Meridian, ID Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Street yard allowance
- One RV, trailer, or boat, licensed
- Weight limit
- GVWR 16,000 lbs+ barred from street yard
- Side-yard screening
- Six-foot fence required in rear/side yard
- Surface requirement
- Paved concrete or asphalt over compacted gravel
- Governing code
- Meridian UDC § 11-3C-4
Summary
Meridian allows one recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat in the front yard, requires a paved surface, and mandates a six-foot solid fence to screen it in the side or rear yard.
Street yard. The following vehicles may be parked in the street yard: (1) Automobiles and motorcycles displaying license plates assigned to the vehicle with current registration; and (2) One (1) other vehicle, which may include a recreational vehicle or trailer displaying license plates assigned to the vehicle with current registration, or one (1) boat, off-highway vehicle, or specialty off-highway vehicle. Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds or more shall not be parked in the street yard.
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 lets single-family and duplex lots park one recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat with current registration in the street (front) yard, alongside licensed automobiles and motorcycles, but nothing with a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000 pounds or more belongs there. Skip the street yard and the RV, boat, or trailer can instead sit in an unscreened side yard. Any other vehicle, including unregistered or unplated ones, must move to the rear or side yard behind a six-foot solid fence. Street-yard parking surfaces must be paved with concrete or asphalt over compacted gravel.
Violations & Fines
Code Enforcement can order noncompliant vehicles removed or screened; oversized vehicles left in the street yard, or unscreened side-yard parking of extra recreational vehicles, boats, or trailers, is a Unified Development Code violation subject to citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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