Home Occupations
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Area : |
City of Miramichi |
| Within the City of Miramichi, Home Occupations are permitted in all | |
| residential zones and in all existing dwelling units as-of-right. The | |
| Miramichi Planning District Commission does not issue any license or | |
| letter of conformity if the provisions of the Zoning By-Law (Section 4.3.1) | |
| can be met. | |
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Definition : |
HOME OCCUPATION means an activity or business, including the |
| manufacturing of goods and the provision of services and the sale of | |
| goods, carried out for gain and conducted as a secondary and incidental | |
| use of the property as a dwelling unit and subject to the provisions of this | |
| By-Law. | |
| If an individual is interested in establishing a Home Occupation and can | |
| not meet the following provisions, then the Miramichi Planning District | |
| Commission should be contacted to discuss applying for a minor | |
| variance. | |
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Provisions : |
HOME OCCUPATION |
| Any person may carry on or engage in a home occupation on a lot with an | |
| existing dwelling unit provided the following regulations are complied with : | |
| a) signs, displays or other external evidence indicating a home | |
| occupation is being conducted on the property, shall be limited to a total | |
| sign area of 0.4 square metres and the residential look and character of | |
| the property shall be maintained; | |
| b) no goods or services other than those directly pertaining to the home | |
| occupation shall be offered for sale or exposed for sale or supplied | |
| therein or therefrom; | |
| c) the total area used for the home occupation in the dwelling, | |
| attached garage or accessory building shall not exceed 25% of | |
| the floor area of the building where the proposed home occupation | |
| is to be located, or 40 square metres whichever is less; | |
| d) two persons other than family members residing in the dwelling may | |
| be engaged in any home occupation; | |
| e) no traffic shall be generated in greater volumes or in a manner other | |
| than would be consistent with that of a residential neighborhood; and | |
| f) no use of equipment or process that would create noise, vibration, | |
| glare, fumes, odours, or electrical interference in excess of that normally | |
| experienced in a residential neighborhood. | |
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Source : |
City of Miramichi Zoning By-Law. |
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Contact : |
For more information contact the |
| Miramichi Planning District Commission | |
| 1773 re Water Street, 2nd Floor | |
| Miramichi, NB E1N 1B2 | |
| Phone : (506) 778-5359 Fax : (506) 778-5360 | |
| Email : info@mpdc-cdam.ca |