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title: Sun Peaks home-based business rules
question: "Can I run a business from my home in Sun Peaks?"
place: Sun Peaks, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Starting and running a business
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owner_body: Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality
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# Sun Peaks home-based business rules

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

**Short answer:** In Sun Peaks you can run a home occupation in the principal building in zones including RS-1, RS-1A, RT-1, RM-1, R-1 and R-1A, with limits. You also need a municipal business licence. Ask Municipal Hall which licence class applies to a home business.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, https://www.sunpeaksmunicipality.ca)  
**Cost:** Not stated by name. "All other businesses not listed" is a flat $175, and "Professional/Contractor Services" is $175.  
**How long:** Not stated.  
**Where:**
- Email: Business licences, business@sunpeaksmunicipality.ca
- Phone: Municipal Hall, 250-578-2020
- In person: Municipal Hall, 106-3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC V0E 5N0 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed statutory holidays))

## Key facts

- **Allowed:** Yes, as a 'home occupation' in the principal building in zones including RS-1, RS-1A, RT-1, RM-1 (single and two family dwellings only), R-1 and R-1A. Not allowed in RS-1A or R-1A where the principal building is used for tourist accommodation.
  - Source: [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, ss. 12.2(d), 13.2(d), 13.9(j), 15.2(f), 16.2(e), 27.9(b)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
  - Official wording: "(d) Home occupation." … "(d) Home occupation; and" … "Where the principal building is used for tourist accommodation, no home" … "(f) Home occupation." … "(e) Home occupation in single family and two family dwellings only." … ""Home Occupation" means a craft or occupation conducted as an accessory use"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Business licence:** Yes: every person carrying on a business needs a licence (s. 6.1); the bylaw defines a 'home business'. Schedule A has no home-business class; 'All other businesses not listed' is a flat $175 and 'Professional/Contractor Services' is $175. Ask Municipal Hall which class applies.
  - Source: [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, ss. 3.1, 6.1; Schedule A](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55684/)
  - Official wording: "A person must not engage in or carry on a business unless that person holds a valid and" … "Home business means a business carried on within a residential dwelling by a person who" … "All other businesses not listed Flat fee of $175" … "providing professional/contractor services at locations within $175"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Limits:** RS-1, RS-1A, RT-1, RM-1: no alterations showing another use; only people who normally live there work in it; no products or materials stored outside; no products sold. R-1: primarily by residents, inside the dwelling, signs up to 0.3 m². R-1A: owner only, inside the dwelling, signs up to 0.3 m².
  - Source: [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, ss. 12.9(f), 26.9(b), 27.9(a)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
  - Official wording: "alterations are not made to indicate it is being used for any" … "purpose other than its principal use;" … "no person who does not normally occupy the dwelling unit is" … "no products or materials are stored outside of a principal building" … "no products or materials are sold from a home occupation use." … "carried out only by the owner of the property and confined to the interior of the single family dwelling and" … "advertising or identification signs exceeding 0.3 square metres in" … "shall be carried out primarily by residents on the property and confined to the interior of the single family dwelling or mobile home" … "shall be carried out only by the owner of the property and confined to the interior of the single family dwelling"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Businesses not allowed:** Not stated by type of business. In R-1 and R-1A a home occupation must not involve material or products that produce inflammable or explosive vapours or gases, or exterior storage; in the other zones no products may be sold from the home.
  - Source: [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, ss. 26.9(b), 27.9(a)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
  - Official wording: "involve material or products that produce inflammable or explosive vapours or" … "involve exterior storage of any materials used directly or indirectly in the"
  - Source: [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 12.9(f)(iv)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
  - Official wording: "no products or materials are sold from a home occupation use."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (home occupation: RS-1 s. 12.9(f), RS-1A s. 13.9(i), RT-1 s. 15.9(g), RM-1 s. 16.9(d), R-1 s. 26.9(b), R-1A s. 27.9(a)); Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026
  - Source: [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Title page](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
  - Official wording: "ZONING BYLAW NO. 1400"
  - Source: [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 1.1](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55684/)
  - Official wording: "This Bylaw may be cited as "BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION BYLAW NO. 0241,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

Sun Peaks allows a "home occupation" in the principal building in several residential zones under [Zoning Bylaw No. 1400](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/): RS-1, RS-1A, RT-1, RM-1 (single and two family dwellings only), R-1 and R-1A. It is not allowed in RS-1A or R-1A where the principal building is used for tourist accommodation. Other zones were not checked individually; RM-2 lists no home occupation use.

The [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55684/) requires every person carrying on a business to have a licence, and defines a "home business". Schedule A has no home-business class.

## Steps

1. Check your zone (see zoning-lookup) and the limits below.
2. Ask Municipal Hall which licence class applies. Then see business-licence to apply.

## Good to know

- RS-1, RS-1A, RT-1 and RM-1: no alterations showing another use; only people who normally live there work in it; no products or materials stored outside; no products sold.
- R-1: carried out primarily by residents, inside the dwelling, with signs up to 0.3 m². R-1A: owner only, inside the dwelling, signs up to 0.3 m².
- In R-1 and R-1A the business must not involve materials that produce inflammable or explosive vapours or gases, or exterior storage.
- The bylaws do not list prohibited home businesses by type, and floor area, customer and parking limits were not found.
- Late renewal after January 31 adds 10%; new applicants after July 1 pay 50%.

## Official forms and pages

- [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/)
- [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026 (PDF)](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55684/)

## Related questions

- [Sun Peaks business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/business-licence.md)
- [Sun Peaks short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/short-term-rental.md)
- [Sun Peaks zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sun-peaks/zoning-lookup.md)

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## Sources

- [Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/48158/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality](https://sunpeaks.civicweb.net/document/55684/) (read 2026-11-08)

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