Tigard, OR Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

Section 7.80.020 makes it unlawful to camp in or upon any right-of-way or city property unless specifically authorized by Chapter 7.80 or by local emergency declaration. Section 7.80.030 then sets the time, place and manner rules, and a person can camp only if all of them are met.

Time: camping is allowed between 7 p.m. and 8 a.m., and after 8 a.m. the person must dismantle the campsite and remove all personal property and camp materials. Place: camping is barred at any time in environmentally sensitive lands, city parking lots, city parks, within 500 feet of a shelter facility or property where homeless services are provided, within 500 feet of a school attended primarily by minors or of a freeway ingress or egress, in vision clearance areas, on named downtown streets, on any hardscape on city properties, and at the library, Senior Center and City Hall properties.

Manner and sanitation: the campsite cannot leave less than 48 inches of unobstructed sidewalk or path width, block a street or bike lane, or sit within 10 feet of driveways, building entrances, fire hydrants or utility poles. No fire for burning combustible material is allowed in or around a campsite. A person cannot accumulate or leave rubbish, trash, garbage or debris, unsanitary or hazardous materials, or animal or human urine or feces. A campsite is limited to a spatial footprint of 12 feet by 12 feet, or 144 square feet, and must be 20 feet from another campsite, except on the lawn of the public works property.

Subsection F prohibits leaving or maintaining camp materials on any city property or right-of-way, except materials a person is actively moving or has on their person, or on the Public Works lawn during the allowed hours. Under subsection E the City Manager, in consultation with the Chief of Police, can suspend enforcement for up to 30 days when necessary for public health or safety, renewable in increments of 30 days. Chapter 7.80 does not print a notice period or storage procedure for removed camp materials.