{"title":"Tahsis home-based business rules","question":"Can I run a business from my home in Tahsis?","slug":"home-based-business","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","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 Tahsis","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com"},"short_answer":"Yes. Tahsis's Zoning Bylaw allows a home-based business in any zone if you live on the lot and it keeps the home's residential character. Limits include one outside sign up to 3,600 cm² and one non-resident employee. No Village business licence was found.","aliases":["home business tahsis","home based business tahsis","work from home tahsis","home occupation tahsis"],"cost":"No Village fee found. No business licence bylaw is in force.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Municipal Office","value":"250-934-6344"},{"type":"email","label":"Municipal Office","value":"reception@villageoftahsis.com"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Office","value":"977 South Maquinna Dr., Tahsis, BC V0P 1X0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF)","url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"short-term-rental","title":"Tahsis short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/short-term-rental/"},{"slug":"zoning-lookup","title":"Tahsis zoning: find your zone and what it allows","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/zoning-lookup/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/home-based-business/"},{"place":"ca/bc/campbell-river","name":"Campbell River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/campbell-river/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, in any zone, if it does not change the home's residential character, shows no outside sign except one up to 3,600 cm², causes no extra off-site parking, traffic or nuisance, and is run by someone who permanently lives on the lot.","short":"Yes, in any zone, with conditions","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 3.2(1)","quotes":["A home-based business is permitted in any zone subject to compliance with the","the home-based business must not alter the essential residential character of the","except for a single sign not exceeding 3600 square centimetres;"]},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 3.2(1)(g)","quotes":["the home-based business must be operated by a person who permanently resides within a dwelling unit on the lot where the home-based business is situated;"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"licence":{"label":"Business licence","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"scanned","note":"The Fees and Charges Bylaw is an unreadable scan, so a licence fee could not be checked.","sources":[]},"limits":{"label":"Limits","value":"Work must be inside a building (outdoor activity only 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.); no outside storage; at most 50% of the dwelling's residential floor area (may be in an accessory building); one employee who does not live on the lot; one sign up to 3,600 cm²; 1 parking space plus the 2 for the dwelling.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"ss. 3.2(1), 3.13","quotes":["the home-based business shall be conducted entirely within a building that","there shall be no external storage of materials, equipment, containers or finished","h) the gross floor area of the home-based business shall not exceed 50% of the","a maximum of one person who does not reside within a dwelling unit located on","Home-Based Business 1 space + the 2 spaces required for the principal"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"not_allowed":{"label":"Businesses not allowed","value":null,"status":"none","note":"Tahsis' bylaw lists no banned home businesses.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020, s. 3.2 and s. 2.1 (\"Home-Based Business\")","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW No. 630, 2020"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":3,"matched":3,"none":1,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\n[Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020](https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf), s. 3.2, allows a home-based business in any zone. It must not change the home's residential character, show an outside sign except one up to 3,600 cm², or cause extra off-site parking, traffic or nuisance. The operator must permanently live on the lot. Doctors, dentists, chiropractors, veterinary surgeons, lawyers and accountants have their own similar rules in s. 3.2(2).\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check that your business meets the limits below.\n2. Provide parking: 1 space for the business plus the 2 for the dwelling.\n3. Call the Municipal Office (250-934-6344) to confirm nothing else is needed.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Work must be inside a building. Outdoor activity is allowed only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and no outside storage.\n- The business may use at most 50% of the dwelling's residential floor area (it may be in an accessory building).\n- One employee who does not live on the lot is allowed.\n- The bylaw lists no banned home businesses, but any use not expressly permitted is prohibited.\n- Business License Bylaw No. 503 was repealed in 2012, and we found no later business licence bylaw. Ask the Municipal Office to confirm.","sources":[{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bylaw-630.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 630, 2020 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Business-Licence-Repealing-Bylaw-503-1.pdf","title":"Business Licence Repealing Bylaw No. 503-1, 2012 (PDF), Village of Tahsis","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://villageoftahsis.com/bylaws-policies/","title":"Bylaws and Policies, Village of Tahsis","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 3 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/home-based-business/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/home-based-business.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/home-based-business.json"}}