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title: Clinton home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Clinton?"
place: Clinton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/clinton
category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: Village of Clinton
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# Clinton home-based business rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Clinton, https://village.clinton.bc.ca)  
**Cost:** A business licence is required. The fee was not found.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Village Office, 250-459-2261
- Email: Village Office, admin@village.clinton.bc.ca
- Online: Business Licenses, Village of Clinton, https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, ss. 6.9.1(c), 16.3, 18.3](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** A valid Business Licence is required. The fee was not found.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.1(a)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a person operating a Home Based Business shall hold a valid Business License;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** Anything involving materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under normal Village temperature conditions.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.2(a)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "involve materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9; Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.1(b)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Clinton Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

[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).

The business must:

- be within the dwelling or a permitted accessory building and be mainly carried out by the residents;
- keep the residential look unchanged, except for permitted signs;
- cause no traffic or parking beyond the neighbourhood norm or the parcel, and no nuisance.

The number of non-resident staff is set by the Business Licence bylaw, which is a scanned PDF we could not read.

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone with the Village office at 250-459-2261.
2. Fill out the Business Licence Application Form on the Village's [Business Licenses page](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/).
3. Ask the Village the fee and about staff limits.

## Good to know

- Anything involving materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under normal Village temperature conditions is not allowed.
- A home daycare is limited to 7 children, and a bed and breakfast to 6 patrons.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licenses, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Clinton zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Clinton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/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)
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- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business.md)
- [100 Mile House](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/100-mile-house/home-based-business.md)
- [Logan Lake](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/home-based-business.md)
- [Lytton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF)](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bylaw-No.-607-2025-Zoning.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licenses, Village of Clinton](https://village.clinton.bc.ca/business-economy/business-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)

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