Hillsboro, OR Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Customer trips
- Avg 10/day max
- Vehicles on-site
- 2 max at once
- Customer hours
- 7 a.m.-9 p.m. only
- Deliveries
- 3 per week max
- Business space
- 25% floor area or 528 sq ft
Summary
Hillsboro caps home occupation customer traffic at an average of 10 vehicle trips per day, with no more than 2 customer vehicles on the property at once, under Community Development Code § 12.40.170.D.5.
5.No more than an average of 10 customer vehicle trips per day area allowed, with no more than 2 customer vehicles on the premises at any time;6.No more than 3 business related deliveries per week are allowed. Such deliveries shall not restrict pedestrian or vehicular circulation on adjoining public streets and sidewalks. Deliveries by the U.S. Postal Service are not considered business related deliveries for purposes of this provision;7.No direct retail sales are permitted, excepting the occasional sale of products associated with the home occupation, with such sales being clearly secondary to the primary business activity; and8.No customers may enter the premises between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
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
Home occupations in Hillsboro must operate under a City business license and are capped at an average of 10 customer vehicle trips per day, with no more than 2 customer vehicles on premises at any time. The same section limits business-related deliveries to 3 per week, bars customers between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., and caps the space used for the business at 25% of a lot's total floor area or 528 square feet, whichever is less. Businesses that exceed these thresholds no longer qualify as home occupations and can lose their permit or business license.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the trip, delivery, vehicle, or space limits voids home occupation status; Hillsboro's Planning Department can revoke the business license and require the use to cease or relocate to a commercial zone.
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