Editing Hillsboro, Oregon (section)

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:Orenco Station Grill - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG|alt=Picture of a three-story brick building fronting a large intersection in the Orenco Station neighborhood. On the ground floor is what appears to be a restaurant.|thumb|Mixed-use shops at the [[Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon|Orenco Station]] Town Center]]
The city's municipal code has designated several special plan areas, each of which follow area-specific plans and codes:

*Downtown encompasses the original city core and the area immediately surrounding it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.61.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_61-12_61_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200244/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_61-12_61_100 }}</ref> Blocks in the downtown core are {{cvt|400|ft|m}} long on each side.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Zoner: Making tracks into the future |last=Colby |first=Richard N. |date=February 23, 1995 |work=The Oregonian |page=1}}</ref> 
*[[Orenco, Oregon|Orenco]] consists of the Orenco Townsite Conservation zone (encompassing a former company town originally created by the [[Oregon Nursery Company]]) and the [[Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon|Orenco Station]] sub-area, which is described in the city code as a "compact, transit-supportive mixed-use neighborhood with reduced automobile reliance".<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.62.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_62-12_62_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200259/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_62-12_62_100 }}</ref>
*The Hawthorn Farm / Fair Complex Plan District is centered on the [[Hawthorn Farm station|Hawthorn Farm LRT station]] and the Washington County Fairgrounds (known since 2019 as the [[Westside Commons (Hillsboro, Oregon)|Westside Commons]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.63.100 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_63-12_63_100&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_63-12_63_100 }}</ref>
*[[Amberglen, Oregon|Amberglen]], located just south of the [[Tanasbourne, Oregon|Tanasbourne]] neighborhood, is envisioned as "a vibrant, regional activity center enlivened with high-quality pedestrian and environmental amenities, taking advantage of the region’s light rail system".<ref>{{Cite web |title=AmberGlen Community Plan {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/amberglen-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028015842/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/amberglen-community-plan }}</ref> Located within the district is [[Oregon Health & Science University]]'s West Campus.
*The South Hillsboro planning district encompasses the newly annexed South Hillsboro neighborhood, described in the city code as "a complete, connected and green community".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=12.65.010 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_65-12_65_010&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_65-12_65_010 }}</ref> The neighborhood, built on land once used as a hobby farm by [[William S. Ladd|William Ladd]] and [[Simeon Gannett Reed|Simeon Reed]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Hillsboro: Growing A Great Community {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/south-hillsboro-community-plan |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022002253/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/departments/planning/planning-divisions/long-range-planning-/south-hillsboro-community-plan }}</ref> is slated to become "a residential mixed-use community organized around a town center and complemented by a village center".<ref name=":0" />
*The North Hillsboro Industrial Area Plan District<ref>{{Cite web |title=12.66.010 Purpose. |url=http://qcode.us/codes/hillsboro/view.php?topic=12-12_66-12_66_010&frames=on |url-status=live |access-date=March 20, 2021 |website=Hillsboro Municipal Code |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200302/https://library.qcode.us/lib/hillsboro_or/pub/municipal_code/item/chapter_12-subchapter_12_66-12_66_010 }}</ref> lies within Hillsboro's Industrial District, where many of the [[Silicon Forest]]'s manufacturing and technology businesses reside. Over half of the city's total employment is located within the Hillsboro Industrial District.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillsboro Industrial District {{!}} City of Hillsboro, OR |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/development-areas/north-hillsboro-industrial-district |url-status=live |access-date=March 19, 2021 |website=www.hillsboro-oregon.gov |publisher=City of Hillsboro |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084101/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/our-city/departments/economic-development/development-areas/north-hillsboro-industrial-district }}</ref> 
*The city's Comprehensive Plan outlines several other plan areas not defined in the city code: [[Quatama station|Quatama]], [[Tanasbourne, Oregon|Tanasbourne]], NE 28th Ave/East Main Street Plan Area, and [[Witch Hazel, Oregon|Witch Hazel]] Village.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 21, 2017 |title=Hillsboro Comprehensive Plan |url=https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=16832 |url-status=live |publisher=City of Hillsboro |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225200250/https://www.hillsboro-oregon.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=16832 }}</ref>