Second units and garden suites
97% of the 38 residential lots on Catherine Ave screen as likely to allow a garden suite; 100% a second unit in the house.
Residential lots by second-units screen| Likely allows additional units | 0 | 0% |
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| Likely, with constraints | 38 | 100% |
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| Check zoning / further investigation | 0 | 0% |
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| Unlikely | 0 | 0% |
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- Garden suite likely: 37 lots (97%).
- Third unit likely: 38 lots (100%).
Ontario's Planning Act (s. 35.1) and O. Reg. 462/24 allow up to three units on most serviced urban house lots; the municipal by-law sets the rest. Lot depth is estimated from lot lines, not a survey.
Source: Province of Ontario and the municipality, Planning Act s. 35.1, O. Reg. 462/24 and the municipal by-law, screened lot by lot by LSG Realty (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 (Urban Area, Towns and Villages) (2026-11-01); Statistics Canada, 2021 Census census subdivisions (cartographic boundary file) (2026-11-01); York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01). Screened 2026-11-02.
Lot sizes
Median lot 701 m² (7,545 sq ft); half of the lots are between 565 m² and 794 m² (38 lots).
Source: York Region, Parcel (property boundaries across York Region) (2026-11-01).
Flood, Oak Ridges Moraine and Greenbelt
- Partly or wholly in a conservation authority regulated area (flood and erosion hazards): 0 lots (0%).
- In the Oak Ridges Moraine countryside, natural core or linkage areas: 0 lots (0%).
- In the Greenbelt's protected countryside or urban river valleys: 0 lots (0%).
Source: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, TRCA Regulated Area (Regulation Limit 2025, O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, Regulation Limit (O. Reg. 41/24) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Oak Ridges Moraine land use designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01); Province of Ontario, Greenbelt designations (2017 Plan) (2026-11-01).
Active development applications
7 active applications (rezonings, site plans, subdivisions, minor variances, consents) near Catherine Ave.
- 74 Centre Street · Minor Variances · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Response Provided · 2021-06-11 · MV-2021-18 (York Region file MVAR.21.A.0331)
- 20 Spruce Street · Minor Variances · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Response Provided · 2021-05-19 · MV-2021-11 (York Region file MVAR.21.A.0278)
- 9 Maple Street, 15347 Yonge Street · Site Plan (Minor) · In Progress · Regional review: Intake, Cursory Evaluation · 2018-11-18 · SPA00417/SP-2017-06 (York Region file SP.17.A.0005)
- 15356 Yonge Street · Site Plan (Minor) · Awaiting Mandatory Docs · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Comments · 2018-11-18 · SP-2017-05 (York Region file SP.17.A.0276)
- 22 Centre Street, 26 Centre Street · Zoning By-law Amendment · In Progress · Regional review: Review, Awaiting Response · 2017-07-20 · ZBA-2016-06 (York Region file ZBA.17.A.0051)
Source: York Region, Active Development Application Boundaries (York Region's review of applications in its nine municipalities) (2026-10-27). Within 150 m of the street's lots.
Building permits, last 12 months
Aurora does not publish building permits as open data that we can show.
Upcoming residential projects
4 proposed, approved or under-construction projects with about 487 units published.
- 15277 Yonge Street · Proposed: 95-unit residential development
- 15356 Yonge Street · Proposed: 5-storey, 36-unit apartment building
- 15217 Yonge Street · Proposed: 3-storey residential development (units not published)
- 30 Berczy Street (and 4 more addresses) · Proposed: 7-storey, 356-unit mixed-use building
From municipal open data. Not a listing or an offer to sell; details change.
Source: York Region, Planning applications and building permits (residential projects) (2026-10-27). Within 300 m of the street's lots.
Rapid transit within 800 m
- Aurora GO · GO station · Barrie · 330 m
Source: TTC, Metrolinx and York Region Transit, Rapid transit stations (the map's transit layer) (2026-10-31).
Everyday needs
Everyday Needs score 69/100 · walking 58 · driving 80 (average over 38 residential lots)
- 3% of lots within a 10-minute walk of a grocery store
Nearest from the middle of Catherine Ave:
- Grocery store: 14 min walk (Central Food market) · 3 min by car
- Pharmacy: 4 min walk (Shoppers Drug Mart) · 1 min by car
- Transit stop: 8 min walk (Aurora GO (GO))
- Shopping centre: 25 min walk (Treasure Hunt) · 6 min by car (Canadian Tire)
- Emergency department: over 60 min walk · 21 min by car (Southlake Regional Health Centre)
- Hospital: over 60 min walk · 22 min by car (Southlake Health)
Local bus stops in York Region, Mississauga and Brampton (YRT/Viva, MiWay, Brampton Transit) are not in our data yet, so transit is left out of the walking score there.
Source: LSG Realty, Everyday Needs score (LSG's own travel-time estimate) (2026-11-02); © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik Ontario extract): roads, footpaths, supermarkets and grocery stores, pharmacies, shopping centres and department stores, hospitals and emergency departments — Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0 (2026-11-02); Ontario Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health Service Provider Locations (MOHSERLO): hospital sites — Open Government Licence – Ontario (2026-11-02); City of Toronto (TTC), Merged GTFS – TTC Routes and Schedules (stops) — Open Government Licence – Toronto (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (GO Transit), GO Transit GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02); Metrolinx (UP Express), UP Express GTFS (stops) — Metrolinx Open Data Licence (2026-11-02). LSG estimate from open data: walking on mapped streets and paths at 4.8 km/h; driving at typical weekday rush-hour road speeds (not live traffic). Times are for the 200 m square around each address. Places can open, close or move; check before you rely on one. Places and paths © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Public schools
- ÉÉC Saint-Jean · Elementary · CS catholique MonAvenir · 410 m
- Lester B Pearson Public School · Elementary · York Region DSB · 510 m
- Aurora Heights Public School · Elementary · York Region DSB · 570 m
- St Maximilian Kolbe High School · Secondary · York CDSB · 690 m
YRDSB school locator (York Region District School Board)YCDSB school locator (York Catholic District School Board)
Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, Ontario public school contact information (placed by Statistics Canada ODA addresses) (2026-10-29). School catchments change; confirm with the board's school locator.
Water and sewer servicing
Limited: reserved for priority projects · Aurora (urban area)
Council assigned 855 persons of capacity to five development-ready priority projects (three-year use-it-or-lose-it) and revoked 577 persons from inactive applications. The rest is managed until York Region's next sewer upgrades. Report.
Source: Province of Ontario (Land Information Ontario), Municipal Boundary – Lower and Single Tier (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Urban Area (2026-11-01); York Region, Regional Official Plan 2022, Map 1 – Regional Structure: Towns and Villages (2026-11-01). Town of Aurora servicing capacity update to Council, as reported by The Auroran (Apr 16, 2026) (2026-04-16).
Neighbourhood profile (2021 Census)
- Population (2021)
- 1,017
- Median age
- 43.6
- Median household income (2020)
- $98,700
- Owner households
- 78%
- Households with children
- 38%
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021, Census Profile (dissemination areas) (2021-05-11). 2 dissemination areas; medians and shares averaged by population.
