Caldwell, ID Parking Rules: Commercial & Oversized Vehicles (2026)

Caldwell City Code section 09-07-11(1) prohibits parking a truck as defined by Idaho Code, along with semi-trucks, semi-trailers, truck tractors, truck trailers or combinations of them, on any street, alley or public right-of-way within a residential area, except for making normal deliveries or moving household goods, and even then the vehicle cannot stand, stop or park for more than 48 hours. Subsection (2) covers the rest of the city: outside residential areas, on any street, alley, right-of-way or through street, the same commercial vehicles may not park longer than 30 minutes, and only for the purpose of loading or unloading materials, provided the truck does not create a traffic or other hazard.

Neither time limit displaces Caldwell's other, more restrictive parking rules; the code specifically says the truck time limits do not relieve anyone of the duty to follow other provisions prohibiting or limiting stopping, standing or parking in specified places or times. A truck parked in violation of section 09-07-11 is separately listed as a ticketable offense in Caldwell's master improperly-parked-vehicles schedule at section 09-07-13(2)(Q), which lets a police officer or city-authorized parking officer issue a ticket, tow the vehicle at the owner's expense, or both, when it obstructs traffic or creates a hazard.

As with other parking tickets, the registered owner or named lessee is presumed responsible when the operator cannot be identified, and fines are set by City Council resolution, with an enhanced fine for a second, third or later violation of the same kind within 30 days.