Aurora: questions buyers ask about the records
Each page names the public record that answers one question, where to read it yourself, and which OfferDue check reads it. What the records show, never advice.
Sources checked October 29, 2026
Aurora at a glance
The town's local rules as pictures, from our hand-kept tables of its by-laws and pages and from its flood page. Each tile opens the page with the full wording, its source and the date we checked it.
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Property tax
0.87% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)7th lowest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 3 homes on a lot
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Lake Simcoe Region authorityjoinsLake Huron Regional Conservation Authority
Toronto and Region authorityjoinsCentral Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
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Water and sewer bills
- A bill every three months
- A stormwater charge of its own
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Rental licensing
- Extra units must be registered
Is an Aurora address in the Greenbelt or the Oak Ridges Moraine?
The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan's land use designation and boundary maps, the Province's Greenbelt maps, and Sections 14 to 19 of the Town's Zoning By-law 6000-17 for the moraine lands.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Aurora home?
Two provincial records: the Find Pits and Quarries map of licensed and permitted aggregate sites, and the petroleum wells dataset of wells drilled for oil, gas, salt or underground storage.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find mapped railways, power lines and pipelines near a Aurora home?
The Ontario Railway Network and the Ontario Utility Line dataset: provincial mapping of tracks and crossings, and of power lines, pipelines and other utility lines.
In the free check and the full report.
What records explain additional residential units at an Aurora home?
The Town's Registration By-law 6660-24, enacted on 10 December 2024, and Zoning By-law 6000-17, as explained on the Town's secondary dwelling units page.
In the free check and the full report.
What does Aurora's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
The Town's Private Tree Protection By-law 5850-16, enacted on 24 May 2016, as summarised on its trees page.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Aurora?
The Town's Short-Term Rental By-law 6426-22, passed on 28 June 2022, as summarised on its short-term rentals page.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Aurora's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The Town's 2026 property tax rate schedule, which lists the municipal, Region and education rates for each tax class.
In the free check and the full report.
Is an Aurora address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's regulation map and permit pages and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's Regulated Area Search, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Aurora
Every kind of business a home needs, by moment, and the local rules their work runs into, each with its source and the date it was checked.
Public-record information, not legal, financial, insurance or inspection advice. Records change and can be incomplete, and these pages describe the records, not any particular home. What we cover, city by city.