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The kinds of business a home in Whitchurch-Stouffville 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.

Whitchurch-Stouffville

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

0.86%

About 0.86% of assessed value: the 2026 residential tax rate (checked 29 Oct 2026).

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The local rules the work runs into

Extra units

Whitchurch-Stouffville zoning by-law 2010-001-ZO s.3.28: on full municipal water and sewage services, permits up to three additional residential units with a single detached house (three only on lots with at least 15 m of frontage and 555 m²) and up to two with a semi-detached house or townhouse, each with one more parking space; one unit in all on an unserviced or partially serviced hamlet lot; none on land zoned Flood Hazard or Environmental.
Source: Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2010-001-ZO s.3.28 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Trees

Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2023-060-RE: applies through site plan, subdivision and consent applications: a mature tree, a private tree 30 cm or more in diameter in a settlement area, may be removed only with Town approval and compensation (relocation, replacement trees or cash in lieu); private trees of 10 cm or more go on the landscape plans; heritage trees may not be removed.
Source: Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2023-060-RE · checked 29 Oct 2026
Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2026-069-LI: a Town licence is needed for stays of up to 28 days, renewed yearly; one rental per operator in the town and one dwelling unit per lot; two guests per guest room and ten in all; no rental in a vehicle, tent, boat or accessory building; proof of $2 million liability insurance and an inspection before the first licence.
Source: Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2026-069-LI · checked 29 Oct 2026
A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
Whitchurch-Stouffville zoning by-law 2010-001-ZO s.3.27: permits a home occupation in a single detached, semi-detached, stacked or back-to-back townhouse dwelling or an accessory building, clearly secondary to the home and in the operator's principal residence, with at most one employee who lives elsewhere, using at most 25% of the floor area and never more than 90 m², with no outdoor storage, display or signage and no retail sales beyond what is made or repaired on site.
- Any business run from a home in town
Source: Whitchurch-Stouffville by-law 2010-001-ZO s.3.27 · checked 29 Oct 2026
Water and sewer rates
- A bill every three months
- A stormwater charge of its own
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, 2026 residential rates: water $2.76 and wastewater $3.49 per m³ ($6.25 combined) from 1 April 2026, billed quarterly; a capital infrastructure fee of $26.54 a quarter for a home under a 1-inch meter with water and wastewater; a residential stormwater charge of $9.50 a quarter.
Source: Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, 2026 rate schedule · checked 29 Oct 2026
Property tax

0.86%of assessed value, 2026

0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)

5th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.

The 2026 residential property tax rate in Whitchurch-Stouffville is 0.855234% of assessed value. It includes the Town rate (0.309822%), the Region of York rate (0.392412%) and the provincial education rate (0.153%).
Source: Whitchurch-Stouffville 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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