Home Occupations

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).

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 Application Form

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)

Home Occupations