{"title":"New Hazelton home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in New Hazelton?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","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":"District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. Home occupations are allowed in the R-1, R-2, R-6 and RU zones, for residents who live at the home more than 240 days a year, if the business is secondary to the home use. You need a District business licence ($12.50).","aliases":["home business new hazelton","home occupation new hazelton","work from home business licence new hazelton","home based business bylaw new hazelton"],"cost":"Home occupation business licence: $12.50.","how_long":"Not stated on the District's website.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"District Office","value":"250-842-6571"},{"type":"email","label":"District Office email","value":"info@newhazelton.ca"},{"type":"in_person","label":"District Office","value":"4670 10th Avenue, New Hazelton, BC (mail: PO Box 340, New Hazelton, BC V0J 2J0)","note":"Opening hours are not stated on the official site."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"New Hazelton business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"New Hazelton zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"New Hazelton short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/hazelton","name":"Hazelton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/hazelton/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/telkwa","name":"Telkwa","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/telkwa/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/granisle","name":"Granisle","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/granisle/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/terrace","name":"Terrace","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/terrace/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/houston","name":"Houston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/houston/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. Home occupations are an accessory use in the R-1, R-2, R-6 and RU zones (in R-2 only within single family and duplex dwellings). A home-based business is for a resident who lives at the dwelling more than 240 days a year, and it must be secondary to the residential use.","short":"Yes, in R-1, R-2, R-6 and RU zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 4.1.1, 4.2.1, 4.2.5(e), 4.6.1, 4.11.1; s. 2.1 definition","quotes":["Home occupations are only permitted accessory uses within single family residential and","ii. Home Occupation","a resident who resides for more than 240 days of a year at","The business must be secondary to the residential use of the building"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. Every home-based business must have a District business licence. Fee: Home Occupation $12.50.","short":"Yes: $12.50","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.12(1)(b)","quotes":["The operator of every Home-Based Business must obtain a Business License issued by the","District of New Hazelton;"]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","section":"Business Licence Fees table","quotes":["Home Occupation | $12.50","Anyone operating a business within the District of New Hazelton needs a valid business licence."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Run entirely inside the dwelling or a permitted accessory building. One extra off-street parking space for patrons plus one for a non-resident employee. No change to the home's outside appearance, no excess noise, dust or odours, no deliveries needing commercial trailers, and no more traffic than two visitors an hour by day and one an hour in the evening.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.12(1)","quotes":["must be conducted entirely within a dwelling or permitted","accessory building except as otherwise specifically permitted in this Bylaw;","at least one off-street parking space for patrons plus one space for","Incur deliveries requiring commercial trailers;","two visitors per hour to a residential premise during","daytime hours and one visitor per hour during evening hours."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Restaurant; manufacturing, welding or other light industrial use; salvage or repair of motor vehicles; storing motor vehicles; parking commercial vehicles; adult entertainment or escort agency; taxi, limousine or courier operations; retail or wholesale sale of goods (including cannabis or vape) except goods made as part of the business.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","section":"s. 5.12(2) Prohibited Uses","quotes":["The following uses are prohibited for Home-Based Businesses:","Manufacturing, welding or any other light industrial use;","Retail or wholesale sale of goods, including cannabis or vape products, except for goods"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), s. 5.12; business licence under Business License Bylaw No. 7; fee under Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 393, 2026","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","section":"Title page","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as District of New Hazelton Zoning Amendment Bylaw 392, 2026."]},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","section":"Bylaw library list","quotes":["Bylaw No: 7 Business License"]}],"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\nHome occupations are an accessory use in the R-1, R-2, R-6 and RU zones (in R-2 only within single family and duplex dwellings), under the [Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf). A home-based business is for a resident who lives at the dwelling more than 240 days a year, and it must be secondary to the residential use.\n\nEvery home-based business must have a District business licence. The fee for a home occupation is $12.50.\n\nLimits (s. 5.12(1)):\n\n- Run entirely inside the dwelling or a permitted accessory building.\n- One extra off-street parking space for patrons, plus one for a non-resident employee.\n- No change to the home's outside appearance, no excess noise, dust or odours, and no deliveries needing commercial trailers.\n- No more traffic than two visitors an hour by day and one an hour in the evening.\n\nNot allowed: a restaurant; manufacturing, welding or other light industrial use; salvage or repair of motor vehicles; storing motor vehicles; parking commercial vehicles; adult entertainment or an escort agency; taxi, limousine or courier operations; retail or wholesale sale of goods (including cannabis or vape) except goods made as part of the business.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone allows home occupations (see the zoning-lookup answer).\n2. Apply for a business licence (see the business-licence answer).\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Licences are issued under Business License Bylaw No. 7, in the [bylaw library](https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/).","sources":[{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as amended by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/business-license-fees/","title":"Business Licence Fees, District of New Hazelton","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://newhazelton.ca/bylaws/","title":"Bylaws, District of New Hazelton","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/new-hazelton/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/home-based-business.json"}}