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Daajing Giids home-based business rules

Can I run a business from my home?

Daajing Giids, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

Short answer

Yes. In Daajing Giids a home occupation is a permitted use in the LR, RR, THR and RO zones if residents carry it on inside the dwelling or an accessory building, with no outdoor storage, signs or nuisance. Car or machinery repair and welding are not allowed.

Key facts

AllowedA home occupation (a small professional or home-based business inside the dwelling or an accessory building) is a permitted use in the LR, RR, THR and RO zones.Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 1; ss. 5.1.1(c), 5.2.1(j), 5.4.2(b), 5.5.1(d) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
HOME OCCUPATION: means an accessory use within a dwelling unit or accessory building for a
small professional or home-based business
(c) Home occupation
(b) Home occupation
(d) Home Occupation
Business licenceNot confirmed. The home occupation section of the zoning bylaw does not mention a business licence.
LimitsMust be carried on only by residents of the dwelling, entirely inside the dwelling or a permitted accessory building. No offensive noise, odour or similar nuisance; no exterior signs, outdoor storage or display, or parking of vehicles or machinery for the business; no regular bulk deliveries by commercial vehicles; customer traffic must not exceed what is customary for a residence.Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Home Occupations · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
(a) only be carried on by residents of the dwelling unit in which the home-based
(b) only be carried on entirely within the dwelling unit or permitted accessory building
display of goods or materials, and the parking or storage of vehicles, machinery,
exceeds an amount customarily associated with a residential use
Businesses not allowedAutomobile or machinery repair, job welding, sheet metal or similar uses.Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), s. 3, Home Occupations · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
(c) not be an automobile or machinery repair, job welding, sheet metal, or similar use.
BylawZoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 (Village of Queen Charlotte Zoning Bylaw, consolidated), Section 3, Home OccupationsZoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), title · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
ZONING BYLAW NO. 64-2013

How it works

The Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013 defines a home occupation as an accessory use within a dwelling unit or accessory building for a small professional or home-based business. It is a permitted use in the LR, RR, THR and RO zones.

Under section 3 (Home Occupations), the business must:

  • Be carried on only by residents of the dwelling.
  • Be carried on entirely inside the dwelling or a permitted accessory building.
  • Cause no offensive noise, odour or similar nuisance.
  • Have no exterior signs, outdoor storage or display, or parking of vehicles or machinery for the business.
  • Have no regular bulk deliveries by commercial vehicles.
  • Not bring more customer traffic than is customary for a residence.

It cannot be automobile or machinery repair, job welding, sheet metal or a similar use.

Steps

  1. Confirm your zone allows home occupations (see the zoning-lookup answer).
  2. Check your business meets the limits above.
  3. Call the Village office (250-559-4765) to ask whether a licence is needed.

Good to know

  • The home occupation section does not mention a business licence. A short-term rental does need one (see the short-term-rental answer).
  • The Village's posted consolidation of the zoning bylaw lists amendments only to Bylaw 152-2022 (August 15, 2022), and the bylaw still uses the former name, Village of Queen Charlotte.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Port Clements · Masset · Port Edward · Prince Rupert · Kitimat · Terrace

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

Sources

  1. Zoning Bylaw No. 64-2013, consolidated through Bylaw 152-2022 (Village of Queen Charlotte), Village of Daajing Giids (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Contact, Village of Daajing Giids (read 2026-11-08)

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