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

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Masset, https://massetbc.com)  
**Cost:** Licence fee not stated on the Village's website  
**How long:** Not stated on the Village's website  
**Where:**
- In person: Municipal Hall, 1686 Main Street, Masset, BC (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Phone: Municipal Hall, 250-626-3995

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025, zones 9.1 to 9.4; s. 6.7(1)](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)
  - Official wording: "(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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Draft Zoning Bylaw, not shown adopted: all home-based businesses must hold a valid business licence from the Village of Masset.
  - Source: [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025, s. 6.7(2)](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)
  - Official wording: "All home-based businesses shall hold a valid business licence from the Village of Masset."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025, s. 6.7(1); Table 7-3](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** 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.
  - Source: [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025, s. 6.7(1)(h), (e)](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (draft, posted on the Village's bylaws page; not shown to be adopted)
  - Source: [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025, Cover, s. 1.1](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The 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. 

A 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:

- 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.

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.

## Steps

1. Check that your business fits the limits above.
2. 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.

## Good to know

- Not stated on the Village's website: the licence fee and how to apply.

## Official forms and pages

- [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf)

## Related questions

- [Masset zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Masset short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/masset/short-term-rental.md)

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## Sources

- [Draft Village of Masset Zoning Bylaw No. 677, 2025 (PDF), Village of Masset](http://massetbc.com/images/uploads/pdfs/677_DRAFT_Village_of_Masset_Zoning_Bylaw_-_FINAL.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws, Village of Masset](https://massetbc.com/residents/bylaws) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Masset](https://massetbc.com/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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