Montrose home-based business rules
Can I run a business from my home in Montrose?
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.
Key facts
| Allowed | Yes, as a "home occupation" in the R1, R2 (single or two family dwellings), R2(d) and RU zones.Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022, Part 4 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingb) Home occupations; c) In-law suites; Home occupations if located within a single or two family dwelling c) Home Occupations; |
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| Business licence | Yes. Everyone who operates a business, including a home-based business, needs a business licence from the Village Office. No fee is stated.Community, Quick Facts · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingEveryone who operates a business (including home based) within the Village requires a business license available at the Village Office. |
| Limits | 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.Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022, s. 3.7.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingbe 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 |
| Businesses not allowed | None set. Montrose's Zoning Bylaw gives no list of banned business types. |
| Bylaw | Zoning Bylaw #771, 2022, s. 3.7 (Home Occupation)Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022, s. 3.7 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wording3.7 Home Occupation 3.7.1 A home occupation shall: |
How it works
The Village of Montrose allows a "home occupation" under Zoning Bylaw 771 (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.
Limits
- The business is entirely inside the dwelling or an accessory building, including storage.
- No outside sign 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.
Steps
- Check your zone on the Village Zoning Map.
- 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.
Good to know
- 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.
- No parking rule for home occupations was found.
- Call 250-367-7234 to confirm.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Fruitvale · Trail · Warfield · Rossland · Castlegar · Salmo
Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality →
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw No. 771, 2022 (PDF), Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Community, Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Permits and Licenses, Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
- Contacts, Village of Montrose (read 2026-11-08)
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. How answers are checked.