Business Licensing & Operations in Portland, OR (2026)

Portland City Code § 14B.90.030

No person or business may engage in, conduct or carry on a secondhand dealer business in the City without a valid secondhand dealer permit issued by the Revenue Division. B. Upon acquiring or offering for sale more than 50 items of regulated property during any one-year period, an Occasional Secondhand Dealer must apply for and obtain a secondhand dealer permit before acquiring any more items...

Portland City Code § 14B.90.020(L)

Pawnbroker means any business required by ORS 726.040 to hold an Oregon Pawnbroker's license. Pawnbrokers are required by Chapter 14B.90 to have a secondhand dealer permit. As a dealer, all transactions occurring within their business (loans, buys, or consignments) are subject to all requirements within this Chapter unless otherwise stated. M. Person means a natural person. N. Principal mea...

Portland City Code § 33.203.030(B)(1)

Any type of repair or assembly of vehicles or equipment with internal combustion engines (such as autos, motorcycles, scooters, snowmobiles, outboard marine engines, lawn mowers, chain saws, and other small engines) or of large appliances (such as washing machines, dryers, and refrigerators) or any other work related to automobiles and their parts is prohibited. 2. Accessory home occupations m...

Portland City Code § 7.24.050

Except for towing allowed under ORS 98.854(3), a PPI tower may lawfully tow a vehicle without the registered owner's permission from private property in the City only if: A. The PPI tower has express written authorization from the private parking facility owner...; and, D. The vehicle is towed directly to the PPI tower's storage facility within the Portland city limits; and, E. The vehicle is n...