Logan Lake home-based business rules
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.
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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), ss. 5.1, 8.1, 10.1, 11.1; s. 4.15 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe 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: |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15.11; Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013, Schedule B · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga person operating a home occupation shall possess a District of Logan Lake business license. Home Based (without Fire Inspection) $ 40.00 $ 50.00 Home Based (with Fire Inspection) $ 80.00 $100.00 |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingno 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; |
| 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.Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), s. 4.15.8 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordinga 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; |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010, s. 4.15 (home occupations); Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013.Planning & Development : District of Logan Lake, Planning & Development; Business Licenses, Business Licenses page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingZoning Bylaw 675, 2010 Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013 |
How it works
Under the District of Logan Lake's Zoning Bylaw 675, 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.
Steps
- Check that your zone allows a home occupation (see the zoning-lookup answer).
- Get the business licence form from the Municipal Office or download it from the District's business licence page.
- 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
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Sources
- Zoning Bylaw 675, 2010 (PDF, consolidated to April 18, 2023), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Business License and Regulations Bylaw 718, 2013 (PDF), District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Business Licenses, District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
- Planning & Development : District of Logan Lake (read 2026-11-08)
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