Tigard, OR Home Business: Zoning & Home Occupation Permits (2026)

Chapter 18.760 of the Tigard Municipal Code applies in the City of Tigard, Oregon, to any accessory commercial use associated with a primary Household Living use. Garage sales, for-profit production of produce or other food products grown on the premises, family day care uses, hobbies that do not result in payment, and legal nonconforming home occupations are exempt (§ 18.760.020). Under § 18.760.030, a Type I home occupation is processed through a Type I procedure (Section 18.710.050) and a Type II home occupation permit through a Type II procedure (Section 18.710.060). The approval authority approves, or approves with conditions, when the general provisions in § 18.760.050 and the approval standards in § 18.760.060 are met.

The general provisions in § 18.760.050 apply to every home occupation except a legal nonconforming one. Only a principal occupant of a dwelling unit can undertake it. It must comply with all provisions of Title 6 of the Tigard Municipal Code and be operated entirely within the dwelling unit or a conforming accessory structure. The space used for the business and its storage is capped at 25 percent of the combined residence and accessory structure floor area or 528 square feet, whichever is smaller. A home occupation cannot necessitate a change in the state building code use classification of the dwelling, and any accessory building used must meet building code requirements. A dwelling can have more than one home occupation, but they share the same floor area limit and each needs its own permit if the chapter requires one. Additional parking is not required.

The Type II standards in § 18.760.060.B also bar Type II home occupations on lots with cottage cluster, courtyard unit or quad development, or on a lot with more than one accessory dwelling unit. Section 18.760.070 lets the approval authority add conditions to a Type II permit, and under § 18.760.080 the permit is valid only for the property on the application and is voided if the applicant moves from the residence.