The following is a list of most frequently requested by-laws as they relate to licensing by-law and regulation by-law of property standards; parking control; animal control; fees; permits, by-law enforcement, etc.
| Name | By-law Number |
|---|---|
| Administrative Monetary Penalty System in Markham |
2024-137 |
| Animal Protection and Service By-law | 2018-91 |
| Appoint Screening Officers and Hearing Officers for the Administrative Monetary Penalty System | 2015-94 |
| Appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers | 2018-74 |
| Backflow Prevention Bylaw | 2012-27 |
| Building Standards | see below, Building Applicable By-law |
| Cannabis By-law— To prohibit the smoking or vaporizing of recreational cannabis in public places in the City of Markham |
2018-135 |
| Chief Administrative Officer - To Appoint | 4-2000 |
| Community Benefits Charges — To establish Community Benefits Charges | 2022-48 |
| Comprehensive Zoning By-Law | 2024-19 |
| Conditional Permit Agreements - To Delegate Authority to Staff to Execute | 128-93 |
| Decks - Specifications of Residential (for urban expansion areas, see Regulations of Decks By-law 177-96) | 142-95 |
| Delegation of Development Approval Authority - To Provide for the Delegation of Development Approval Authority | 2002-202 | 2023-19 | 2023-39 |
| Development Charges | see below, Development Charges By-Law |
| Emergency Management Plan | 2017-73 |
| Emergency Service - To Set Fees for Services Offered by | 2002-181 |
| Explanatory Note - A By-law to Amend By-law 177-96, as amended |
2013-108 |
| Extended Driveway/Front Yard Parking | 2006-96 |
| Fees - To Impose Fees or Charges on Services Provided by the City of Markham | 2002-276 |
| Fence - Cost and Height | 277-97 |
| Firearms & Bows - To regulate & prohibit the discharge of | 2012-233 |
| Fire Service - To Set Fees for Services (Emergency & Non-Emergency) Offered by | 111-98 |
| Fires - To Prescribe Times for Setting of | 85-97 |
| Garbage - To Establish a Method for Collection and Disposal | 32-95 |
| Garbage - To Regulate the Dumping or Disposal of Refuse, Domestic or Industrial Waste | 126-72 |
| Home Occupations - To Regulate the Size and Nature of | 53-94 |
| Idling Control - Prohibiting Unnecessary Idling within the City of Markham | 2005-192 |
| In-Fill Construction By-law – Being a By-law to Address In-fill Construction Activities |
2018-77 |
| Keep Markham Beautiful (Maintenance) - To regulate and prescribe standards for the maintenance of private property and municipal boulevards within the City of Markham. | 2017-27 |
| Low-Income Seniors Property Tax Assistance Program |
2024-75 |
| Licensing, Permit and Service Fees - To Establish | 2012-137 |
| Mobile Business Licensing - To Provide for the Licensing and Regulation of Owners, Operators, Drivers and Brokers of Mobile Businesses. | 2022-20 |
| Municipal Services - Prohibit the use of land or the erection or use of buildings or structures unless municipal services are available | 2023-106 |
| Noise - To Regulate | 2017-74 |
| Occupancy - To Provide for the Registration of Two-Unit Residential Occupancies | 308-97 |
| Parking Control - To Govern and Control the Parking of Vehicles in the City of Markham | 2005-188 |
| Parking Standards - Office consolidation comprised of By-Law 28-97 and amendments | 28-97 |
| Parkland Dedication - Conveyance of Land for Park Purposes | 195-90 |
| Parks - General Management and Regulation of | 167-92 |
| Patio - To Regulate Outdoor Patios Associated With Restaurants | 71-96 |
| Planning Applications - Fees for Processing | 211-83 |
| Pre-Application Consultation By-Law - For development proponents prior to submission of applications | 2023-107 |
| Procedural - To Govern the Proceedings of Council and Committees of Council | 2017-5 |
| Property Standards - To Establish Standards for Maintenance and Occupancy of Property | 2017-26 |
| Public Nuisances— A By-law To Prohibit And Regulate Public Nuisances |
2018-55 |
| Purchasing - To Establish Regulations and Policies | 2017-8 |
| Retention of Records - To Establish Schedules of Retention Periods for all Records Kept by the City of Markham | 2017-151 |
| Right of Access For Maintenance | 2014-116 |
| Road Occupancy By-law - A By-law to regulate the use, alteration, and occupancy of Highways within the City of Markham | 2018-109 |
| Satellite Dish - Provisions for Placement of
|
276-88
|
| Secondary Suites — A By-law to Register | 2018-57 |
| Sewers - Public/Private - To Regulate Use of
|
2014-71
|
| Shopping Cart - To Prevent and Control the Abandonment on Public Lands | 2008-37 |
| Signs - To Prohibit and Regulate Signs and Other Advertising Devices, and Posting of Notices | 2002-94 |
| Site Alteration - To regulate or prohibit removal of topsoil, placing or dumping of fill, and alteration of the grade of land within the City of Markham | 2011-232 |
| Site Plan Control - To Designate the City of Markham as an Area of | 262-94 |
| Smoke Alarms - Installation of | 107-94 |
| Smoking - York Region By-law | visit York Region website for more information |
| Speed - To Authorize Speed Limits | 2017-104 |
| Stationary Business Licensing - To Provide for the Licensing and Regulation Stationary Businesses | 2018-90 |
| Swimming Pools - A By-law to regulate the enclosures for privately-owned outdoor pools within the City of Markham | 2015-96 |
| Tax Reduction - Heritage Properties - A by-law to provide tax reductions in regards to heritage properties. | 2003-341 |
| City-Owned Property - To Regulate the Conduct of Persons Using the Grounds at | 279-96 |
| Tree Preservation - To regulate or prohibit the injury or destruction of trees within the City of Markham | 2023-164 |
| Water - A By-law to Enact Rules and Regulations Covering the Construction, Operation and Maintenance of a Waterworks System within the serviced area of the City of Markham | 2019-53 |
| Zoning - Urban Area | 177-96 |