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Anmore home-based business rules

Can I run a business from my home in Anmore?

Anmore, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

AllowedYes. 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.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 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
Business licenceYes. A business licence is required. Fee: $110 a year for an Accessory Home Business or Home Based Business (half if issued after July 1).Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019, Schedule A (PDF, consolidated to November 21, 2025), Schedule A, Business Licences; Business Licence Application; Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999, s. 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Accessory Home Based Business $110.00
Home Based Business $110
No person shall carry on a business in the Village without a Licence;
LimitsDone 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 6.5; Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 9.1.6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
1 space per employee for home occupation;
Businesses not allowedAutomobile, 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), s. 6.5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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;
BylawAnmore Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017, s. 6.5 (Home Occupation Use); Anmore Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), cover; Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Anmore Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017
Anmore Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999

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. 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

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Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 568-2017 (PDF, consolidated to Amendment Bylaw No. 735-2026), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Business Licence, Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
  3. Business Licence Application, Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
  4. Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 608-2019, Schedule A (PDF, consolidated to November 21, 2025), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)
  5. Business Licencing Bylaw No. 263-1999 (PDF), Village of Anmore (read 2026-11-08)

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