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Chapter 150 Specific Use Regulations

150.5 Home Occupation

150.5.1 General

(1)

Application of this Section

The regulations in Section 150.5 apply to home occupations.
150.5.20 Use Requirements

150.5.20.1 General

(1)

Home Occupation - Uses Not Permitted

A home occupation may not:
(A) sell, rent or lease physical goods directly from the dwelling unit;
(B) be a personal service shop;
(C) be an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario;
(D) be an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended;
(E) be an animal shelter or kennel;
(F) be a vehicle repair shop, a vehicle service shop, or a vehicle washing establishment; or
(G) be a manufacturing use.
(2)

Home Occupation - No Customer or Client Attending the Premises for Specified Reasons

A home occupation, other than one for an education use, may not have clients or customers attending the premises for:
(A) consultations;
(B) receiving services; or
(C) obtaining physical goods.
(3)

Home Occupation - No Outdoor Activities, Services, Display or Storage

A home occupation may not have outdoor activities, services, display or open storage.
(4)

Home Occupation - Music or Dance Instruction Permitted in a Detached House Only

A home occupation for music or dance instruction and training may only be in a detached house.
(5)

Home Occupation - Not Permitted with a Group Home or Residential Care Home

A home occupation is not permitted with a group home or a residential care home.
(6)

Home Occupation - No Employee Other than the Business Operator

A home occupation may not have an employee working in the dwelling unit who is not the business operator.
(7)

Home Occupation - Personal Services Permitted in the R Zone

Despite regulations 150.5.20(1) and (2), a home occupation in the R zone may be a personal service shop, limited to the following types of services:
(A) barber;
(B) hairdresser;
(C) beautician;
(D) dressmaker;
(E) seamstress; and
(F) tailor.
(8)

Home Occupation - Health Related Professionals Office Permitted in the R Zone

(A) Despite regulations 150.5.20.1(1) and (2), a home occupation in the R zone may be:
(i) an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; and
(ii) an office or medical office for a professional regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended; and
(B) Despite regulation 150.5.20.1(6), a home occupation in the R zone described in (A), above, may have one employee working in the dwelling unit in addition to the business operator.
150.5.40 Building Requirements

150.5.40.1 General

(1)

Home Occupation - No Exterior Alteration to Building

There may be no exterior alteration to a building to accommodate a home occupation.
(2)

Home Occupation - Health Related Professionals Office in an Apartment Building in the R Zone

In the R zone, if a dwelling unit in an apartment building has a home occupation that is a service provided by a professional regulated under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario or under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 18, as amended, the dwelling unit must be located on the first floor or in the basement.
150.5.40.40 Floor Area

(1)

Home Occupation - Maximum Interior Floor Area

The floor area for a home occupation may not exceed the lesser of:
(A) 25% of total interior floor area of the dwelling unit the home occupation is located in; or
(B) 100 square metres.
150.5.60 Ancillary Buildings and Structures

150.5.60.1 General

(1)

Home Occupation - Not Permitted in an Ancillary Building

A home occupation is not permitted in an ancillary building or structure.