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

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

Lakeshore

Local rules on this page5 of 7

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

1.44%

About 1.44% 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

Lakeshore zoning by-law 2-2012 (ZBA-80-2024; 82-2025): permits attached and basement additional residential units with a single detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling in every residential and agricultural zone and detached ones in residential zones (at most 50% of the main home to 120 m², 6.5 m high) and the agricultural zone (to 140 m²); none in basements on hazard lands; two parking spaces for the main home and one per unit; By-law 82-2025 permits up to four units on fully serviced urban lots.
Source: Lakeshore by-law 2-2012 (ZBA-80-2024; 82-2025) · checked 29 Oct 2026
Short-term rentals
- Not permitted in any zone
Lakeshore by-law 85-2023: short-term rental accommodations (stays of 28 consecutive days or fewer) are not permitted in any zone; shorter stays are held to the bed and breakfast rules, which allow one only in a single detached dwelling in the zones that permit it; additional units may not be rented as vacation rentals; an Ontario Land Tribunal appeal of the by-law was before Council in September 2025.
Source: Lakeshore by-law 85-2023 · checked 29 Oct 2026
A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- Only the householdmay work there
Lakeshore zoning by-law 2-2012 s.6.27: permits a home occupation run only by people living in the dwelling unit, confined to the dwelling unit or an attached garage (a detached accessory building only by site-specific amendment), using at most 25% of the floor area, with no outdoor storage, one unlit sign up to 0.2 m², at most three parking spaces and a listed range of office, studio and service uses.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Lakeshore by-law 2-2012 s.6.27 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Water and sewer rates
- A bill every two months
Municipality of Lakeshore, 2026 residential rates: water $1.82 and wastewater $2.37 per m³ (2026); monthly basic charges of $24.39 water and $30.09 wastewater; bills every two months.
Source: Municipality of Lakeshore, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
Property tax

1.44%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

28th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Lakeshore is 1.437286% of assessed value. It includes the Municipality rate (0.71238%), the County of Essex rate (0.5719064%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Lakeshore 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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