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

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

**Short answer:** In Logan Lake a home occupation is allowed in most residential zones if it follows the home occupation rules in Zoning Bylaw 675, and it needs a District business licence: $50 a year, or $100 with a fire inspection. Work must be inside the home or an accessory building.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Logan Lake, https://loganlake.ca)  
**Cost:** Home based business licence $50 a year without fire inspection, $100 with. A second and third home-based business get 50% off. A licence bought after June 30 costs 50% of the fee.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Office, #1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed 12:30 to 1:00 p.m. and on holidays)
- Phone: District Municipal Office, 250-523-6225

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** A home occupation is a permitted use in the AR, RR, ER, R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4, R5, C1 and C4 zones, if it meets the home occupation rules in s. 4.15. A home industry is allowed only in AR, ER and RR zones on parcels of 1 ha or more.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 5.1, 8.1, 10.1, 11.1; s. 4.15](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the R3 zone: .1 single family dwelling; .2 home occupation;" … "The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the R1 and R1S zones: single family dwelling; .2 home occupation;" … "The following uses and no others shall be permitted in the R4 zone: .1 multiple family dwelling; .2 home occupation;" … "Where expressly permitted within a zone, home occupations shall comply with the following regulations:"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes. A person operating a home occupation must hold a District of Logan Lake business licence. Home Based: $50 a year without fire inspection, $100 with fire inspection. 2nd and 3rd home-based business: 50% rate reduction.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15.11](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a person operating a home occupation shall possess a District of Logan Lake business license."
  - Source: [Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013, Schedule B](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3878/)
  - Official wording: "Home Based (without Fire Inspection) $ 40.00 $ 50.00" … "Home Based (with Fire Inspection) $ 80.00 $100.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** No outdoor storage; work done wholly inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no more than 50 m² and 25% of the dwelling's floor area; one non-resident worker; one sign up to 0.2 m², not lit; retail sales only of goods made on site; one commercial vehicle, none over 4,500 kg unless enclosed.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "no outdoor storage of material associated with the home occupation is permitted;" … "shall not exceed 0.2 m2 in area and shall not be illuminated;" … "up to one (1) person, in addition to family members residing in the dwelling, may be engaged in the home business;" … "the home occupation shall not occupy more than 25% of the gross" … "no retail sales other than the sale of goods produced on the premises is permitted;" … "a maximum of one commercial vehicle used for the home occupation is permitted on the parcel unless completely enclosed in a building;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** A home occupation may not include stables, kennels or animal breeding; restaurants; parking or storage of commercial, industrial or construction equipment and material; vehicle or equipment repair; metal or fibreglass fabricating; or uses causing noxious matter, noise, vibration or similar.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15.8](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
  - Official wording: "a home occupation may not include:" … "stables, kennels or animal breeding operations;" … "parking or storage of commercial, industrial, or construction equipment and material;" … "vehicle or equipment repair and maintenance;" … "metal or fibreglass fabricating;"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010, s. 4.15 (home occupations); Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013.
  - Source: [Planning & Development : District of Logan Lake, Planning & Development](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/)
  - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010"
  - Source: [Business Licenses, Business Licenses page](https://loganlake.ca/business-investment/business-licenses/)
  - Official wording: "Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Under the District of Logan Lake's [Zoning Bylaw 675](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf), a home occupation is a permitted use in the AR, RR, ER, R1, R1S, R2, R3, R4, R5, C1 and C4 zones, if it meets the rules in s. 4.15. A home industry is allowed only in AR, ER and RR zones on parcels of 1 ha or more. Anyone running a home occupation must hold a District business licence under [Bylaw 718](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3878/).

## Steps

1. Check that your zone allows a home occupation (see the zoning-lookup answer).
2. Get the business licence form from the Municipal Office or download it from the District's business licence page.
3. Pay the fee. Staff check the zoning, and the Fire Chief inspects if applicable.

## Good to know

- Limits: no outdoor storage; work wholly inside the dwelling or an accessory building; no more than 50 m² and 25% of the dwelling's floor area; one non-resident worker; one sign up to 0.2 m², not lit; retail sales only of goods made on site; one commercial vehicle, none over 4,500 kg unless enclosed.
- Not allowed: stables, kennels or animal breeding; restaurants; parking or storage of commercial, industrial or construction equipment and material; vehicle or equipment repair; metal or fibreglass fabricating; or uses causing noxious matter, noise, vibration or similar.
- Home industries have separate limits (s. 4.16).

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licenses, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/business-investment/business-licenses/)
- [Zoning Bylaw 675 (PDF)](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf)
- [Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718 (PDF)](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3878/)

## Related questions

- [Logan Lake business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/business-licence.md)
- [Logan Lake short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/logan-lake/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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- [Lillooet](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lillooet/home-based-business.md)
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- [Kamloops](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kamloops/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Zoning-675-2010-Consolidated.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013 (PDF), District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.civicweb.net/document/3878/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licenses, District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/business-investment/business-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Planning & Development : District of Logan Lake](https://loganlake.ca/your-municipality/planning-development/) (read 2026-11-08)

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