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title: Lillooet home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Lillooet?"
place: Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: District of Lillooet
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# Lillooet home-based business rules

**Question:** Can I run a business from my home in Lillooet?

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Lillooet, https://www.lillooet.ca)  
**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:**
- Online: Business Licensing, District of Lillooet, https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing
- Email: District of Lillooet, info@lillooet.ca
- In person: Municipal Hall, 615 Main Street, Lillooet, BC (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.)
- Phone: District office, 250-256-4289

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Business Licensing, Home Businesses](https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, s. 6.7.1](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)
  - Official wording: "Home Occupations are permitted in Primary and Accessory Dwelling units, and Accessory Buildings or Structures associated with a Principal Dwelling Unit."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** 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.
  - Source: [Business Licensing](https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing)
  - Official wording: "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."
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003, current to April 22, 2026, Schedule 5](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/)
  - Official wording: "New Business License $35.00" … "Standard License Fee $150.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, s. 6.7](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, s. 6.7.8](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)
  - Official wording: "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;"
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, s. 6.6.9](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)
  - Official wording: "Wrecking, salvage, or storage of vehicles and equipment;" … "Bulk fuel or chemical storage or refining depots;" … "The production of animal feeds."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** District of Lillooet Zoning Bylaw 2025-026, ss. 6.6 and 6.7; Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272 (ss. 54-56).
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, ss. 6.6, 6.7](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272, ss. 54-56](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/97850/)
  - Official wording: "All Home Occupation requirements of the District of Lillooet Zoning Bylaw shall apply."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under 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.

## Steps

1. Find your zone (see the zoning-lookup answer) and confirm Home Occupation is permitted.
2. Fill in the District's business licence application and state the area you will use.
3. Pay the $35 application fee and $150 annual fee. Approvals from the Building Inspector, Health Inspector, Fire Chief or others may be needed.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- A bylaw notice for a Home Occupation infraction is $300.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licensing, District of Lillooet](https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing)
- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/)

## Related questions

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

## The same question elsewhere

- [Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business.md)
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- [Pemberton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pemberton/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2025-026, District of Lillooet](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/94551/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licence and Regulation Bylaw 2006, No. 272, District of Lillooet](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/97850/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 2021-003, current to April 22, 2026, District of Lillooet](https://lillooet.civicweb.net/document/102362/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licensing, District of Lillooet](https://www.lillooet.ca/business-licensing) (read 2026-11-08)

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