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The kinds of business a home in Pickering 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.

Pickering

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

1.34%

About 1.34% 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 3 homes on a lot, as the line below puts it

Pickering zoning by-law 2511, 2520, 3036, 3037, 7364 and 7553, as amended in 2023: permits up to two additional dwelling units with a detached, semi-detached or townhouse dwelling, one or two inside the home or one in a separate building, with up to one parking space each; every home with one must be registered with the City (By-law 8040/23).
Source: Pickering by-law 2511, 2520, 3036, 3037, 7364 and 7553, as amended in 2023 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Trees

Pickering by-law 8073/24: a City permit ($155) is needed to remove any tree in the tree protection areas mapped on Schedule A, which mostly follow watercourses and green spaces, including dead or dangerous trees (no charge with a certified arborist's report); trees outside those areas need no permit.
Source: Pickering by-law 8073/24 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Pickering By-law 8040/23: homes with an additional dwelling unit must be registered with the City, for a one-time fee, after Building and Fire inspections.
Source: Pickering by-law By-law 8040/23 · 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

1.34%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

21st lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Pickering is 1.337288% of assessed value. It includes the City rate (0.403528%), the Region of Durham rate (0.780760%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Pickering 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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