Hillsboro, OR Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Exemption threshold
- 16 or fewer children
- Adult day care exemption
- 5 or fewer adults
- Exemption basis
- ORS 329A state licensing
- Above threshold
- CDC § 12.40.150 standards apply
- Governing code
- Hillsboro CDC § 12.40.150
Summary
Small family child care homes in Hillsboro, licensed for 16 or fewer children, are exempt from the Community Development Code's day care zoning standards entirely; state licensing under ORS 329A governs instead.
Pursuant to ORS 329A, certified or registered family child care homes serving 16 or fewer children, or licensed adult day care services facilities serving 5 or fewer adults, are exempt from the standards in this section.D.Standards.1.All day care facilities shall provide site plans with adequate capacity to accommodate drop-off and pick-up activities without impeding traffic or safety on the adjacent public streets.2.Child day care facilities shall conform to the following standards:a.A sight-obscuring fence at least 4 feet but not more than 6 feet in height shall be provided separating any outdoor play area from abutting lots.b.Child care facilities in residential zones shall be located at the intersection of 2 neighborhood route streets or on a collector street. (Ord. No. 6488, §§ 1, 2(Exh. A), 12-3-2024; Ord. 6401 § 1, 2022; Ord. 6322 § 1, 2019; Ord. 6294 § 1, 2019; Ord. 6120 § 1, 2015)
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
Hillsboro Community Development Code § 12.40.150 sets zoning standards for day care facilities, including drop-off traffic site plans and, for child care in residential zones, a sight-obscuring fence around outdoor play areas plus siting at a collector or intersecting neighborhood route street. But § 12.40.150.C exempts certified or registered family child care homes serving 16 or fewer children, and licensed adult day care serving 5 or fewer adults, from those standards under ORS 329A. A small in-home daycare operates under state licensing rules, not city zoning conditions.
Violations & Fines
A day care operation that exceeds the 16-child exemption threshold but skips the § 12.40.150 fencing, siting, and traffic-plan standards required of regulated child care facilities is a Community Development Code violation.
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