Regulatory By-laws
The Council for the Town of Georgina has passed the following regulatory by-laws. This list is a summary only as some by-laws may require residents to obtain a permit or licence. Contact the Office of the Clerk or Municipal Law Enforcement for more information regarding any Town of Georgina by-law.
| By-law No. | Alternative Name | Purpose |
| 2003-0073 (REG-1) | Animal | To regulate and prohibit large animals and the impounding of such animals. |
| Building | To govern permits, construction, septic maintenance and fees as set out in the Building Code Act. | |
| 90-35 (PWE_1) | Discharge of Firearms | To prohibit and regulate the discharge of guns or other firearms, air-guns, spring guns, cross-bows, long-bows, or any other class or type thereof in the municipality or in any defined area. |
| 2008-0138 (REG-1) | Dogs - Control | To provide for control of aggressive/dangerous dogs and certain other animals. |
| 2004-0130 (LI-3) | Dogs - Licensing | To provide for the licensing and registration of dogs and for prohibiting the running at large of dogs. Licence required. |
| 2003-0072 | Exotic Pets | To prohibit the keeping exotic pets. |
| 2014-0002 (LI-3) | Fireworks | To regulate the sale, storage, safe handling and discharge of fireworks within the Town |
| 2011-0024 (PWO-1) | Garbage Collection |
To regulate and provide for handling and collection of garbage rubbish, and ashes. |
| 2000-028 | Half Load Restriction | To designate the dates on which a reduced load period shall start and end. |
| 2015-0034 (REG-1 | Kennel Licensing | To licence Kennels, Doggie Day Cares, Pet Stores, Groomers, Rescues, Brokers and Catteries |
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2019-0061Short-term Rental Accommodation By-law |
Licensing | To licence certain businesses, trades, and occupations within the Town of Georgina including Bed and Breakfasts, Adult Entertainment Parlours, Yard Sales, Refreshment Vehicles, Carts and Bicycles, Taxis, Hawkers and Peddlers, Kennels, Salvage Yards, Places or Amusement and Transient Traders. Licence or permit required. |
| 95-56 (REG-1) | Loitering and Public Nuisance | To regulate the circulation of pedestrians on streets within the Town of Georgina. |
| 2003-0075 (PWE-1) | Noise | To prohibit and regulate noise within the Town of Georgina. |
 2000-0071 (REG-1) 2016-0019 |
Open Air Fires | To regulate the time and precautions for open air burning of materials. Permit required. |
| 2002-0046 (TR-1), 2011-0131 (TR-1) | Parking | To regulate street parking within the Town of Georgina. Permits may be required. Also, to prohibit putting debris on any roadway. |
| 2018-0054 | Parking | To regulate Accessible Parking requirements within the Town of Georgina. |
| Pesticides | Pesticides | To establish rules and guidelines for the use of pesticides enforced by the Ministry of the Environment. |
| 2016-0014 (COU-2) | Procedural By-law | To govern the calling, place, and proceedings of meetings for the Town of Georgina. For additional information regarding closed meetings, visit the Amberley Gavel website. |
| 98-106 (BU-1)2000-040 (BU-1) | Property Standard | To establish standards for the maintenance and occupancy of property within the Town of Georgina. |
| 2006-0062 |
Signs |
To regulate the use and erection of signs within the Town of Georgina. Permit required |
| 2018-0021_election_signs_by-law.pdf | Election Signs By-law | Being a by-law to manage and regulate election signs in the Town of Georgina. |
| 2012-0061 (REG-1) | Smoking at Town Outdoor Facilities | To prohibit smoking of tobacco products at all Civic Centre soccer pitches to the north of the Civic Centre administrative building. |
| 2003-0077 (REG-1) | Snow and Ice Removal | To provide for the clearing away and removal of snow and ice from roads, sidewalks, and buildings. |
| 2008-0079 (BU-1) | Swimming Pool Enclosures | To require the erection and maintenance of fences and gates around private outdoor swimming pools to make such pools not readily accessible to small children. Permit required. |
| 2011-0044 (REG-1)2014-0048 (REG-1) | Site Alteration | To prohibit or regulate the removal of topsoil, the placing or dumping of fill material and the alteration of the grade of land in all areas within the Town of Georgina. |
| Zoning Bylaw 500 | Zoning By-law | Zoning By-Law Number 500 Consolidated Edition and Amendments. |
| Urban_Hens_By-law2020-0004 | Urban Hens Pilot Project By-law | To licence, regulate and govern backyard hens - 2 year Pilot Project |
Further Amendments are made available at Georgina's Electronic Management System (GEMS).