{"title":"Harrison Hot Springs home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Harrison Hot Springs?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs","name":"Harrison Hot Springs","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 Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca"},"short_answer":"In Harrison Hot Springs you can run a home occupation in zones that list it as a permitted use. It must be inside the home or a fully enclosed accessory building, be no more than 100 m² or 40% of the dwelling, and have a Village business licence ($125 a year plus a $25 application fee).","aliases":["home business harrison hot springs","home occupation harrison hot springs","work from home business licence harrison hot springs"],"cost":"$125 a year plus a $25 non-refundable application fee ($62.50 for new applications after July 1).","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"604-796-2171"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Harrison Hot Springs business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/business-licence/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Harrison Hot Springs short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Harrison Hot Springs zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/hope","name":"Hope","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hope/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/mission","name":"Mission","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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, as an accessory use of a residential lot, in the zones that list Home Occupation as a permitted use. It must be inside the detached dwelling or a fully enclosed accessory building and be subordinate to the residence.","short":"Yes, where the zone lists it","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"s. 4.5(a)","quotes":["For Zones within which a Home Occupation is a permitted use, the following","all Home Occupation uses, must be conducted within a Residential Detached","clearly subservient and incidental to a"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. A home occupation must have a valid and current Municipal Business Licence: $125 a year plus a $25 non-refundable application fee ($62.50 for new applications after July 1).","short":"Yes: $125 a year plus $25 application fee","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"s. 4.5(a)(viii)","quotes":["have a valid and current Municipal Business Licence"]},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Miscellaneous-Fee-Bylaw-No.-1049-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"Schedule E","quotes":["Business Licence Non-Refundable Application Fee $25.00","Business Licence Fee $125.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Maximum floor area is 100 m² or 40% of the detached dwelling's floor area, whichever is less. No excessive traffic or nuisance. One non-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m². No external display. Parking for one space per employee (no off-site parking). No discharge of odours, noise, heat, glare or vibration across lot lines.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"s. 4.5 and 6.1.1","quotes":["Gross Floor Area that exceeds 100 m2","a maximum of one non-illuminated sign, which must","no off-site parking associated with the Home Occupation use is permitted","Home Occupation 1 per employee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Automobile body shops, automobile service, boat service, automobile salvage or wrecking yards, micro-breweries, distilleries and processing plants; also fish or livestock operations, medical marihuana facilities and poultry processing (except as the ALC Act allows).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"s. 4.5(a)(ix) and (x)","quotes":["Automobile body shop, automobile service, boat service, automobile salvage","Micro-Brewery, Distillery, and processing plants are not","Facilities or poultry processing are not permitted as Home Occupations;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Harrison Hot Springs Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017, s. 4.5, and Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"s. 4.5","quotes":["For Zones within which a Home Occupation is a permitted use, the following"]},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","section":"title page","quotes":["BUSINESS LICENCE AND REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1128,"]}],"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\nThe [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf) allows a home occupation in Harrison Hot Springs as an accessory use of a residential lot, in the zones that list it as permitted. The zone table marks R-1, R-2 and R-4. It must be inside the detached dwelling or a fully enclosed accessory building and be subordinate to the residence. It must have a valid Municipal Business Licence: $125 a year plus a $25 non-refundable application fee ($62.50 for new applications after July 1).\n\n## Limits\n\n- Maximum floor area: 100 m² or 40% of the detached dwelling's floor area, whichever is less.\n- No excessive traffic or nuisance. No odours, noise, heat, glare or vibration across lot lines.\n- One non-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m². No external display.\n- Parking: one space per employee, none off site.\n- Not allowed: automobile body shops, automobile service, boat service, automobile salvage or wrecking yards, micro-breweries, distilleries and processing plants; also fish or livestock operations, medical marihuana facilities and poultry processing (except as the Agricultural Land Commission Act allows).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone allows home occupations (Village Office, 604-796-2171).\n2. Apply for a business licence; see the business-licence answer.\n3. Keep within the limits above.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The zone columns were read from table text; confirm with the Village.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Miscellaneous-Fee-Bylaw-No.-1049-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf","title":"Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, Village of Harrison Hot Springs","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/harrison-hot-springs/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/home-based-business.json"}}