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The kinds of business a home in Ajax needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date we checked it.

6 local rules and 84 kinds of business. Page reviewed 30 Oct 2026.

Ajax

Local rules on this page6 of 7

Extra units
Trees
Rental licensing
Short-term rentals
A business run from home
Water and sewer rates
Property tax

1.39%

About 1.39% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 29 Oct 2026).

84 kindsof business

9 momentsfrom thinking to living there

Listing opennone yet

The local rules the work runs into

Extra units

Up to 4 homes on a lot, as the line below puts it

Ajax zoning by-law 23-2025: permits four units, the main home and up to three accessory dwelling units with at most one detached (section 4.4 of Zoning By-law 95-2003); none on lands the conservation authority determines to be hazardous.
Source: Ajax by-law 23-2025 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Trees

Ajax by-law 137-2006: a Town permit is needed to injure or destroy a tree on parks, Greenbelt and Environmental Protection lands and land zoned Private Open Space, with replanting or cash in lieu; boulevard trees are protected by By-law 65-2021, and Durham Region By-law 30-2020 requires a permit for trees in woodlands of 1 hectare or more.
Source: Ajax by-law 137-2006 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Short-term rentals

Ajax by-law 85-2026: short-term rentals are limited to two guests per bedroom plus two, to a maximum of twelve at any one time (By-law 85-2026); a 5% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies to stays of 28 consecutive days or less.
Source: Ajax by-law 85-2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026
A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
Ajax zoning by-law 95-2003 s.4.11: permits a home based business inside the dwelling unit (not in an accessory building), with at most one employee besides the residents, using no more than 25% of the floor area or 45 m² whichever is less, with no outdoor storage or display and sales only of goods assembled, crafted or produced on the lot.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Ajax by-law 95-2003 s.4.11 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Water and sewer rates

Durham Region, 2026 residential rates: residential use billed at first-block rates of $1.431 water and $2.355 sewer per m³; monthly charges of $24.04 water (17–19 mm meter) and $9.25 sewer, from 1 January 2026.
Source: Durham Region, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
Property tax

1.39%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

24th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Ajax is 1.388664% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.454904%), the Region of Durham rate (0.780760%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Ajax tax rate by-law, 2026 · checked 29 Oct 2026

Summarised from the municipality's own by-laws and pages; the by-law is the authoritative text. The rules not shown here aren't in our tables yet: the municipality's site has its by-laws. An OfferDue report reads these and the address's own records for one home.

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The home team, by moment

Thinking about it

4 kinds

Getting ready to sell

16 kinds

Searching and financing

5 kinds

The offer and its conditions

16 kinds

Closing and moving

15 kinds

The first 90 days

23 kinds

Making it yours

35 kinds

Adding a unit or renting it out

11 kinds

Living there

22 kinds

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