Meridian, ID Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Night curfew
- 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. within 50 ft of homes
- Buffer distance
- 50 feet from residential/rural district
- Orientation rule
- Cannot face residential district
- Enclosure exception
- Sound-attenuating structure, e.g. masonry block
- Applies to
- Commercial and industrial uses only
Summary
Meridian's unified development code requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial uses, keeps them off residential-facing walls, and bans loading operations between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 50 feet of a residential district.
No off-street loading space shall be located closer than fifty (50) feet to an abutting rural or residential district unless wholly enclosed within a sound attenuating structure, such as masonry block. No off-street loading space shall face an abutting residential district.D.Any off-street loading space located within fifty (50) feet of a residential district shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.. (Ord. 06-1241, 7-5-2006, eff. 7-15-2006)
ARTICLE D. - SIGN REQUIREMENTS
11-3D-1. - Purpose. The regulations of this article are intended to:
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 sets specific standards for off-street loading areas serving commercial and industrial development. Loading spaces must be arranged so delivery vehicles don't block travel lanes, and vehicles can't back out into the street. Any loading space located closer than 50 feet to a residential or rural district must be wholly enclosed in a sound-attenuating structure such as masonry block, and no loading space may face an abutting residential district at all. Within that 50-foot buffer, loading operations are prohibited entirely between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Violations & Fines
Violating the unified development code is enforced as a misdemeanor under Meridian's general penalty section, since no specific fine is set for this provision, punishable per Idaho Code's misdemeanor sentencing standards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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