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title: Harrison Hot Springs home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Harrison Hot Springs?"
place: Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Starting and running a business
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# Harrison Hot Springs home-based business rules

**Question:** Can I run a business from my home in Harrison Hot Springs?

**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).

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Harrison Hot Springs, https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca)  
**Cost:** $125 a year plus a $25 non-refundable application fee ($62.50 for new applications after July 1).  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 495 Hot Springs Road, Harrison Hot Springs, BC V0M 1K0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 604-796-2171

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a)](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** 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).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a)(viii)](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "have a valid and current Municipal Business Licence"
  - Source: [Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Schedule E](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Miscellaneous-Fee-Bylaw-No.-1049-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Business Licence Non-Refundable Application Fee $25.00" … "Business Licence Fee $125.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5 and 6.1.1](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses 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 ALC Act allows).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a)(ix) and (x)](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Harrison Hot Springs Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017, s. 4.5, and Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "For Zones within which a Home Occupation is a permitted use, the following"
  - Source: [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), title page](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
  - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENCE AND REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1128,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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).

## Limits

- Maximum floor area: 100 m² or 40% of the detached dwelling's floor area, whichever is less.
- No excessive traffic or nuisance. No odours, noise, heat, glare or vibration across lot lines.
- One non-illuminated sign up to 0.4 m². No external display.
- Parking: one space per employee, none off site.
- 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).

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone allows home occupations (Village Office, 604-796-2171).
2. Apply for a business licence; see the business-licence answer.
3. Keep within the limits above.

## Good to know

- The zone columns were read from table text; confirm with the Village.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)
- [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Harrison Hot Springs business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/business-licence.md)
- [Harrison Hot Springs short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/short-term-rental.md)
- [Harrison Hot Springs zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/harrison-hot-springs/zoning-lookup.md)

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## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/Zoning-Bylaw-No.-1115--%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Miscellaneous-Fee-Bylaw-No.-1049-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/Bylaw-1128---Business-Licence-and-Regulation-%28Consolidated-to-December-15%2C-2025%29.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact Us, Village of Harrison Hot Springs](https://www.harrisonhotsprings.ca/contact-us) (read 2026-11-08)

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