Orillia: 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
Orillia 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
1.53% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)30th highest of 61 towns. Lowest: Markham, 0.72%.
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Extra units
Up to 4 homes on a lot
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Short-term rentals
- A licence, permit or registration is needed
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A business run from home
- Up to 25%of the floor area
- 2 from outsidemay work there
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Water and sewer bills
- A bill every three months
- A stormwater charge of its own
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near an Orillia 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 an Orillia 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 dwelling units at an Orillia home?
Section 5.2 of the City's Zoning By-law 2014-44, consolidated 27 July 2026, and the zone maps the City publishes with it.
In the free check and the full report.
What does Orillia's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
Chapter 370 of the City's Municipal Code, Tree Conservation, as summarised on the City's trees page.
In the free check and the full report.
What public rules cover short-term rentals in Orillia?
Chapter 730 of the City's Municipal Code, the Short-Term Rental Accommodation Licensing By-law, as summarised on the City's licence page.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Orillia's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The City's 2026 summary of tax rates, which lists the municipal and education rates for each property class.
In the free check and the full report.
Is an Orillia address in a flood hazard area, and whose map says so?
The Flood Hazard overlay zones on Schedule B of the City's Zoning By-law 2014-44, the Official Plan's natural hazard policies, and the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority's regulation map viewer, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Orillia
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.