Attachment 3: Home Occupation Regulations – Red Line Version
Tracked changes version showing proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw text.
4 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN USES OR CIRCUMSTANCES
4.2 HOME OCCUPATION HOME-BASED BUSINESS
4.2.1 Where a home-based business is permitted by this Bylaw, the maximum number of home-based businesses per lot is as follows:
a) No more than two home office home-based businesses per dwelling unit; b) No more than one minor home-based business per lot; or c) No more than one major home-based business per lot. d) Where a secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit exists, a home-based business shall only be permitted in the principal dwelling, and secondary suite or accessory dwelling unit if the home-based business use will not generate any additional parking.
4.2.1 4.2.2 All home occupations home-based businesses, where permitted by this Bylaw, are subject to the following requirements conditions:
a) Only persons who reside in the dwelling are permitted to engage in the home-based business, except where stated in this Bylaw.
a) b) Must be accessory to the principal residential use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes.
c) Must be carried out wholly within the dwelling unit or within an accessory building.
d) A home-based business must not involve cause or result in any variation or alteration in the external residential appearance of the building,s dwelling that would change the character of the building as a dwelling.
e) Parking requirements associated with any home-based business must be in accordance with all parking regulations in Section 5.10 of this bylaw.
b) f) A home-based business must not produce no offensive noise, smoke, dust, odour, glare, exhaust, flammable/explosive vapours or gasses under ordinary temperatures, toxins, contamination, or garbage/waste or electrical interference.
c) be carried on with no exterior indication of the home occupation as a result of outdoor storage, the display of goods or services or lighting; with the exception of signage which complies with regulations of this Bylaw and the Sign Bylaw.
d) not use materials or processes that produce flammable or explosive vapours or gases under ordinary temperatures.
g) Must not involve the sale or display of any goods, wares, merchandise or foodstuffs which are not produced or made on the lot.
e) h) Must not involve the exterior storage of materials outside the dwelling unit or accessory building, which are used directly or indirectly for in the processing or result from the processing of any product of the home occupation business.
f) not require delivery of materials or commodities in such bulk or quantity as to require more than one delivery per week by commercial vehicles or trailers.
g) not generate any increase in traffic or on-street vehicle parking in excess of that which is ordinarily generated by the residential use of the lot on which the home occupation is located.
h)a) not involve alterations to the dwelling that would change the character of the building as a dwelling.
i) not constitute an agriculture use for purposes of property assessment.
j) i) Must not permitted on a lot with a small daycare, small, a large daycare use, or any facility licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
k) j) The following uses are specifically prohibited as a home occupation home-based business:
i) Combustion engine servicing and repair;
i) ii) Clubs;
ii) iii) Boarding Kennels;
iii) Radio Dispatch Services, which require on-lot commercial vehicles;
iv) Restaurants/ café;
iv) v) Catering;
v) vi) Retail Stores sale of items other than items produced by the home-based business;
vi) vii) Salvage and Recycling Lots;
vii) viii) Storage Lots;
viii) ix) Medical Clinic;
ix) x) Pharmacy;
x) Café;
xi) Brewery;
xii) Distillery;
xiii) Campground;
xiv) xi) Transient accommodation, as a principal or secondary use, except a Bed and Breakfast when permitted. Vacation rentals, AirBNB and any other form of non-residential commercial overnight accommodation or transient accommodation, whether as a principal or accessory use, and whether of a dwelling unit, a building or of land, excepting only Bed & Breakfast when permitted as a Level 3 Home Occupation.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944 and 1105
Where permitted by this Bylaw, only one of the following three levels of home occupation is permitted within a dwelling unit.
4.2.2 4.2.3 A Level 1 Home Occupation home office home-based business is subject to the following conditions requirements:
a) A home office home-based business Level 1 Home Occupation is permitted within any dwelling unit, secondary suite, or garden suite, or accessory building, but must not occupy more than 20% of the floor area of the dwelling to a maximum of 37m2.
b) Only persons who reside in the dwelling unit are permitted to engage in the home occupation.
c) b) A home office home-based business Level 1 Home Occupation must not generate more than one client or customer visit to the lot within or from which it is being operated on any calendar day.
d) Signage is not permitted on the exterior of the lot or buildings to indicate the presence of a home occupation.
e) No additional parking is required for a Level 1 Home Occupation.
f) Where a secondary suite or garden suite is permitted in this Bylaw, a secondary suite, garden suite and a Level 1 Home Occupation are permitted on the same lot, subject to size, parking and building regulations.
