Harrison Hot Springs home-based business rules
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).
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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFor 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 |
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| 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a)(viii); Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Schedule E · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinghave a valid and current Municipal Business Licence Business Licence Non-Refundable Application Fee $25.00 Business Licence Fee $125.00 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5 and 6.1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingGross 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 |
| 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).Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5(a)(ix) and (x) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAutomobile 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; |
| Bylaw | Village of Harrison Hot Springs Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017, s. 4.5, and Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018.Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), s. 4.5; Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingFor Zones within which a Home Occupation is a permitted use, the following BUSINESS LICENCE AND REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1128, |
How it works
The Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 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
- Confirm your zone allows home occupations (Village Office, 604-796-2171).
- Apply for a business licence; see the business-licence answer.
- Keep within the limits above.
Good to know
- The zone columns were read from table text; confirm with the Village.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 1115, 2017 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Miscellaneous Fee Bylaw No. 1049, 2014 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw No. 1128, 2018 (PDF, consolidated to December 15, 2025), Village of Harrison Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
- Contact Us, Village of Harrison Hot Springs (read 2026-11-08)
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