulevard By-law |
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Purpose To regulate the use of boulevards
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| Clean and Clear |
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Purpose To keep land clean and clear in the Municipality of Clarington.
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| Discharge of Firearms |
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Purpose To prohibit and regulate the discharge of guns or other firearms, air-guns, spring-guns, cross-bows, long-bows |
| Drainage |
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Purpose To regulate drainage from private swimming pools, ponds, artificial ice rinks and sump pumps
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| Exotic Animals |
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Purpose To regulate the keeping of certain animals |
| Fees |
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To list the fees for Municipal programs and services
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| Fence (Height) |
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Purpose To prescribe the height and description of lawful fences in The Municipality of Clarington
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| Fence (Costs) |
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Purpose Apportionment Costs of Division Fences
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| Fireworks |
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Purpose To regulate the discharge and sale of fireworks
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| Fortification |
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Purpose A by-law to prohibit the excessive barricading or fortification of land within the Municipality of Clarington
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| Graffiti |
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Purpose A by-law to prohibit graffiti
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| Idling |
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Purpose To prohibit excessive idling
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| Kennel |
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Purpose To license, regulate, and govern kennels
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| Noise |
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Purpose To prohibit noises likely to disturb the inhabitants of the Municipality of Clarington
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| Nuisance |
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Purpose To prohibit public nuisances
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| Open Air Burning |
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Purpose To regulate the setting of fires in the open air
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| Peddlers |
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Purpose To regulate, govern, and license Peddlers within the geographic limits of the Municipality of Clarington
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| Property Standards |
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Purpose Standards for the maintenance and occupancy of all property within the Municipality of Clarington
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| Public Space |
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Purpose To regulate, protect and control all public parks in the Municipality of Clarington
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| Refreshment Vehicles |
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Purpose To regulate and license Refreshment Vehicles within the Municipality of Clarington
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| Replica Firearms |
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Purpose To regulate the sale and possession of replica firearms and imitation firearms
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| Responsible Pet Owners |
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Purpose To regulate responsible pet ownership and licence all cats and dogs
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| Road Occupancy |
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Purpose Road occupancy/access permits - Curb cuts and culverts; special events requiring the use of a municipal right of way. Contact the Building Services Division for more details.
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| Sign |
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Purpose To regulate signs within the Municipality of Clarington
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| Site Alteration |
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Purpose To control the dumping of fill, removal of fill and alteration of grades
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| Skateboards |
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Purpose To regulate the use of skateboards and bicycles
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| Snow and Ice Removal |
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Purpose To regulate the clearing and removal of snow and ice from the roofs of buildings and sidewalks
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| Special Events on Municipal Highways |
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Purpose To regulate special events on municipal highways
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| Special Events on Private Property |
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Purpose To regulate special events on private property
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| Traffic |
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Purpose To regulate traffic and parking on highways, municipal streets, boulevards, sidewalks, and municipal property
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| Vehicles-for-Hire |
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Purpose To license, regulate and govern taxi and limousine businesses in the Municipality of Clarington
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| Waste Materials |
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Purpose To regulate the dumping, disposing and removing of refuse, debris, litter and other waste materials on lands within the municipality
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| Zoning - Clarington |
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Purpose To regulate land use for Lands within the Municipality of Clarington |
| Zoning - Oak Ridges Moraine |
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Purpose To regulate land use for Lands within the Oak Ridges Moraine
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