Hillsboro regulates short-term rentals under Community Development Code Section 12.40.230, enacted by Ordinance 6467. The CDC creates two STR types: a Partial-Dwelling STR with the owner on site (Type I permit) and a Full-Dwelling STR (Type II Development Review with 200-foot mailed notice).
Hillsboro Ordinance 6467 legalized short-term rentals in most Residential, Mixed-Use, and Commercial zones, codified at CDC Section 12.40.230 and administered by Planning at 503-681-6153. An STR is rented for fewer than 31 consecutive days. CDC 12.40.230 distinguishes a Partial-Dwelling STR (owner-occupied, $60 Type I fee, often issued over the counter) from a Full-Dwelling STR (Type II Development Review with mailed notice within 200 feet and a two-week comment period, appealable to Planning Commission). One owner may run one Partial-Dwelling STR, which must be the primary residence, plus up to two Full-Dwelling STRs at separate Hillsboro dwellings. Each application includes a parking plan keyed to bedrooms offered for rent.
Operating an unpermitted STR, exceeding the parking-plan occupancy, or losing primary-residence status for a Partial-Dwelling STR violates CDC 12.40.230 and HMC 4.04. Code Compliance may cite hundreds of dollars per day and revoke the permit.
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