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By-law No. 066-2011 - Anti-Idling By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. Index - Consolidated Index for By-laws 89-2003 and 90-2003 [download By-law ]
By-law No. 2024-028 - Designate Controlled Access Roads and Regular Access to all Regional Roads By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 029-2018 - Development Charges for Carruthers Creek By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 2024-029 - Development Charges for the Seaton Community [download By-law ]
By-law No. 036-2015 - Emergency Management By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 086-2001 - Go Transit Development Charges By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 042-2019 - Gross Vehicle Weight – Bridges By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 108-1989 - Litter Control By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 2024-032 - Procedural By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 054-2008 - Region of Durham’s Food Safety Disclosure By-Law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 042-2023 - Regional Municipality of Durham Development Charges By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 039-2022 - Regional Municipality of Durham Transit Development Charges By-law, 2022 [download By-law ]
By-law No. 030-2020 - Regional Woodland By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 026-2018 - Road Occupancy and Weight Restriction By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 055-2013 - Sewer Use By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 090-2003 - Sewer User Rate By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 028-2019 - Smoking and Vaping By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 135-1976 - Special Events By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 052-2020 - Temporary Sign By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 003-2021 - Traffic By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 2024-009 - Waste Management By-law [download By-law ]
By-law No. 089-2003 - Water By-law [download By-law ]




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