What is the test for a home based automobile repair business in a residential zone?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Regional District of East Kootenay v. Augustine, 2017 BCSC 322 (CanLII):
In City of North Vancouver v. Cullen and Cullen, 2003 BCSC 679, Madam Justice Neilson, now Neilson J.A., considered whether or not a home based automobile repair business was permitted within a residential zone in the City of North Vancouver. What is applicable to this discussion is the understanding of “accessory use” applied by Neilson J.:
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