{"title":"Lillooet home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Lillooet?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lillooet","name":"Lillooet","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":"District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca"},"short_answer":"In Lillooet you can run a Home Occupation from your home in most zones, with a District business licence. It may use up to 50% of the dwelling, to a maximum of 100 m², with no outdoor storage. Home Industry is allowed only in the RR, SR and MC zones.","aliases":["home business lillooet","home occupation lillooet","work from home licence lillooet","home based business lillooet"],"cost":"Business licence: $35 application plus $150 annual fee for most businesses.","how_long":"Not stated. The District checks the property against the Zoning Bylaw and may require inspections.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"Business Licensing, District of Lillooet","value":"https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing"},{"type":"email","label":"District of Lillooet","value":"info@lillooet.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; closed statutory holidays."},{"type":"phone","label":"District office","value":"250-256-4289"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Business Licensing, District of Lillooet","url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026","url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Lillooet business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Lillooet zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Lillooet short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/ashcroft","name":"Ashcroft","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cache-creek","name":"Cache Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cache-creek/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/logan-lake","name":"Logan Lake","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/clinton","name":"Clinton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/clinton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lytton","name":"Lytton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lytton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/pemberton","name":"Pemberton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/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. Home Occupation is a permitted accessory use in the ALR, AG, RR, SR, R-1, R-2, RM, MHP, MC, C-1 and C-3 zones, in the dwelling or an accessory building. Home Industry is permitted only in the RR, SR and MC zones.","short":"Yes, in listed zones as an accessory use","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing","title":"Business Licensing, District of Lillooet","section":"Home Businesses","quotes":["Home Occupation is a permitted accessory use in the ALR, AG, RR, SR, R-1, R-2, RM, MHP, MC, C-1, and C-3 zones.","Home Industry is a permitted accessory use in the RR, SR, and MC zones."]},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","section":"s. 6.7.1","quotes":["Home Occupations are permitted in Primary and Accessory Dwelling units, and Accessory Buildings or Structures associated with a Principal Dwelling Unit."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. All businesses, including home-based ones, need a District business licence: $35 application plus a $150 annual fee for most businesses. It must be a permitted use in the zone.","short":"Yes: $150 a year plus $35 application","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing","title":"Business Licensing, District of Lillooet","section":"Business Licensing","quotes":["All businesses located in, or providing services within, District boundaries, including home-based businesses, require a Business Licence issued by the District.","The business licence application fee is $35 and the annual licence fee for most businesses is $150."]},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003, current to April 22, 2026, District of Lillooet","section":"Schedule 5","quotes":["New Business License $35.00","Standard License Fee $150.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Home Occupation: up to 50% of the dwelling's floor area, max 100 m²; no outdoor storage; retail only of goods made on site, or by phone, internet, mail order or direct distributors with no customers entering; no excessive traffic or nuisance. Home Industry (RR, SR, MC only): lot of 2,000 m² or more, up to 200 m², indoors, plus up to two non-resident employees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","section":"s. 6.7","quotes":["the total area used for all Home Occupations on a Parcel shall not occupy more than 50% of the Floor Area of a permitted Dwelling unit to a maximum Floor Area of 100 m2.","No exterior storage of materials, containers, or finished products shall be permitted in connection with a Home Occupation Use occurring within a permitted Dwelling Unit.","No retail sales shall be permitted in a Home Occupation, except for:","Direct distributors where customers do not enter the premises.","The creation of excessive traffic or nuisance; or","No Home Industry shall be permitted on a Parcel less than 2000 m2 in size.","Only persons residing in the Principal Dwelling unit may carry on the Home Industry located on the Parcel, along with up to two (2) non-resident employees.","shall not exceed 200 m2."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Home Occupation may not involve flammable or explosive materials, outdoor storage of contractor equipment or vehicles not owned by the resident, cannabis production, commercial salvage or repair of vehicles, boats or machinery, excessive traffic or nuisance, or emissions across lot lines. Home Industry also bars vehicle wrecking and salvage, bulk fuel or chemical storage, and animal feed production.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","section":"s. 6.7.8","quotes":["Material or products that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under ordinary temperatures;","Cannabis production, indoor or outdoor;","The salvage or repair of motor vehicles, boats, or other machinery as a commercial venture;"]},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","section":"s. 6.6.9","quotes":["Wrecking, salvage, or storage of vehicles and equipment;","Bulk fuel or chemical storage or refining depots;","The production of animal feeds."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of Lillooet Zoning Bylaw 2025-026, ss. 6.6 and 6.7; Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272 (ss. 54-56).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","section":"ss. 6.6, 6.7","quotes":["6.6 Home Industry ............................................................................................................................ 33 6.7 Home Occupations ...................................................................................................................... 34 6.8 Keeping of Animals ..................................................................................................................... 35","District of Lillooet Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026 Table of Contents"]},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/97850/","title":"Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272, District of Lillooet","section":"ss. 54-56","quotes":["All Home Occupation requirements of the District of Lillooet Zoning Bylaw shall apply."]}],"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\nUnder the [Zoning Bylaw 2025-026](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/), Home Occupation is a permitted accessory use in the ALR, AG, RR, SR, R-1, R-2, RM, MHP, MC, C-1 and C-3 zones, in the dwelling or an accessory building. Home Industry is permitted only in the RR, SR and MC zones. All businesses, including home-based ones, need a District business licence, and the business must be a permitted use in the zone.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Find your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer) and confirm Home Occupation is permitted.\n2. Fill in the District's business licence application and state the area you will use.\n3. Pay the $35 application fee and $150 annual fee. Approvals from the Building Inspector, Health Inspector, Fire Chief or others may be needed.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Home Occupation: up to 50% of the dwelling's floor area, maximum 100 m²; no outdoor storage; retail only of goods made on site, or by phone, internet, mail order or direct distributors with no customers entering; no excessive traffic or nuisance.\n- Not allowed: flammable or explosive materials, outdoor storage of contractor equipment or vehicles not owned by the resident, cannabis production, commercial salvage or repair of vehicles, boats or machinery, and emissions across lot lines.\n- Home Industry (RR, SR, MC only): lot of 2,000 m² or more, up to 200 m² indoors, plus up to two non-resident employees. It also bars vehicle wrecking and salvage, bulk fuel or chemical storage, and animal feed production.\n- A bylaw notice for a Home Occupation infraction is $300.","sources":[{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/97850/","title":"Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272, District of Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003, current to April 22, 2026, District of Lillooet","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing","title":"Business Licensing, District of Lillooet","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/lillooet/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business.json"}}