Bonneville County, ID Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- § 71.01(C), (D)
- Fire hydrant clearance
- 15 feet
- Railroad crossing clearance
- 50 feet
- Same-spot time limit
- 48 consecutive hours
- Fine
- $25 per violation
Summary
Bonneville County bans parking in 13 specific locations, from fire hydrants to intersections, and only allows on-street parking where the road has enough pavement width to accommodate it.
Parking shall only be allowed on county streets which are designed with enough additional pavement width to allow for on street parking. No vehicle shall be parked upon any street within the county for a period of more than 48 consecutive hours in the same location. Any vehicle so parked or stored may be removed by or under the direction of any peace officer and may be impounded in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-1: Ordinance 280-26, passed 1-20-2026).
Full Breakdown
01(C) lists 13 places where no vehicle, object or equipment may be parked, placed or maintained except when necessary to allow traffic movement or on direction of a peace officer or traffic control device: on or obstructing a sidewalk, walkway, bridle path or bicycle path; on the traffic side of a vehicle already stopped at a curb; within any public or private driveway or street entrance; within an intersection, crosswalk, or 15 feet of a fire hydrant; within 30 feet of a flashing beacon, stop sign or traffic signal approach; within 50 feet of a railroad crossing; within 20 feet of a fire station driveway or intersection crosswalk; beside a street excavation or obstruction in a way that blocks traffic flow; facing against the direction of traffic; on a bridge or elevated highway structure; anywhere signed against parking; in a fire apparatus access road; or to perform vehicle repairs other than temporary emergency repairs.
01(D) further limits where on-street parking is allowed at all: only county streets built with enough extra pavement width for on-street parking may host it, and no vehicle may sit in the same spot on any county street for more than 48 consecutive hours.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 71.01 is an infraction under Section 71.99(A) carrying a $25 fine per violation; multiple vehicles in violation are each a separate offense, and each day it continues is a separate offense. Under Section 71.01(D), a vehicle parked in the same location longer than 48 consecutive hours may be removed by a peace officer and impounded, with the owner responsible for a reasonable towing and storage fee before release.
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Sources & Official References
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