{"title":"Ashcroft home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","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":"Village of Ashcroft","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes, in Ashcroft a home business is an accessory use in the R1 zone, and home occupations are allowed in RR1 and A1. You need a Village business licence ($60 a year) and a fire inspection for a new business ($50). The Zoning Bylaw limits hours, visitors and outdoor storage.","aliases":["home business ashcroft","home occupation ashcroft","work from home licence ashcroft"],"cost":"Business licence $60 a year for a Home Occupation. A fire inspection, mandatory for every new business, is $50.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-453-9161"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@ashcroftbc.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, with application form (PDF)","url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Ashcroft business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kamloops","name":"Kamloops","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/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, as an accessory use. In the R1 zone only 'home businesses' are allowed; in the RR1 and A1 zones 'home occupations' (home businesses and home industries) are allowed. All need a Village business licence.","short":"Yes, as an accessory use; licence needed","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.1.2, 6.1.2, 5.2.2, 3.49","quotes":["Accessory Uses: .1 Short-term rental accommodations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Home businesses; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Accessory Uses: .1 Home occupations; .2 Accessory dwelling unit; .3 Attached suite; .4 Short-term rental accommodations; and .5 Accessory buildings and structures.","Kennel, in conjunction with a residential use; .7 Home occupations; .8 The keeping of livestock or fowl;","All home occupations must hold a valid Business License from the Village of Ashcroft;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. The business licence for a Home Occupation is $60 a year. A fire inspection is mandatory for every new business ($50).","short":"Yes: $60 a year (plus $50 fire inspection, new)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Schedule A; s. 2.7, 2.9","quotes":["Home Occupation 60.00","Fire inspections are mandatory for every new business","Cost per fire inspection is $50.00."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no outdoor storage; no activity 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.; no more than 10 visitors or customers a day; one extra parking space; no noise, smoke, odour or other nuisance; no bulk deliveries; signs per Village bylaws. Licence: at most one service or delivery vehicle at a time and three per 24 hours.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.49","quotes":["A home occupation will be carried out wholly within a dwelling unit or within an accessory building, and will involve no external storage of materials, containers or finished products;","No home occupations activities will be conducted between the hours of 10:00 pm and 8:00 am;","not more than 10 visitors or customers a day;","One parking space is required for a home occupation, in addition to those required for the principal dwelling;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["more than 1 Service or Delivery Vehicle, at any one time; or","more than 3 Service or Delivery vehicles during any 24-hour period."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Home businesses cannot be a medical, dental or chiropractic office or a veterinary practice, or an audio recording studio. Home industries (welding, carpentry, metal working, small-scale automotive repair) are not listed for the R1 zone. The licence application bars in R1: stables, kennels, restaurants, equipment storage, vehicle repair, metal fabricating and manufacturing.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 3.50, 3.51","quotes":["Business and professional offices other than a medical, dental or chiropractic office or veterinary practitioner;","but not including an audio recording studio;","Welding shop; .2 Carpentry shop; .3 Repair of small scale appliances, mechanical equipment and electronic instruments;"]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"Business Licence Application, Home Based Business","quotes":["A home based business may not include the following in an R1 Zone: a. Stables, kennels or animal breeding operations b. Restaurants"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.49 to 3.52); Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 2","quotes":["This Bylaw shall be cited as the \"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026\"."]},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","section":"s. 7.6","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as Village of Ashcroft Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022."]}],"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\nUnder the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890](<https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf>) (s. 3.49 to 3.52), a home business is an accessory use. In the R1 zone only \"home businesses\" are allowed; in the RR1 and A1 zones \"home occupations\" (home businesses and home industries) are allowed. All need a Village business licence under [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850](<https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf>).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zone allows your kind of business.\n2. Keep within the limits: entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no outdoor storage; no activity from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.; no more than 10 visitors or customers a day; one extra parking space; no noise, smoke, odour or other nuisance; no bulk deliveries; signs per Village bylaws.\n3. Under the licence, at most one service or delivery vehicle at a time and three per 24 hours.\n4. Apply for the licence ($60 a year) and book the mandatory fire inspection ($50) for a new business.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Home businesses cannot be a medical, dental or chiropractic office, a veterinary practice, or an audio recording studio. Home industries (welding, carpentry, metal working, small-scale automotive repair) are not listed for the R1 zone.\n- The licence application also bars these in R1: stables, kennels, restaurants, equipment storage, vehicle repair, metal fabricating and manufacturing. The form cites the repealed Zoning Bylaw No. 823, so confirm with the Village.\n- The licence year is January 1 to December 31; renewal is due before February 15.","sources":[{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)","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/ashcroft/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.json"}}