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The kinds of business a home in Stratford 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.

Stratford

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

1.76%

About 1.76% 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

Stratford zoning by-law 10-2022: generally permits up to three units on a residential lot served by municipal water and sewers, three in the main building or two there and one in an accessory building or garage, where the zoning provisions can be met; one parking space per additional unit; short-term rentals are not permitted in additional units.
Source: Stratford by-law 10-2022 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Trees

30 cm across: the trunk size the line below names

Stratford by-law 86-2020: a City permit, with an arborist report, is needed to injure or remove a private tree 30 cm or more in diameter at 1.37 m; application fee $100 for fewer than 10 trees and $250 for more, none for dead, diseased or hazardous trees; replacement trees or $400 to $1,600 per tree by size; a permit lapses when the owner changes.
Source: Stratford by-law 86-2020 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
- Up to 180 a year
Stratford by-law 130-2022: a City licence is needed for short-term rental accommodation, at most 28 consecutive days per stay and 180 rental days a year, in a single detached, semi-detached, converted or townhouse dwelling in listed zones and not on a private street; fees of $420 for the first room and $130 per additional room (2026); a 4% Municipal Accommodation Tax applies.
Source: Stratford by-law 130-2022 · checked 29 Oct 2026
A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
Stratford zoning by-law 10-2022 s.4.13: permits a home occupation as an accessory use in a single detached, semi-detached, converted or townhouse dwelling, by a proprietor who lives there, using up to 25% of the dwelling's floor area to 30 m², with at most one non-resident employee per shift, no exterior change, no open storage, retail limited to 15% of the occupation's floor area, and a parking space where clients visit.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Stratford by-law 10-2022 s.4.13 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Water and sewer rates
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
Festival Hydro (for the City of Stratford), 2026 residential rates: monthly, from 1 January 2026: water $3.34 per m³ for the first 3 m³ and $1.36 after (minimum $10.03) plus a service charge of $10.88 for a meter under 1 inch; sewer $4.66 per m³ for the first 3 m³ and $1.90 after (minimum $13.98) plus a fixed $10.67.
Source: Festival Hydro (for the City of Stratford), 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
Property tax

1.76%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

19th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Stratford is 1.761361% of assessed value. It includes the City rate (1.608361%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Stratford 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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