By-laws & Enforcement

By-laws are local rules and regulations set out by Council. The City of Kenora has many municipal by-laws in place to keep our City beautiful and a desirable to place to live, work and play.

The following are the most common by-laws that affect our lives as residents of the City:

• Business Licensing 80-2006 

• Discharge Fire Arm 148-2010 

• Docking and Mooring 49-2016

• Feeding of Animals 139-2008 and Amendment 51-2012

• Fence 163-2015

• Illegal Dumping 181-2008

• Keeping of Animals 150-2010
• Motorized Snow Vehicles 141-2011
• Noise 27-2007

• Off Road Vehicles 166-2015
• Parking and Traffic 180-2015

• Parks 34-2015
 and 69-2016

• Property Standards 160-2000
• Signs 115-2010

• Yard Maintenance 49-2017
• Zoning 101-2015


Other City by-laws can be found in the index or by contacting the Clerks Office at 807-467-2295.

Complaint Process

Should you wish to file a complaint regarding the violation of a municipal by-law, please contact By-law Enforcement at 807-467-2166 or on weekends at 807-467-2080. You must provide your name, address and contact number, and a description when filing a complaint. All complaints are kept confidential.

For Zoning By-law information, for example for yards, heights, area and permitted use requirements, please contact the Planning Division at 807-467-2292 or 807-467-2059