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Sun Peaks home-based business rules

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

Sun Peaks, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-08

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.

Key facts

AllowedYes, 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.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) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
Business licenceYes: 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.Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, ss. 3.1, 6.1; Schedule A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
LimitsRS-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.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) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
Businesses not allowedNot 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.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); Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 12.9(f)(iv) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
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
no products or materials are sold from a home occupation use.
BylawSun 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, 2026Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, Title page; Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026, Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, s. 1.1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
Official wording
ZONING BYLAW NO. 1400
This Bylaw may be cited as "BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION BYLAW NO. 0241,

How it works

Sun Peaks allows a "home occupation" in the principal building in several residential zones under Zoning Bylaw No. 1400: 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 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

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Sources

  1. Sun Peaks Resort Area Zoning Bylaw No. 1400 (PDF, revised May 7, 2025), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (read 2026-11-08)
  2. Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 0241, 2026 (PDF), Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality (read 2026-11-08)

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