{"title":"Salmo home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Salmo?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmo","name":"Salmo","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 Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca"},"short_answer":"Yes. In Salmo a home-based business is allowed as a secondary use in the R-1, MH-1, RM-1 and RR-1 zones if it follows the Zoning Bylaw rules, and it needs a Village business licence ($60 a year). It may use at most 25% of the dwelling's floor area.","aliases":["home business salmo","home based business licence salmo","work from home salmo","run a business from home salmo"],"cost":"$60 a year for a Home Based Business licence. A 10% penalty applies to licences unpaid by February 1.","how_long":"The Village says approvals usually take about two days.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"423 Davies Avenue, PO Box 1000, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. daily and on statutory holidays)."},{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-357-9433"},{"type":"email","label":"Village Office","value":"info@salmo.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf"},{"title":"Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf"},{"title":"Business Licenses, Village of Salmo","url":"https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/"}],"related":[{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Salmo business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/business-licence/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup/"},{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Salmo short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/short-term-rental/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/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/"}],"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 secondary use in R-1, MH-1, RM-1 and RR-1 zones, subject to the home-based business rules.","short":"Yes, in R-1, MH-1, RM-1 and RR-1 zones","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"s. 5.4.3(c), 5.5.3(d), 5.6.3(c), 5.12.4(a)","quotes":["5.4.3. Secondary Permitted Uses (a) Secondary Houses (b) Child Care Centre (c) Home-Based Businesses (d) Short-Term Accommodation","5.5.3. Secondary Permitted Uses (a) Office for the operation and management of the Mobile Home Park (b) Recreation areas and buildings (c) Common storage areas (d) Home-Based Businesses","5.6.3. Secondary Permitted Uses The secondary permitted uses in this zone are: (a) Group Home (b) Child Care Facilities (c) Home-Based Businesses","5.12.4. Permitted Secondary Uses (a) Home-based Businesses (b) Short-Term Accommodation"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":"Yes. Every business in the Village needs a licence. The Home Based Businesses fee is $60 a year.","short":"Yes: $60 a year","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"s. 6.1; Schedule A section 5","quotes":["any Person carrying on Business in the Village must first hold a valid and subsisting Business License issued by the Village.","Section 5 – General Service Establishments (Home Based) $60.00"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Salmo","section":"Business Licenses page","quotes":["Basically, anything that is done for the purpose of making money is deemed to be a business"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"At most 25% of the dwelling's floor area and no more than 92.9 m² in total with any accessory building; 1 to 2 non-resident workers; no outdoor display or storage; one unlit sign up to 0.2 m²; no commercial vehicle over 4,100 kg; must not use a required parking space or cause nuisance. Limit drops to 10% of floor area if the home also has a short-term rental.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"s. 4.31.1","quotes":["The home-based business shall not occupy more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling unit","no parking of commercial vehicles larger than 4,100 kg (9,031 lb.) gross vehicle weight","There shall be no outdoor display of materials, equipment or finished products"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":"Repair or painting of vehicles, trailers or boats; cabinet making; welding or machine shops; care centres; cutting and wrapping wild game; and producing or selling cannabis.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"s. 4.31.1(d)(ii), (j)","quotes":["this use does not include the repair or painting of vehicles, trailers or boats; cabinet making; welding or machine shops; care centres; or cutting and wrapping wild game.","Cannabis and Cannabis products may not be produced and offered for sale in a home-based business."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (s. 4.31) and Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"Citation","quotes":["The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026"]},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo","section":"Title","quotes":["Village of Salmo Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013."]}],"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\nThe [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) (s. 4.31) allows a home-based business in Salmo as a secondary use in the R-1, MH-1, RM-1 and RR-1 zones. Other zones were not checked. Every business in the Village also needs a licence under the [Business License Bylaw No. 645](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf). The Home Based Businesses fee is $60 a year.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Confirm your zone with the Village Office (250-357-9433).\n2. Complete the Business License Application and submit it to the Village Office. See the business-licence answer.\n3. Pick up and pay once approved, and post the licence at the business.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- At most 25% of the dwelling's floor area, and no more than 92.9 m² in total with any accessory building. The limit drops to 10% if the home also has a short-term rental.\n- 1 to 2 non-resident workers; no outdoor display or storage; one unlit sign up to 0.2 m²; no commercial vehicle over 4,100 kg; no use of a required parking space; no nuisance.\n- Retail sales are limited to the business's own products, mail or phone orders, or items incidental to the service.\n- Not allowed: repair or painting of vehicles, trailers or boats; cabinet making; welding or machine shops; care centres; cutting and wrapping wild game; and producing or selling cannabis.\n- A 10% penalty applies to licences unpaid by February 1.","sources":[{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf","title":"Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/","title":"Business Licenses, Village of Salmo","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://salmo.ca/contact/","title":"Contact, Village of Salmo","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/salmo/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/home-based-business.json"}}