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Home Occupations
A resident requesting a business license for a home-based business will need to fill out an application for a permit for Home Occupation A or B and an application for a business license.
Currently the cost of a home-based permit is $75.00 - $100.00
Cost of a Daily Business License (One Day Only) is $25.00
Cost of a Yearly Business License is $50.00 (reduced to $25.00 after September 30th).
Home Occupation Application Form
Home Occupation Application Form
Note:
Sec. 3. b of the Bylaw provides that the fee shall be doubled for a person who commences or carries on business prior to obtaining a license.
Home Occupation A
The development Officer is authorized, as provided for in section 16 of the Land Use Bylaw, to decide upon any of the home occupations listed below as Home Occupation A only if:
- The use involves phone and office only
- The use involves no outdoor storage
- There is no display of goods on the interior of the residence
- All sales occur off the premises
- The use complies with the general standards (see below)
If there is doubt as to whether a proposed home occupation is a Home Occupation A, then the development officer may refer the application to the Municipal Planning Commission for a decision.
Home Occupation B
The Municipal Planning Commission, as provided for in section 17 of the Land Use Bylaw, is to decide upon any of the home occupations listed below as Home Occupation B only if:
- There is a limited volume of on-premises sales
- The proposed storage is not exposed to pubic view
- There is a limited display proposed for the inside of the building
- The use complies with the general standards (see below)
