Hillsboro, OR Food Trucks & Mobile Vendors: Sidewalk & Mobile Vending (2026)
Key Facts
- Max cart size
- 6 x 3.5 x 5 feet
- Operating hours
- 9 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Retailer buffer
- 100 feet, same block
- Intersection buffer
- 6 feet minimum
- Devices per permit
- 1 mobile device
Summary
Hillsboro caps sidewalk vending carts at 6 feet long, 3½ feet wide, and 5 feet tall, and limits operating hours to 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. under the City's sidewalk vendor permit program.
All business operations under a sidewalk vendor permit must be conducted from a mobile device, which may not exceed 6 feet in length, 3½ feet in width and 5 feet in height excluding canopies, umbrellas or other transparent enclosures except: 1.As otherwise approved by the Manager; 2.A sidewalk café; or 3.Newspapers vended from approved coin operated vending machines.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 1 | Community Development Code: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
HMC 5.36.060 sets the operating conditions for every mobile vending device covered by a Hillsboro sidewalk vendor permit. The cart itself may not exceed 6 feet in length, 3½ feet in width, or 5 feet in height, excluding canopies or umbrellas, unless it's a sidewalk café or an approved newspaper vending machine. Vendors also can't operate within 6 feet of a sidewalk intersection or a wheelchair ramp, within 7 feet of the adjacent property line, within 100 feet of a retailer selling the same commodity on the same block face, or outside the 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. window the code allows.
Violations & Fines
A vendor who exceeds the cart size limit, ignores the placement setbacks, or operates outside permitted hours risks having the mobile device removed and the sidewalk vendor permit revoked or suspended under HMC 5.36.
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