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title: Salmo home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Salmo?"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
category: Starting and running a business
owner: municipal
owner_body: Village of Salmo
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# Salmo home-based business rules

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

**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.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Salmo, https://salmo.ca)  
**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:**
- In person: Village Office, 423 Davies Avenue, PO Box 1000, Salmo, BC V0G 1Z0 (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).)
- Phone: Village Office, 250-357-9433
- Email: Village Office, info@salmo.ca

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Yes, as a secondary use in R-1, MH-1, RM-1 and RR-1 zones, subject to the home-based business rules.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.4.3(c), 5.5.3(d), 5.6.3(c), 5.12.4(a)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes. Every business in the Village needs a licence. The Home Based Businesses fee is $60 a year.
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733, s. 6.1; Schedule A section 5](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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"
  - Source: [Business Licenses, Business Licenses page](https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/)
  - Official wording: "Basically, anything that is done for the purpose of making money is deemed to be a business"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 4.31.1](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses 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.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 4.31.1(d)(ii), (j)](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (s. 4.31) and Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013.
  - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, Citation](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
  - Official wording: "The Village of Salmo Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026"
  - Source: [Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733, Title](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf)
  - Official wording: "Village of Salmo Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [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.

## Steps

1. Confirm your zone with the Village Office (250-357-9433).
2. Complete the Business License Application and submit it to the Village Office. See the business-licence answer.
3. Pick up and pay once approved, and post the licence at the business.

## Good to know

- 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.
- 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.
- Retail sales are limited to the business's own products, mail or phone orders, or items incidental to the service.
- 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.
- A 10% penalty applies to licences unpaid by February 1.

## Official forms and pages

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf)
- [Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf)
- [Business Licenses, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/)

## Related questions

- [Salmo business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/business-licence.md)
- [Salmo zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning-lookup.md)
- [Salmo short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/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)
- [Fruitvale](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/home-based-business.md)
- [Montrose](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/home-based-business.md)
- [Castlegar](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/home-based-business.md)
- [Nelson](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/home-based-business.md)
- [Trail](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/home-based-business.md)
- [Warfield](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/warfield/home-based-business.md)

## Sources

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business License Bylaw No. 645, 2013, consolidated with #688 and #733 (PDF), Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/645-Consolidated-Business-License-Bylaw-with-688-and-733-2021.pdf) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licenses, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/services/business-licenses/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Contact, Village of Salmo](https://salmo.ca/contact/) (read 2026-11-08)

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