Meridian, ID Home Business: Customer Traffic Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Client visit hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. only
- Permit required
- City accessory use permit
- Nonresident employees
- Maximum of one allowed
- Dispatch use
- Headquarters/dispatch operations prohibited
- Governing section
- UDC § 11-4-3-21(K)
Summary
Meridian restricts home occupation client, customer, and employee visits to between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. citywide, one of several accessory use permit conditions for home-based businesses.
All visits by clients, customers, and/or employees shall occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.L.Home occupations for outdoor swim lessons shall conduct swim lesson activities only between May 1 and September 30. (Ord. 18-1762, 1-23-2018; Ord. No. 25-2099, § 10, 9-23-2025)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Meridian's Unified Development Code regulates home occupation accessory uses under City Code § 11-4-3-21. Subsection K caps all visits by clients, customers, and employees to between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. citywide. The home occupation must also carry a city-issued accessory use permit, may employ no more than one nonresident worker, and cannot function as a dispatch headquarters where employees report before heading offsite. A home business planning lessons for seven or more students at a time must first hold a neighborhood meeting under § 11-2A-2(A) before applying for the permit.
Violations & Fines
Violating the visit-hours condition breaches the accessory use permit, which the Director may revoke under § 11-1-11(E), and is a misdemeanor under § 11-1-12 punishable by up to $1,000 and six months' jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can clients visit a Meridian home business after 8 p.m.?
Is a permit needed before allowing client visits at home?
Sources & Official References
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