{"title":"Clinton home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Clinton?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","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 Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Clinton, a home based business is allowed as a secondary use in the R1, R2, R3, R4, A1 and A2 zones, and within a dwelling unit in the C1 and C2 zones. You need a valid business licence. The fee was not found.","aliases":["home business clinton bc","home based business clinton","work from home business licence clinton","home occupation clinton"],"cost":"A business licence is required. The fee was not found.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-459-2261"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@village.clinton.bc.ca"},{"type":"online","label":"Business Licenses, Village of Clinton","value":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licenses, Village of Clinton","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Clinton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/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/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/100-mile-house","name":"100 Mile House","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/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/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/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. Home Based Business is a secondary use to the residential use in the R1, R2, R3, R4, A1 and A2 zones, and within a dwelling unit in the C1 and C2 zones.","short":"Yes, in R1 to R4, A1, A2 (and C1, C2 in dwelling)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"ss. 6.9.1(c), 16.3, 18.3","quotes":["a Home Based Business shall be considered a Secondary Use to the Residential Use of","c. Home Based Business","a. Home Based Business","R3 Zone","The following Uses are permitted as Secondary Uses in the C1 Zone:","Home Based Business, within Dwelling Unit","The following Uses shall be permitted as Secondary Uses in the R3 Zone:","The following Uses are permitted as Secondary Uses in the C2 Zone:"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"A valid Business Licence is required. The fee was not found.","short":"Yes; fee not found","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9.1(a)","quotes":["a person operating a Home Based Business shall hold a valid Business License;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Within the dwelling or a permitted accessory building, mainly carried out by the residents; non-resident staff set by the Business Licence bylaw; residential look unchanged except permitted signs; no traffic or parking beyond the neighbourhood norm or the parcel; no nuisance. Home daycare up to 7 children; B&B up to 6 patrons.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9","quotes":["the residents of the Dwelling shall primarily carry out a Home Based Business, with","a Home Based Business shall not vary the residential character of the Parcel, except","generate traffic that exceeds the level prevailing in the neighbourhood or create a","serving no more than seven (7) pre-school or school-aged children at one time","shall accommodate no more than six (6) patrons at a time."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Anything involving materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under normal Village temperature conditions.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9.2(a)","quotes":["involve materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9; Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9.1(b)","quotes":["Village of Clinton Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017"]},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","section":"s. 6.9","quotes":["Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025"]}],"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\n[Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) (s. 6.9) allows a Home Based Business as a secondary use to the residential use in the R1, R2, R3, R4, A1 and A2 zones, and within a dwelling unit in the C1 and C2 zones. A valid Business Licence is required (see the zoning bylaw's reference to Business License Bylaw No. 551, 2017).\n\nThe business must:\n\n- be within the dwelling or a permitted accessory building and be mainly carried out by the residents;\n- keep the residential look unchanged, except for permitted signs;\n- cause no traffic or parking beyond the neighbourhood norm or the parcel, and no nuisance.\n\nThe number of non-resident staff is set by the Business Licence bylaw, which is a scanned PDF we could not read.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone with the Village office at 250-459-2261.\n2. Fill out the Business Licence Application Form on the Village's [Business Licenses page](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/).\n3. Ask the Village the fee and about staff limits.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Anything involving materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under normal Village temperature conditions is not allowed.\n- A home daycare is limited to 7 children, and a bed and breakfast to 6 patrons.","sources":[{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Clinton","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/clinton/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business.json"}}