{"title":"Masset home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Masset?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/masset","name":"Masset","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 Masset","url":"https://massetbc.com"},"short_answer":"In the Village of Masset, the draft Zoning Bylaw allows a home-based business in residential and ALR zones if it holds a Village business licence and meets limits on size, staff, noise and signs. The bylaw is a draft, so confirm with Municipal Hall.","aliases":["home business masset","home based business masset","home occupation masset","work from home business licence masset"],"cost":"Licence fee not stated on the Village's website","how_long":"Not stated on the Village's website","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"1686 Main Street, Masset, BC","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."},{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"250-626-3995"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Masset zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Masset short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/port-clements","name":"Port Clements","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-clements/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/daajing-giids","name":"Daajing Giids","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/daajing-giids/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-rupert","name":"Prince Rupert","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-edward","name":"Port Edward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/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":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: allowed as a secondary use to a home in the Rural Residential, R-1, R-2, R-3 (s. 9.4) and ALR zones.","short":"Draft bylaw: Rural Residential, R-1 to R-3, ALR","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"zones 9.1 to 9.4; s. 6.7(1)","quotes":["(g) Home-Based Business","Where expressly permitted in a zone, home-based businesses shall be permitted in accordance","This zone is intended to accommodate agricultural and low-density residential uses on lands located within the Agricultural Land Reserve."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: all home-based businesses must hold a valid business licence from the Village of Masset.","short":"Draft bylaw: licence required; fee not stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 6.7(2)","quotes":["All home-based businesses shall hold a valid business licence from the Village of Masset."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: run only by a resident, with no more than two non-resident employees; at most 25% of the dwelling's floor area up to 50.0 m², or 50.0 m² in an accessory building; all activity indoors with no outdoor storage (except horticulture); no noise over 45.0 decibels; one unlit sign up to 0.4 m²; 1 parking space per full-time non-resident employee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 6.7(1); Table 7-3","quotes":["shall not involve employment of more than two non-resident employees on the premises;","more than 25% of the floor area of a dwelling unit, up to a maximum of 50.0","recurring vibration or noise levels exceeding 45.0 decibels","one unlit sign, the face of which shall not exceed 0.4 square metres in area;","Home-Based Business 1 space per full-time non-resident employee"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: automotive and equipment services, light industrial and heavy industrial uses are never allowed as a home-based business. Selling goods made on site cannot be the main purpose.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"s. 6.7(1)(h), (e)","quotes":["in no instance shall automotive and equipment services, light industrial, or heavy","in no instance shall the display and sale of a good be the primary purpose of the"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (draft, posted on the Village's bylaws page; not shown to be adopted)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","section":"Cover, s. 1.1","quotes":["Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025"]}],"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\nThe rules below come from the Village of Masset's [draft Zoning Bylaw No. 677](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf), which is not shown to be adopted. The Village's posted Zoning Bylaw is a draft, and its cover reads \"Adopted: Month XX, 2025\", so these rules may not be in force. \n\nA home-based business is allowed as a secondary use to a home in the Rural Residential, R-1, R-2, R-3 (s. 9.4) and ALR zones. All home-based businesses must hold a valid business licence from the Village of Masset; the licence fee is not stated. Limits in the draft:\n\n- Run only by a resident, with no more than two non-resident employees.\n- At most 25% of the dwelling's floor area up to 50.0 m², or 50.0 m² in an accessory building.\n- All activity indoors, with no outdoor storage (except horticulture).\n- No noise over 45.0 decibels.\n- One unlit sign up to 0.4 m².\n- 1 parking space per full-time non-resident employee.\n\nAutomotive and equipment services, light industrial and heavy industrial uses are never allowed as a home-based business. Selling goods made on site cannot be the main purpose.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your business fits the limits above.\n2. Ask Municipal Hall (250-626-3995, 1686 Main Street, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) about the business licence and which rules are in force.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Not stated on the Village's website: the licence fee and how to apply.","sources":[{"url":"http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf","title":"Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, Village of Masset","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://massetbc.com/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Masset","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/masset/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/home-based-business.json"}}