g) Level 1 Home Occupations must be one of the following uses:
i) Artist studio;
ii) Home crafts, for display and sale off-lot;
iii) Office;
iv) Photographer;
v) Web designer;
vi) Writer.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944
4.2.3 4.2.4 A Level 2 Home Occupation minor home-based business is subject to the following conditions requirements:
a) A minor home-based business Level 2 Home Occupation is only permitted within a residential, detached dwelling unit, and must not occupy more than 40% of the floor area of the dwelling unit to a maximum of 74m2. For clarity a Level 2 Home Occupation is not permitted in a dwelling unit, secondary suite, garden suite, mobile home, or recreational vehicle.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944
b) Only persons who reside in the dwelling are permitted to engage in the home occupation.
c) b) A minor home-based business Level 2 Home Occupation must not generate more than two client or customer visits to the lot within or from which it is being operated at any given time.
d) Signage is not permitted on the exterior of the land or buildings to indicate the presence of a home occupation.
e) One additional off-street parking space is required to be provided for the Level 2 Home Occupation, subject to parking size and location requirements in this Bylaw
c) Where a secondary suite is permitted in this Bylaw, both a secondary suite and a minor home-based business Level 2 home occupation are permitted on the same lot, provided that the minimum lot size is 850m2, and subject to parking and building regulations.
d) A daycare, small, where permitted in this Bylaw, are subject to the following conditions to be operated as a home-based business:
i) A daycare, small is only permitted in residential, detached, an accessory building or an outdoor play space.
ii) A daycare, small may be operated only by a resident on the lot containing the residential daycare and one employee.
iii) No more than one daycare, small is permitted on a lot.
i) iv) A daycare, small is not permitted on a lot with a major home-based business.
f) Level 2 Home Occupations must be one of the following uses:
i) Any Level 1 Home Occupations;
ii) Personal and professional services
iii) Teaching or tutoring, provided that attendance is limited to 2 persons at a time;
iv) Small equipment repair;
v) Registered Massage Therapist;
vi) Registered Acupuncturist.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944 and 1135
4.2.4 4.2.5 A Level 3 Home Occupation major home-based business is subject to the following conditions requirements:
a) A major home-based business Level 3 Home Occupation is only permitted within a residential single detached unit, and must not occupy more than 40% of the floor area of the dwelling unit to a maximum of 93m2. For clarity, a Level 3 home occupation is not permitted in a residential multiple unit, secondary suite, garden suite, or mobile home or recreational vehicle.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944 and 1135
b) The minimum lot size of a Level 3 Home Occupation is 1,000m2.
c) b) A maximum of one non-resident employee is permitted to be engaged in the major home-based business level 3 home occupation along with the home occupant.
d) c) A major home-based business Level 3 Home Occupation must not generate more than five client or customer visits to the lot within or from which it is being operated at any given time.
e) Signage is permitted on the exterior of the land or buildings to indicate the presence of a home occupation, in accordance with this Bylaw and the Sign Bylaw.
f) For a Level 3 Home Occupation, two additional off-street parking spaces are required to be provided, subject to parking size and location requirements in this Bylaw
d) A secondary suite or garden suite is not permitted on the same lot as a major home-based business Level 3 Home Occupation.
e) A bed and breakfast is subject to the following requirements:
i) Bed and breakfast operations must only contain up to two sleeping units.
ii) Must not accommodate more than 5 guests at any given time.
iii) A bed and breakfast operation is not permitted on a lot with a daycare, or any facility licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
i) iv) A bed and breakfast operations are not permitted on a lot with a minor or major home-based business.
g) Level 3 Home Occupations must be one of the following uses:
h) Any Level 1 Home Occupations;
ii) Any Level 2 Home Occupations;
iii) Bed and Breakfast, as further regulated under Section 4.3
iv) Teaching or tutoring, provided that attendance is limited to 5 persons at a time; or
v) Counselling.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944 and 1135
4.3 BED AND BREAKFAST
4.3.1 In addition to Home Occupation general and Level 3 provisions, the following additional provisions are required for bed and breakfasts to be lawfully established and ongoing:
a) A bed and breakfast must only be operated as an accessory use within a detached dwelling.
b) Bed and breakfast operations may contain a maximum of two sleeping units for transient accommodation.
c) A bed and breakfast operation must not alter the residential character and appearance of the detached dwelling.
d) The licensed operator of a bed and breakfast operation must reside in the dwelling in which the operation is located.
e) A bed and breakfast operation is not permitted on a lot having a small daycare, a large daycare, or any facility licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act. The maximum length of stay is no more than 60 days in a calendar year.
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