Current consolidated municipal by-law (including February 2025 amendments) reviewed October 15, 2026. Check current notices and frontage-specific City maintenance before relying on a general deadline.
What the current Vaughan snow by-law actually says
Road Allowance By-law 126-2024, passed June 25, 2024, repealed the former Snow Clearing By-law 227-2022. Section 9.0(1) requires owners to keep adjacent sidewalks free from snow and ice and treat slippery surfaces; section 9.0(2) prohibits depositing snow from the property or boulevard onto a highway. Read Vaughan By-law 126-2024, ss. 9 and 17
Section 9.0(3) exempts the owner from that clearing activity where the City performs it at its expense, including certain sidewalks near main streets, transit routes or school zones, unless the City advises otherwise. Confirm the actual frontage; a city sidewalk-plowing program is not proof every property has the same obligation.
Do not treat older 24-hour or order summaries as the current text
The current section 9 does not state a blanket “24 hours after snowfall” deadline. Vaughan news articles sometimes describe quick clearing expectations, but the enacted text is the controlling starting point. Snow, ice or a slippery surface should be addressed promptly; an unspecified clock is not permission to delay. City overview of winter sidewalk service
Enforcement is addressed by sections 10–13 of By-law 126-2024. An officer can issue an order specifying a correction period. Section 12 sets a $500 administrative monetary penalty for a contravention or order, rather than the $100 figure associated with the repealed 2022 by-law. Charges and City cost recovery are addressed separately.
Parking, windrows and a practical example
Ordinary on-street parking is restricted between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. without permission and during winter operations. Vaughan’s road-plow windrow service opens a path at residential driveways but does not remove hardened piles or ridges left by sidewalk plows; check current service rules and street signs. City windrow guide
For a corner property, determine which adjacent sidewalks are City-maintained and which remain the owner’s duty, clear unsafe conditions and keep snow off roadways. If the City issues an order, follow the actual deadline in that order.
Official evidence
Primary law: Vaughan Road Allowance By-law 126-2024 (as enacted June 25, 2024), especially sections 9, 10, 12 and 17. The older 227-2022 document is explicitly repealed, even though some municipal news items still link to it. Official by-law PDF