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title: Anmore home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Anmore?"
place: Anmore, British Columbia, Canada
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# Anmore home-based business rules

**Question:** Can I run a business from my home in Anmore?

**Short answer:** Yes. In Anmore a home occupation is a permitted secondary use in the RS-1, RS-1A, RCH-1 and RCH-2 residential zones if it meets the Zoning Bylaw conditions. You also need a Village business licence, $110 a year for a home based business.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Anmore, https://anmore.com)  
**Cost:** Business licence for an Accessory Home Business or Home Based Business, $110 a year (half if issued after July 1).  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Online: Business Licence Application, https://anmore.com/business-licence-application/
- In person: Village Hall (Anmore Community Hub), 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC V3H 5G9 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Hall, 604-469-9877

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Yes. Home occupation is a permitted secondary use in the RS-1, RS-1A, RCH-1 and RCH-2 residential zones, if it meets the conditions in s. 6.5.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 9.1.7(b), 9.2.8(b), 9.3.7(b), 6.5](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Home occupation shall be subject to the requirements of section 6.5." … "In any zone in which a home occupation use is permitted, the following conditions shall be"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes. A business licence is required. Fee: $110 a year for an Accessory Home Business or Home Based Business (half if issued after July 1).
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019, Schedule A (PDF, consolidated to November 21, 2025), Schedule A, Business Licences](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-608-2019-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-2025-11-21.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Accessory Home Based Business $110.00"
  - Source: [Business Licence Application](https://anmore.com/business-licence-application/)
  - Official wording: "Home Based Business $110"
  - Source: [Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999, s. 4](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Business-Licencing-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "No person shall carry on a business in the Village without a Licence;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** Done entirely inside the house or an accessory building (except horticulture or family daycare); no outside storage; no more than 30% of the principal building's floor area, up to 100 m² (accessory buildings up to 100 m² in total); run by a resident of the dwelling with no more than two full-time employees on the premises; sign no bigger than 0.4 m²; noise no more than 45 decibels across parcel lines; parking per the zone (1 space per employee).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 6.5](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "the use within the principal building shall occupy no more than 30% of the floor area of" … "solely operated by a person resident in the dwelling unit" … "the total display area of any outdoor advertising sign shall not exceed 0.4 m2;" … "noise levels exceeding 45 decibels"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 9.1.6](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "1 space per employee for home occupation;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** Automobile, boat or other machinery servicing or repair. No activity that stores materials or products outside, or sends odour, toxic matter, heat, glare, interference, vibration or noise (over 45 decibels) across parcel lines. Retail sale may not be the primary home occupation.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 6.5](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no automobile, boat, or other machinery servicing repair is permitted as a home" … "in no case shall the retailing of the commodity be the primary home occupation use;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Anmore Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017, s. 6.5 (Home Occupation Use); Anmore Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), cover](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Anmore Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017"
  - Source: [Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999, s. 1](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Business-Licencing-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Anmore Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village of Anmore allows home occupation as a permitted secondary use in the RS-1, RS-1A, RCH-1 and RCH-2 residential zones, as long as it meets the conditions in s. 6.5 of the [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf). A Village business licence is also required.

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer).
2. Check the conditions below.
3. Complete the Business Licence Application and pay the fee in person during office hours or online through OptionPay (credit card fees apply).
4. Staff may contact you or arrange an inspection by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.

## Good to know

- The business must be done entirely inside the house or an accessory building (except horticulture or family daycare), with no outside storage.
- It may use no more than 30% of the principal building's floor area, up to 100 m². Accessory buildings may be used up to 100 m² in total.
- It must be run by a resident of the dwelling, with no more than two full-time employees on the premises.
- A sign may be no bigger than 0.4 m². Parking follows the zone (1 space per employee).
- Not allowed: automobile, boat or other machinery servicing or repair; anything that sends odour, toxic matter, heat, glare, interference, vibration or noise (over 45 decibels) across parcel lines. Retail sale may not be the primary home occupation.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licence Application](https://anmore.com/business-licence-application/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF)](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf)
- [Business Licence, Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/building-development/business-licence/)

## Related questions

- [Anmore business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/business-licence.md)
- [Anmore zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Anmore short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/short-term-rental.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business.md)
- [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/home-based-business.md)
- [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/home-based-business.md)
- [Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/home-based-business.md)
- [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/home-based-business.md)
- [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/home-based-business.md)
- [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bylaw-568-2017-Zoning-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2026-10-22-1.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence, Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/building-development/business-licence/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence Application, Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/business-licence-application/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019, Schedule A (PDF, consolidated to November 21, 2025), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bylaw-608-2019-Fees-and-Charges-Bylaw-Consolidated-2025-11-21.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999 (PDF), Village of Anmore](https://anmore.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Business-Licencing-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)

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