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title: Midway home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Midway?"
place: Midway, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/midway
category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: Village of Midway
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Midway home-based business rules

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

**Short answer:** In Midway the Official Community Plan supports home-based businesses in single-family areas if they do not adversely affect neighbours. You still need a Village business licence ($50 a year). Zoning limits could not be read, so ask the Village Office.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Midway, https://www.midwaybc.ca)  
**Cost:** A Village business licence is $50 a year. The fee schedule lists Cottage Industry at $50.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- In person: Village Office, 661 Eighth Ave, Midway, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-449-2222
- Email: Village Office, midwayreception@shaw.ca

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** The OCP supports home-based businesses in single-family residential areas, provided they do not adversely affect neighbouring properties. Which zones allow them is in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.
  - Source: [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024, OCP s. 3.2.3, policy 4](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Home-based businesses are supported in single family residential areas, provided they do not adversely impact neighbouring properties."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes: every business needs a Village licence, $50 a year. The Business Licence fee schedule lists "Cottage Industry" at $50.
  - Source: [Business Licenses, Business Licenses page](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/)
  - Official wording: "All businesses and individuals conducting business within the Village of Midway, whether permanent or temporary, are required to obtain a business licence from the Village Office." … "Cost: $50 per year"
  - Source: [Bylaw 427, amending the Business Licence Bylaw, Schedule A](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf)
  - Official wording: "R.V. or Trailer Court $50.00 Tradesmen and Professionals $50.00 Cottage Industry $50.00 Any other not mentioned $50.00 Addendum to Section"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** Not confirmed. The Zoning Bylaw PDF is a scan with no readable text, so this could not be read.
- **Businesses not allowed:** Not confirmed. The Zoning Bylaw PDF is a scan with no readable text, so this could not be read.
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 464, 2015; Business Licence Bylaw No. 200 as amended by Bylaw 427; OCP Bylaw 559, 2024
  - Source: [Bylaws and Policies, Bylaws page](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/)
  - Official wording: "Bylaw 464 – Zoning Bylaw" … "Bylaw 427 – Business Licence"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The Village's [Official Community Plan](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf) (Bylaw 559) supports home-based businesses in single-family residential areas, provided they do not adversely affect neighbouring properties. Which zones allow them, and on what limits, is in the Zoning Bylaw, which could not be read.

Every business needs a Village business licence, which is $50 a year. The fee schedule in [Bylaw 427](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf) lists "Cottage Industry" at $50. See business-licence.

## Steps

1. Call the Village Office and ask whether your zone allows a home business, and what limits apply.
2. Fill in the Business Licence Application Form from the Business Licenses page.
3. Get the licence before you open.

## Good to know

- Limits on floor area, employees, client visits, parking, signs and storage are not stated in any document we could read.
- No list of businesses not allowed at home was found. Ask the Village.

## Official forms and pages

- [Business Licenses, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/)

## Related questions

- [Midway business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/business-licence.md)
- [Midway zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Midway short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/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)
- [Greenwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/greenwood/home-based-business.md)
- [Grand Forks](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/home-based-business.md)
- [Osoyoos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/home-based-business.md)
- [Oliver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/home-based-business.md)
- [Rossland](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/home-based-business.md)
- [Keremeos](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 559, 2024 (PDF)](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/BYLAW-559-2024-OCP-signed.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw 427, amending the Business Licence Bylaw (PDF)](https://midwaybc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/BYLAW-427-business-licence-bylaw-amendment.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licenses, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/business-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaws and Policies, Village of Midway](https://midwaybc.ca/bylaws-policies/) (read 2026-11-08)

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