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You may be interested in the by-laws and policies below. If you wish to see a by-law or policy not listed on this page, you may view a listing of by-laws by year or feel free to contact the Clerk's Office for more information.

For questions about enforcement or to file a complaint, please see By-law Enforcement.

By-laws

By-laws are the established rules the public, staff or Council must follow.

Administration By-laws (Includes Boards, Committees, Policies, Fees)

1980-042 Reward for Damage to City Property

2010-061 Civil Marriage By-law

2012-195 Sale & Other Disposition of Land By-law

2014-109 Delegation of Powers & Duties By-law

2015-054 Appointment By-law

2016-164 Fire and Emergency Services By-law

2017-025 Purchasing By-law

2017-073 Tax Policy By-law

2018-004 Adopt Records and Information Policy

2018-012 Board and Committee By-law

2018-014 Fees and Charges By-law with Schedules

2018-018 Procedural By-law

2018-022 Notice By-law

Animal By-laws

1997-089 Keeping Certain Kinds of Animals

2005-123 Dog Kennels

2008-169 Prohibit Feeding Wild Animals

2011-155 Cat By-law

2011-156 Dog By-law

Environmental By-laws (Includes Waste, Recycling, Water, Wastewater)

1978-083 Require Sewer Connections

1988-106 Water Supply & Lawn Watering

1994-020 Owen Sound Shade Tree By-law

2003-118 Regulate Standing Water

2005-151 Waste Management By-law

2006-001 Mandatory Recycling By-law

2006-034 Sewer Use & Land Drainage By-law

2007-236 Idling Control By-law

Licencing By-laws

1977-049 Charitable Solicitations on Highways

1994-079 Lottery Licencing & Licensing Officer

2014-150 Business Licencing By-law

Noise and Nuisance By-laws

1959-2322 Prohibit Certain Noises - Boats

1977-064 Mobile Sound Operators

1999-178 Public Nuisances

2001-034 Noise Control By-law

Parks and Recreation By-laws

1992-014 Regulate and Control Parks

2005-124 Extended Parking By-law (Fishing Derby)

2010-097 Establish and Regulate Dog Parks

2014-012 Greenwood Cemetery By-law

Property, Building, Planning and Zoning By-laws

1953-1825 Conditions Hazardous to Children

1971-3568 Regulate Mobile Home Parks

1993-019 Enter Adjoining Lands for Repairs

1999-030 Property Standards By-law

2005-018 Fortification of Land By-law

2005-208 Unlawful Trespass on City Property

2007-102 Building By-law

2007-121 Heat By-law (Rented Housing)

2008-046 Snow Removal By-law

2009-148 Heritage Property Tax Relief Program

2010-078 Zoning By-law

2010-090 Outdoor Swimming Pool Fences

2011-034 Establish Site Plan Control Area

2011-117 Guard Against Fire in Buildings & Yards

2014-001 Sign By-law

2015-080 Development Charges By-law

2018-048 Yard Maintenance By-law

Public Safety By-laws

1995-119 Prohibit and Regulate Firearms

1995-126 Prohibit Swimming in Certain Areas

2003-126 Use of Helmets By-law

2013-089 Fireworks By-law

2017-140 Fire By-law

Streets and Traffic By-laws

1976-027 Snowmobile Operation

1978-049 Moving of a Building

1983-022 Transporting Large Objects

1989-138 Preservation of Order on Streets

1990-122 Prohibit Vehicles on 7th St. East Hill

1990-123 Prohibit Vehicles on 17th St. East Hill

2004-028 Regulate Debris & Mud on Highways

2009-040 Temporary Street Closure for Events

2009-075 Traffic By-law

2009-086 Fire Route By-law

2010-169 Street Occupation By-law

2014-094 Unauthorized Parking By-law

2016-087 Off-Road Vehicles By-law (additional information can be found on the Owen Sound ATV map)

Policies

Council policies include Council positions or goals, service levels, staff duties, or rules for using City properties or services.

Policies

Accountability and transparency

Anaphylaxis (for more information, please visit our Anaphylaxis webpage)

Banners at city recreation facilities

By-law enforcement

Community gardens

Complaints process

Concrete curb-face sidewalk driveway entrance details

Conventional transit

Dedicated spaces for businesses in municipal lots

Development charges

Dog tags

Downtown sidewalk snow clearing

Drinking water quality management system

Flag flying, proclamations and public awareness campaigns

Grants

Ice allocation

Memorial tree planting

Minor sports subsidy

Municipal alcohol

Naming facilities and sites

Naming parks & buildings

Non-resident fee

Off-street parking permits

Parking ticket review

Playgrounds & parks master plans

Public art

Sign by-law amendments

Signage on municipal road allowances

Smoke free recreation spaces

Special occasion permit - municipal significance

Specialized transit with application

Special services application procedure

Street occupation permit-road closure notification procedure

Subsidization

Temporary closure for parades

Tree preservation

Waiving of rental fees

Waiving of rental fees for provincial, national and international events

Winter maintenance level of service

 

 

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