Attachment 4: Home Occupation Regulations – Proposed Changes
Clean version of the proposed new Zoning Bylaw sections for home-based businesses.
4 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS FOR CERTAIN USES OR CIRCUMSTANCES
4.2 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.
4.2.2 All home-based businesses, where permitted by this Bylaw, are subject to the following requirements: a) Only persons who reside in the dwelling are permitted to engage in the home-based business, except where stated in this Bylaw. b) Must be accessory to the residential use of the dwelling unit. c) Must be carried out wholly within the dwelling unit or within an accessory building. d) A home-based business must not cause or result in any variation or alteration in the external residential appearance of the building. e) Parking requirements associated with any home-based business must be in accordance with all parking regulations in Section 5.10 of this bylaw. f) A home-based business must not produce offensive noise, smoke, dust, odour, exhaust, flammable/explosive vapours or gasses under ordinary temperatures, toxins, contamination, or garbage/waste. g) Must not involve the sale or display of any goods, wares, merchandise or foodstuffs which are not produced or made on the lot. h) Must not involve the exterior storage of any materials used directly or indirectly in the processing or result from the processing of any product of the business. i) Must not be located on a lot with a daycare, small, or any facility licensed under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act. j) The following uses are specifically prohibited as a home-based business: i) Combustion engine service and repair, ii) Clubs; iii) Boarding Kennels; iv) Restaurants; v) Catering; vi) Retail sale of items other than items produced by the home-based business; vii) Salvage and Recycling Lots; viii) Storage Lots; ix) Daycare, large or; x) Transient accommodation, as a principal or secondary use, except a Bed and Breakfast when permitted.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944 and 1105
4.2.3 A home office home-based business is subject to the following requirements: a) A home office home-based business is permitted within any dwelling unit, secondary suite, 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) A home office home-based business 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.
4.2.4 A minor home-based business is subject to the following requirements: a) A minor home-based business 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.
Amendment Bylaw No. 944
b) A minor home-based business 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. c) Where a secondary suite is permitted in this Bylaw, both a secondary suite and a minor home-based business are permitted on the same lot, 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. iv) A daycare, small is not permitted on a lot with a major home-based business.
4.2.5 A major home-based business is subject to the following requirements: a) A major home-based business 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. b) A maximum of one non-resident employee is permitted to be engaged in the major home-based business along with the home occupant. c) A major home-based business 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. d) A secondary suite or garden suite is not permitted on the same lot as a major home-based business. 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. iv) A bed and breakfast operations are not permitted on a lot with a minor or major home-based business.