New Tecumseth: 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
New Tecumseth 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
1.11% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)13th 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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Trees
20 cm across: the trunk size the rule names
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Lake Simcoe Region authorityNottawasaga Valley authorityjoinLake Huron Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 1 from outsidemay work there
Is a New Tecumseth address on the Oak Ridges Moraine or in the Greenbelt?
The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan's land use designation and boundary maps, the Province's Greenbelt maps, the Town's Official Plan and the moraine schedules of Zoning By-law 2021-128.
In the free check and the full report.
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a New Tecumseth 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 New Tecumseth 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 a New Tecumseth home?
Section 2.1.1 of Zoning By-law 2021-128, as explained on the Town's zoning and additional residential units page.
In the free check and the full report.
What does New Tecumseth's tree by-law cover?
The Town's Tree By-law 2022-063 and Tree Management Policy, as summarised on its trees and urban spaces page, and the County of Simcoe's Forest Conservation By-law 6894.
In the free check and the full report.
What is New Tecumseth's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The Town's property taxes page, which lists the 2026 total rate for each property class, passed by Council on 11 May 2026, with a worked example of the split.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a New Tecumseth address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority's interactive map and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's regulation map viewer, under Ontario Regulation 41/24, both linked from the Town's zoning page.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in New Tecumseth
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.