--- title: Ashcroft home-based business rules question: "Can I run a business from my home?" place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft category: Starting and running a business owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Ashcroft sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business.json" --- # Ashcroft home-based business rules **Question:** Can I run a business from my home? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Ashcroft, https://ashcroftbc.ca) **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:** - In person: Village Office, 601 Bancroft Street, Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) - Phone: Village Office, 250-453-9161 - Email: Village Office, admin@ashcroftbc.ca ## Key facts - **Allowed:** 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. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 7.1.2, 6.1.2, 5.2.2, 3.49](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Business licence:** Yes. The business licence for a Home Occupation is $60 a year. A fire inspection is mandatory for every new business ($50). - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, Schedule A; s. 2.7, 2.9](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) - Official wording: "Home Occupation 60.00" … "Fire inspections are mandatory for every new business" … "Cost per fire inspection is $50.00." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Limits:** 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. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 3.49](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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;" - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, s. 6.1](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Businesses not allowed:** 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. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 3.50, 3.51](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "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;" - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, Business Licence Application, Home Based Business](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) - Official wording: "A home based business may not include the following in an R1 Zone: a. Stables, kennels or animal breeding operations b. Restaurants" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (s. 3.49 to 3.52); Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022. - Source: [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 2](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - Official wording: "This Bylaw shall be cited as the "Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026"." - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, s. 7.6](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) - Official wording: "This bylaw may be cited as Village of Ashcroft Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Under the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 890]() (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](). ## Steps 1. Check your zone allows your kind of business. 2. 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. 3. Under the licence, at most one service or delivery vehicle at a time and three per 24 hours. 4. Apply for the licence ($60 a year) and book the mandatory fire inspection ($50) for a new business. ## Good to know - 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. - 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. - The licence year is January 1 to December 31; renewal is due before February 15. ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) - [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022, with application form (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) ## Related questions - [Ashcroft business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/business-licence.md) - [Ashcroft zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning-lookup.md) - [Ashcroft short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/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) - [Cache Creek](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business.md) - [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/home-based-business.md) - [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business.md) - [Clinton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business.md) - [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/home-based-business.md) - [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/home-based-business.md) ## Sources - [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) - [Business Licence Bylaw No. 850, 2022 (PDF)](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bylaw-No.-850-2022-Business-Licence-Bylaw-2022-Fillable.pdf) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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