Peterborough: 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
Peterborough 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
1.89% of assessed value, 2026 residential rate
Read the question →0%2.32% (Chatham-Kent)11th highest 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
7.5 cm across: the trunk size the rule names
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Conservation authorities in 2027
Read the question →Otonabee ConservationjoinsEastern Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority
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A business run from home
- Only the householdmay work there
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Water and sewer bills
- A stormwater charge of its own
- A different price per m³ after a first block of use
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Rental licensing
- A licence for some rented homes (by area, size or type)
How can I find recorded pits, quarries and petroleum wells near a Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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 Peterborough home?
Section 6.33 of the City's Comprehensive Zoning By-law 97-123, added by By-law 23-087 and amended by By-law 25-061, as summarised on the City's additional residential unit pages.
In the free check and the full report.
What does Peterborough's tree by-law cover on a private lot?
The City's Tree Removal By-law 21-074, passed on 28 June 2021, as summarised on its tree removal applications page, and the Woodland Conservation By-law 17-121.
In the free check and the full report.
What is Peterborough's residential property tax rate for 2026?
The 2026 final tax rates table on the City's property tax information page, which lists the municipal and education rates for each property class.
In the free check and the full report.
Is a Peterborough address in a regulated flood area, and whose map says so?
The Otonabee Region Conservation Authority's Regulated Areas Mapping and its online inquiry form, under Ontario Regulation 41/24.
Public source; flood plain and regulated-area checks not included in OfferDue reports.
Who helps with a home in Peterborough
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.