- Use the Search By-laws tool and enter a keyword (e.g. Fence) or a by-law number (e.g. 22-001).
- Narrow your search results by using the Category and Sort By filter options.
- Browse the search results. To view a PDF version, click on the by-law number and title of your choice.
The online listing is updated as City Council passes new by-laws.
Disclaimer: By-laws contained in this section have been prepared for the purpose of convenience only and are not certified true copies. Where available, office consolidated versions, combining the original By-law and any amendments, are provided for ease of use. For accurate reference, consult copies of the official By-laws and documents in the Records Division of the Office of the City Clerk.
For by-laws and documents that are not available in an electronic format, email clerk@hamilton.ca.
The by-laws include those enacted, amended and repealed by City Council, as well as those enacted, amended and repealed by the Ontario Municipal Board, Ontario Land Tribunal or Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The City of Hamilton provides online access to reference copies of current by-laws dating from 2004 to the present.
There may be one or more subject categories assigned to each by-law depending on context. Selecting a specific category can narrow your search.
By-laws are the official rules that define how the City is governed
Documents
- Schedule 4 – Special Event Parking Zones
- Schedule 8 – No Parking Zones
- Schedule 5 – Parking Meters
- Schedule 6 – Time Limit Parking
- Schedule 8 – No Parking Zones
- Schedule 9 – Alternate Side Parking
- Schedule 12 – Permit Parking Zones
- Schedule 13 – No Stopping Zones
Amending By-law No. 01-215: Schedule 5 - Stop Signs
Amending By-law No. 01-218: Schedule 2 - Through Highways
- Schedule 6 – Time Limit Parking
- Schedule 8 – No Parking Zones
- Schedule 10 – Alternate Side Parking
- Schedule 12 – Permit Parking Zones
- Schedule 3 (Through Highways – No Parking Prohibition)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
- Table 1 - By-law No. 01-216 Regulating Municipal Parking Facilities
- Table 2 - By-law No. 01-217 To Establish and Regulate Fire Routes
- Table 3 - By-law No. 01-218 Regulating On-Street Parking
- Table 4 - By-law No. 01-219 To Manage and Regulate Municipal Parks
- Table 5 - By-law No. 01-220 Regulating Parking on Private and Municipal Property
- Table 6 - By-law No. 80-179 Regulating Hess Village Pedestrian Mall
- Table 7 - By-law No. 16-009 Regulating Unauthorized Parking on Boulevards, Side Yards and Front Yards
- Table 8 - By-law No. 12-031 For Responsible Animal Ownership in the City of Hamilton
- Table 9 - By-law No. 12-130 To Regulate the Feeding of Wildlife
- Table 20 - By-law No. 19-286 Prohibiting and Regulating the Alteration of Property Grades, the Placing or Dumping of Fill, and the Removal of Topsoil
- Table 21 - By-law No. 07-160 To Prohibit the Unnecessary Idling of Vehicles within the City of Hamilton
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 15 (Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
- Schedule 23 (Special Enforcement Area)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
Respecting the construction, maintenance, operation, management and regulation of municipal parking facilities.
To allow for more modern technology to be used as parking meters and to address housekeeping matters.
To remove two parking related infractions from Schedule A.
- Schedule 23 (Special Enforcement Areas)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limited Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 15 (Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones)
Schedule 6 - Time Limit Parking
Schedule 8 - No Parking Zones
Schedule 12 - Permit Parking Zones
Schedule 13 - No Stopping Zones
Schedule 14 - Wheelchair Loading Zones
Schedule 15 - Commercial Loading Zones
Schedule 20 - School Bus Loading Zones
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 10 (Alternate Side Parking –April-November)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 14 (Wheelchair Loading Zones)
- Schedule 5 – Parking Meters
- Schedule 8 – No Parking
- Schedule 12 – Permit
- Schedule 13 – No Stopping
- Schedule 15 – Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)
- Schedule 20 (School Bus Loading Zones)
- Schedule 23 (Special Enforcement Area)
- Schedule 6 (Time Limit Parking)
- Schedule 8 (No Parking Zones)
- Schedule 10 (Alternate Side Parking – April-November)
- Schedule 12 (Permit Parking Zones)
- Schedule 13 (No Stopping Zones)