Nampa, ID Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Setback trigger
- over 3 feet tall
- Required surface
- gravel, concrete or asphalt
- Fine section
- Nampa City Code § 7-2-19.B.33
- Exempt vehicles
- cars, trucks, vans, motorcycles
Summary
Nampa allows RVs, boats, trailers and campers to park on driveways within the front yard setback on gravel, concrete or asphalt, but units taller than three feet must sit behind the 15-foot setback line.
Recreational vehicles, pickups and automobiles, trailers, boat trailers, campers and all other vehicles not in daily use, may be parked off driveways within the front yard setback area of residentially zoned properties, on a surface of appropriate dustless materials (e.g., gravel, concrete, asphalt, etc.). Recreational vehicles, trailers or large objects, any of which that are taller than three feet, shall be parked behind the 15-foot front yard setback that applies to the livable space of a structure.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City code lets residents park RVs, boat trailers, campers and other vehicles not in daily use off the driveway within the front yard setback, as long as the pad is surfaced with gravel, concrete, asphalt or similar dustless material. Recreational vehicles, trailers, or other objects taller than three feet must be parked behind the 15-foot front yard setback line that applies to a home's livable space; ordinary passenger vehicles are exempt from that 15-foot line. Nampa Code Enforcement Parking Services can ticket a unit left in front of that line for longer than 48 hours under section 7-2-19.B.33.
Violations & Fines
Ticket under Nampa City Code § 7-2-19.B.33 for leaving an oversized RV, trailer or boat parked in front of the 15-foot setback line for more than 48 hours; fine set by council resolution.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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