{"title":"100 Mile House home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"business","name":"Starting and running a business"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"District of 100 Mile House","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com"},"short_answer":"Yes. In 100 Mile House a home occupation is permitted if it meets section 5.17 of the Zoning Bylaw and has a valid business licence. It is listed as an accessory use in most residential, agricultural and commercial zones. The licence is $120 the first calendar year, then $80 a year.","aliases":["home business 100 mile house","home occupation 100 mile house","work from home business licence 100 mile house","run a business from home 100 mile house"],"cost":"$120 for the first calendar year, then $80 a year (Schedule D, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434). No separate home-business rate was found.","how_long":"Aims for 10 business days after a complete business licence application (see business-licence).","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"#1-385 Birch Ave., 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"District office","value":"250-395-2434"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466 (PDF)","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf"},{"title":"Business License Bylaw No. 1407 (PDF)","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/BL%20bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434 (PDF)","url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%201434%20Fees%20%20Charges%20Consolidated.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"100 Mile House business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"100 Mile House zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"100 Mile House short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/williams-lake","name":"Williams Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/barriere","name":"Barriere","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/barriere/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clearwater","name":"Clearwater","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clearwater/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"}],"topic":{"title":"Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business/"},"facts":{"allowed":{"label":"Allowed","value":"Yes, a home occupation is permitted if it meets s. 5.17 of the Zoning Bylaw and is validly licensed. It is listed as an accessory use in zones A-1, A-2, A-3, ER-1, ER-2, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, C-1, C-2 and C-3 (not R-1/SR).","short":"Yes, as an accessory use in listed zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 5.17.1; zone accessory-use lists","quotes":["Home occupation is permitted that meets all the provisions of this section, is","e) home occupation;","c) home occupation."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes, it must be validly licensed. Business licence fee: $120 for the first calendar year, $80 in later years.","short":"Yes: $120 first year, $80 later years","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 5.17.1","quotes":["5.17 Home Occupation 5.17.1 Home occupation is permitted that meets all the provisions of this section, is validly licensed."]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%201434%20Fees%20%20Charges%20Consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434, 2024, Schedule D (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"Schedule D, s. 1","quotes":["will be One Hundred and Twenty Dollars ($120.00)","reduced to Eighty Dollars ($80.00) in the second and subsequent"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Up to 46 m² or 50% of the dwelling's floor area, whichever is less; done inside the dwelling or an accessory building, with storage enclosed in a building; only occupants of the dwelling may carry it on; one parking space plus the dwelling's; no commercial vehicle over a 1 tonne truck outside a building; retail sales only of goods directly associated; no outdoor display or signs except as the Sign Bylaw allows.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 5.17.2 to 5.17.6","quotes":["No more than 46 square metres or 50% of the floor area of the principal","dwelling unit, whichever is less, may be used in connection with the home","with no external","Only the occupants of the principal dwelling unit may carry on the home","generate traffic that exceeds the level prevailing in the neighbourhood or","permit any retail sales except for the sale of goods directly associated","including outdoor storage, display of materials, floodlighting or signs except as","Home Occupation                     1 space, not including off-street parking required for","a) have any commercial vehicle, exceeding a 1 tonne truck, to be located"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"No list of banned business types. A home occupation must not cause a public offence or nuisance (noise, smoke, dust, odour, electrical interference) beyond the parcel, or use materials that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 5.17.6(c), (d)","quotes":["produce a public offence or nuisance of any kind (e.g. noise, smoke, dust,","use materials or that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gasses;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (s. 5.17); Business License Bylaw No. 1407, 2023; Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434, 2024","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"cover","quotes":["Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/BL%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 1407, 2023 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"s. 1","quotes":["Business License Bylaw No.1407,"]},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%201434%20Fees%20%20Charges%20Consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434, 2024, Schedule D (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","section":"cover","quotes":["Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434, 2024"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe [Zoning Bylaw No. 1466](https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf) defines a home occupation as an occupation or business subordinate to and wholly contained within a dwelling unit. It is listed as an accessory use in zones A-1, A-2, A-3, ER-1, ER-2, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-5, R-6, C-1, C-2 and C-3 (not R-1/SR). It must be validly licensed.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zone in the Zoning Bylaw (see zoning-lookup).\n2. Make sure your plans meet the limits below.\n3. Apply for a business licence (see business-licence).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Size: up to 46 m² or 50% of the dwelling's floor area, whichever is less. Work happens inside the dwelling or an accessory building, with storage enclosed in a building.\n- Only occupants of the dwelling may carry it on.\n- One parking space in addition to the dwelling's.\n- No commercial vehicle larger than a 1 tonne truck outside a building.\n- Retail sales only of goods directly associated with the business. No outdoor display or signs except as the Sign Bylaw allows.\n- The bylaw lists no banned business types. A home occupation must not cause a public offence or nuisance (noise, smoke, dust, odour, electrical interference) beyond the parcel, or use materials that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-11/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201466%2C%202026%20-%20CONSOLIDATED.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1466, 2026 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-08/BL%20bylaw.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 1407, 2023 (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.100milehouse.com/sites/default/files/2026-04/Bylaw%201434%20Fees%20%20Charges%20Consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 1434, 2024, Schedule D (PDF), District of 100 Mile House","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/home-based-business.json"}}