{"title":"Lumby home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","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":"Village of Lumby","url":"https://lumby.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Lumby allows home occupations in residential and rural zones if they meet the conditions in the Zoning Bylaw. You need a Village business licence; a home occupation costs $50 a year.","aliases":["home occupation lumby","work from home business licence lumby","home business lumby"],"cost":"Home Occupation business licence $50 a year.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1775 Glencaird Street, Lumby, BC V0E 2G0","note":"Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village office","value":"250-547-2171"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Inquire About a Business Licence, Village of Lumby","url":"https://lumby.ca/inquire-about-a-business-licence/"},{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012 (PDF)","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/"},{"title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023 (PDF)","url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Lumby business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Lumby zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Lumby short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/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. A home occupation is permitted in residential and rural zones if it meets the conditions in s. 409; the R.1 zone lists home occupations as a permitted use.","short":"Yes, in residential and rural zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 409.1","quotes":["A home occupation use shall be permitted in residential and rural zones and:"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 1201.1.f","quotes":["Home Occupations subject to the provisions of Section 409"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. A business licence is required; Home Occupation costs $50 a year.","short":"Yes: $50 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 2.1; Schedule A code 6010","quotes":["a person shall not carry on a business within the Village unless the person holds a valid Licence","Home Occupation $ 50.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Inside the home (except horticulture); under 20% of floor area and no more than 45 m² (484 sq ft); one extra off-street parking space, not in tandem; no staff other than family living there; one home occupation sign; no odour, noise, heat, glare or excessive traffic; no sales on site unless produced there; no more than 1 delivery or service vehicle at a time.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 409.1","quotes":["shall occupy less than twenty percent (20%) of the floor area, not to exceed 45","shall have no employees other than members of the immediate family residing","shall not generate excessive traffic.","shall not involve the sale of a commodity on the premises, unless it is produced"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 6.1","quotes":["more than 1 Service or Delivery Vehicle, at any one time"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Neither of Lumby's bylaws lists banned home businesses.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Lumby Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, s. 409 (Home Occupations); Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, s. 6.1","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 409","quotes":["408 Subdivision Without Community Sewer.............................................................. 20 409 Home Occupations ............................................................................................ 20 410 Secondary Suites ............................................................................................... 20","VILLAGE OF LUMBY ZONING BYLAW NO. 750, 2012 CONSOLIDATED WITH AMENDMENTS FOR CONVENIENCE"]},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","section":"s. 6.0","quotes":["(b) makes deliveries to, picks up items or persons from, or otherwise attends at the Premises at which the Home Occupation is located. Social Escort includes a business that for a fee or other form of payment provides an escort to accompany","(B/L 886, 2023) Zoning Bylaw means the Village Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, and amendments. 1.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS","THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF LUMBY BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 884, 2023 ____________________________________________________"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":4,"matched":4,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nA home occupation is permitted in residential and rural zones if it meets the conditions in s. 409 of [Zoning Bylaw No. 750](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/). The R.1 zone lists home occupations as a permitted use. A business licence is required under the [Business Licence Bylaw No. 884](https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/); Home Occupation costs $50 a year.\n\n**Limits:**\n- Inside the home (except horticulture).\n- Under 20% of floor area and no more than 45 m² (484 sq ft).\n- One extra off-street parking space, not in tandem.\n- No staff other than family living there.\n- One home occupation sign.\n- No odour, noise, heat, glare or excessive traffic.\n- No sales on site unless the goods are produced there.\n- No more than 1 service or delivery vehicle at a time, and 3 in 24 hours (licence bylaw s. 6.1).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone allows home occupations (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Check your business against the limits above.\n3. Apply for the Home Occupation business licence (see the business-licence answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Neither bylaw lists banned home businesses; the conditions above limit what can run at home.\n- Ask the Village office (250-547-2171) if your business is borderline.","sources":[{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7189/","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 750, 2012, consolidated (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://lumby.civicweb.net/document/7126/","title":"Business Licence Bylaw No. 884, 2023, consolidated (PDF)","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 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/home-based-business.json"}}