GovHandbook

Clinton home-based business rules

Can I run a business from my home in Clinton?

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

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.

Key facts

AllowedYes. 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, ss. 6.9.1(c), 16.3, 18.3 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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:
Business licenceA valid Business Licence is required. The fee was not found.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.1(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
a person operating a Home Based Business shall hold a valid Business License;
LimitsWithin 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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.
Businesses not allowedAnything involving materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under normal Village temperature conditions.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.2(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
involve materials or products that produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9; Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017.Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9.1(b); Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025, s. 6.9 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
Village of Clinton Business License and Regulation Bylaw No. 551, 2017
Village of Clinton Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025

How it works

Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (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.
  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

The same question in other places

Cache Creek · Ashcroft · Lillooet · 100 Mile House · Logan Lake · Lytton

Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 607, 2025 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Business Licenses, Village of Clinton (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. How answers are checked.