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Presentation: Amendments to Home Occupation & Bed and Breakfast Zoning Regulations

July 21, 2026Pages 54–574 sectionsOriginal PDF

Visual presentation summarizing the proposed bylaw amendments for the public hearing.

Public Hearing - July 21, 2026Reclassification of levels to Home Office, Minor, and Major classifications

Amendments to Home Occupation & Bed and Breakfast Zoning Regulations

Public Hearing – July 21, 2026

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Proposed Amendments:

Bylaw Proposed Amendments
Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 Schedule A – Text
• Section 1.3.1 – replace Bylaw Enforcement Officer with Bylaw Compliance Officer

Definitions
• Created a new definition for home-based business definition, and updated the definition of Residential Antenna to incorporate new language

Section 4.2
• Rename home occupation to home-based business,
• Remove regulations that are unenforceable or subjective,
• Reorganize regulations to make the order flow better,
• Remove signage regulations and add them to the Sign Bylaw,
• Move parking requirements to Section 5.10 of the Zoning Bylaw,
• Include a maximum number of home-based businesses per lot,
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Proposed Amendments Continued:

Bylaw Proposed Amendments
Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 • Reclassify Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 home occupation classifications with Home Office, Minor and Major Home-based business,
• Remove the list of permitted uses for Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 home occupations,
• Remove the minimum lot size requirements (1000m²) for Level 3 home-occupations (Major home-based businesses),
• Remove the minimum lot size requirements (850m²) for Level 2 home occupations (Minor home-based businesses) with suites, and

Section 4.3
• Combine the bed and breakfast regulations (Section 4.3) with home occupation (Section 4.2) Level 3 home occupations (Major home-based businesses)

Various Zones – Accessory Uses
• Change home occupations to home-based business
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RECOMMENDATION:

THAT the report dated July 16, 2026, from the Community Planner titled “Public Hearing on Amendments to Home Occupation and Bed and Breakfast Zoning Regulations” be received for information.

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