Most Requested By-laws

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Most requested by-laws

Budget (2018)

  • By-law No. 2017-63
    A by-law to define budget control for the Regional Municipality of Niagara
  • By-law No. 2019-79
    A by-law to define budget planning requirements for the Regional Municipality of Niagara

  • By-law No. 2021-111
    A by-law to adopt the 2022 capital budget for the Regional Municipality of Niagara

  • By-law No. 2021-112
    A by-law to adopt the 2022 operating budget for the Regional Municipality of Niagara

Councillors' Expenses

  • By-law No. 2017-99 as amended by By-law No. 2018-44
    A by-law to provide for the reimbursement of expenses of the members of Council for the Regional Municipality of Niagara

Document Execution

  • By-law No. 09-2016 as amended by By-law Nos. 2017-112 and 2019-65
    A by-law to govern the execution of documents and to delegate certain administrative powers and duties to staff and to repeal of By-law 126-2011

Establish Standing Committees

Face Coverings

  • By-law No. 2020-46, as amended by By-law Nos. 2020-64 (superseded), 2020-80, and 2021-20
    A by-law to require mandatory face coverings in enclosed public places during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fees And Charges

  • By-law No. 2023-19
    A by-law to establish fees and charges for the services and activities provided by the Regional Municipality of Niagara and for the use of its property, and to repeal By-laws 2021-114, 2022-19, 2022-63 and 2022-98.

Integrity Commissioner

  • By-law No. 2017-61
    A by-law to appoint an Integrity Commissioner for The Regional Municipality of Niagara and to repeal By-law No. 2017-43

Licensing

  • By-law No. 2018-76 as amended by By-law No. 2020-03
    A by-law to provide for the licensing, regulating and inspecting of adult entertainment parlours, owners and operators of adult entertainment parlours and entertainers at adult entertainment parlours

  • By-law No. 2021-57
    A by-law to licence, regulate and govern owners, drivers and brokers of taxicabs and transportation network company businesses

  • By-law No. 2021-58
    A by-law to licence, regulate and govern vehicles used for hire (specialty vehicles, shuttle buses, sightseeing vehicles, caleche)

  • By-law No. 2021-59
    A by-law to licence, regulate and govern salvage shops and salvage yards

  • By-law No. 2021-60
    A by-law to licence, regulate and govern second-hand good shops and dealers in second-hand goods

  • By-law No. 2021-61
    A by-law to licence, regulate and govern tow trucks, and owners, drivers and brokers of towing businesses

Procedural

  • By-law No. 120-2010
    A by-law to govern the calling, place and proceedings of the meetings of Council and its committees as amended by By-law No. 49-2011; By-law No. 124-2011; By-law No. 11-2012; By-law No. 38-2012; By-law No. 06-2013 (now repealed); By-law No. 109-2013; By-law No. 130-2013; By-law No. 133-2013; By-law No. 01-2014; By-law No. 46-2014; By-law No. 58-2014; By-law No. 94-2014; By-law No. 55-2015; By-law No. 65-2015; By-law No. 2018-31; By-law No. 2018-80; By-law No. 2019-03; By-law No. 2019-16; By-law No. 2019-36; By-law No. 2019-41; By-law No. 2020-11 (now repealed); By-law No. 2020-16, By-law No. 2020-51; By-law No. 2021-44, and; By-law No. 2022-36.

Procurement

  • By-law No. 02-2016, amended by By-law Nos. 2019-06 and 2019-30
    A by-law to define the procurement policies and procedures for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and to repeal By-law 95-2014

Records Retention

  • By-law No. 63-2013
    A by-law to provide for the classification, retention and destruction of records of the Regional Corporation

Regional Development Charges

Sewer Use

  • By-law No. 27-2014
    A by-law To Regulate Discharges To The Sanitary And Storm Sewer Systems Of The Regional Municipality Of Niagara And To Repeal By-Law No. 47-2008

Signs, Notices and Advertising

  • By-law No. 122-2013
    A by-law To Prohibit A Person To Place Or Permit To Place A Sign Other Than An Official Sign Or A Sign Permitted By This By-Law On A Regional Road

Smoking

  • By-law No. 22-2002
    A by-law regulating the smoking of tobacco in public places and workplaces

  • By-law No. 112-2013 as amended By-law No. 2019-52
    A Regional by-law to protect children and vulnerable persons from exposure to outdoor second-hand smoke amended on January 17, 2019.

    For more information on local regulations and enforcement, visit our Public Health site, or call the Tobacco Hotline at 905-688-8248 or 1-888-505-6074 ext. 7393.

    For more information for provincial regulations, such as the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, visit the Ministry of Ontario site.

Tax Capping

  • By-law No. 2020-20
    A by-law to adopt optional tools for the purposes of administering limits for the commercial, industrial and multi-residential property classes for the year 2020

Tax Rates

  • By-law No. 2022-13
    A by-law to set and levy the rates of taxation for regional general and special purposes for the year 2022

Tax Ratios and Tax Rate Reductions

  • By-law No. 2022-14
    A by-law to set tax ratios and tax rate reductions for prescribed property subclasses for regional purposes and area municipal purposes for the year 2022

Tree And Forest Conservation

  • By-law No. 2020-79
    A by-law to prohibit or regulate the harvesting, destruction or injuring of trees in woodlands in the Regional Municipality of Niagara

Waste Management

  • By-law No. 2022-32 as amended by By-law No. 2022-60
    A by-law to regulate the use of the Solid Waste Management system for the Regional Municipality of Niagara.

    • For more information and by-law enforcement, visit Waste Management, or call 905-356-4141 or 1-800-594-5542.

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