Hudson's Hope home-based business rules
Can I run a business from my home in Hudsons Hope?
Short answer
Yes. Hudsons Hope allows home occupations in a single-detached dwelling or duplex unit, using at most 40 m² or 10% of the floor area, whichever is less. You need a District business licence ($50 a year on the District's page) and must follow limits on employees, storage, hours and signs.
Key facts
| Allowed | Yes. Any use permitted in a zone may be carried on as an accessory home occupation, but only in a single-detached dwelling or duplex unit. Home occupation is also a listed accessory use in the RU1, RU2, RU3, R1, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 zones.District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAny use permitted in any zone in this Bylaw may be carried out as an accessory home occupation In the R3 zone, the following uses and no other uses are permitted: (b) Home occupation Home occupations may only be carried on in a single-detached dwelling or duplex dwelling |
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| Business licence | Yes. All home occupations must be in accordance with the District's Business Licence Bylaw. The general business licence fee on the District's page is $50 a year.District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.13; Business Licences, Business Licences page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAll home occupations must be in accordance with the District of Hudson's Hope Business Licence Bylaw the fee of $50 is paid |
| Limits | At most 40 m² or 10% of the dwelling unit floor area, whichever is less. Only family members living in the dwelling, plus at most one non-resident employee. No outside storage. No bulk deliveries by commercial vehicles or trailers. No work between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. At most one extra on-site parking space. One sign: up to 3 m² in a rural zone, 1 m² in an R-zone. Child care: no more than eight children.District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.3; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.6; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.5; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.10; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.12 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingHome occupations must not occupy more than 40 m² of the dwelling unit or, 10% of the will employ no more than one non-resident employee There shall be no outside storage of materials, commodities, or finished products No home occupation will be conducted between the hours of 10:00 pm and 7:00 am. does not exceed 1 m² in any R-zone |
| Businesses not allowed | Home occupations that need bulk deliveries of materials or commodities by commercial vehicles or trailers are not permitted. Cannabis-related businesses are prohibited in every zone. Only a single occupation is covered by the definition.District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16.8; District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.19.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingHome occupations that require delivery of materials or commodities in bulk quantity (a) The following uses are prohibited in every zone: .i Cannabis-Related Business District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024 | 22 |
| Bylaw | District of Hudson’s Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16, and the District's Business Licence Bylaw (No. 504, 1994 per the licence form; not posted)District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024, s. 4.16; Business Licence Application 2013, Application form · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording(f) Exterior lighting must not cast a glare on adjacent properties. 4.16 Home Occupations Any use permitted in any zone in this Bylaw may be carried out as an accessory home occupation as follows: 1. This Bylaw will be cited as the "District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024". 2. The following schedules attached hereto are hereby made part of this Bylaw and adopted as the BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO 504, 1994 |
How it works
Zoning Bylaw No. 949 (section 4.16) lets any use permitted in a zone be carried on as an accessory home occupation, but only in a single-detached dwelling or duplex unit. Home occupation is also a listed accessory use in the RU1, RU2, RU3, R1, R1A, R1B, R2 and R3 zones. All home occupations must follow the District's Business Licence Bylaw. The District's page gives a general business licence fee of $50; it does not state a separate fee for home occupations.
Steps
- Check your business meets the limits below.
- Apply for a business licence (see the business-licence answer).
- Questions: call 250-783-9901.
Good to know
- Space: at most 40 m² or 10% of the dwelling unit floor area, whichever is less.
- People: only family members living in the dwelling, plus at most one non-resident employee.
- No outside storage, and no bulk deliveries of materials by commercial vehicles or trailers.
- No work between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. No offensive noise, vibration, traffic, smoke, dust, odour, glare, heat or electrical interference.
- At most one extra on-site parking space. One sign: up to 3 m² in a rural zone, 1 m² in an R-zone.
- Child care: no more than eight children.
- Cannabis-related businesses are prohibited in every zone.
- Running a home occupation without a licence is listed at $100 per offence per day.
Official forms and pages
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Sources
- District of Hudson's Hope Zoning Bylaw No. 949, 2024 (PDF) (read 2026-11-08)
- Business Licences, District of Hudson's Hope (read 2026-11-08)
- Business Licence Application 2013 (PDF), District of Hudson's Hope (read 2026-11-08)
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