{"title":"Montrose home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Montrose?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","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 Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Montrose's Zoning Bylaw allows a home occupation in the R1, R2, R2(d) and RU zones, if it stays inside the home or an accessory building, uses no more than 25% of the floor area and only residents work in it. You also need a Village business licence.","aliases":["home business montrose","home occupation montrose bc","run business from home montrose","home based business licence montrose"],"cost":"Business licence fee not stated.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"565 11th Ave., Montrose, BC V0G 1P0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-367-7234"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"admin@montrose.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf"},{"title":"Community, Village of Montrose","url":"https://www.montrose.ca/community-2/"}],"related":[{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Montrose short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Montrose zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/warfield","name":"Warfield","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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, as a \"home occupation\" in the R1, R2 (single or two family dwellings), R2(d) and RU zones.","short":"Yes, in R1, R2, R2(d) and RU zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"Part 4","quotes":["b) Home occupations; c) In-law suites;","Home occupations if located within a single or two family dwelling","c) Home Occupations;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. Everyone who operates a business, including a home-based business, needs a business licence from the Village Office. No fee is stated.","short":"Yes; no fee stated","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/community-2/","title":"Community, Village of Montrose","section":"Quick Facts","quotes":["Everyone who operates a business (including home based) within the Village requires a business license available at the Village Office."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building (storage too); no outside sign of it except one 0.3 m² sign; no more than 25% of the home's floor area; no noise, odour, vibration or traffic congestion detectable outside; only residents of the home may work in it.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 3.7.1","quotes":["be conducted entirely within a dwelling unit or an accessory building","not occupy a total area","greater than 25 percent of the finished floor area of the principle dwelling","generate no vibration, noise, heat, glare or radiation detectable from beyond the lot","employ only residents of the dwelling within"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Montrose's Zoning Bylaw gives no list of banned business types.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw #771, 2022, s. 3.7 (Home Occupation)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose","section":"s. 3.7","quotes":["3.7 Home Occupation","3.7.1 A home occupation shall:"]}],"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\nThe Village of Montrose allows a \"home occupation\" under [Zoning Bylaw 771](https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf) (s. 3.7) in the R1, R2 (single or two family dwellings), R2(d) and RU zones. Other zones were not checked. Bed and breakfasts and family child care homes have their own limits in s. 3.7.2 and 3.7.3.\n\n## Limits\n\n- The business is entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building, including storage.\n- No outside sign except one 0.3 m² sign.\n- No more than 25% of the home's floor area.\n- No noise, odour, vibration or traffic congestion detectable outside.\n- Only residents of the home may work in it.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check your zone on the Village Zoning Map.\n2. Get a business licence from the Village Office, 565 11th Ave. The Village says everyone who operates a business, including a home-based one, needs one.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No fee is stated, and no business licence bylaw is posted. The Zoning Bylaw gives no list of banned business types; an occupation that breaks the limits above is not a home occupation.\n- No parking rule for home occupations was found.\n- Call 250-367-7234 to confirm.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/771-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/community-2/","title":"Community, Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/permits-and-licenses/","title":"Permits and Licenses, Village of Montrose","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.montrose.ca/contacts/","title":"Contacts, Village of Montrose","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/montrose/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/home-based-business.json"}}