Parking Rules in Idaho (2026)

Ada County caps how long a recreational vehicle can sit on a residential street in the unincorporated county. Motor…

Boise bans parking RVs, boats, and trailers in the front or street-side setback of a residential lot, though gravel…

Bonneville County requires RVs, trailers, campers and boats that sit idle more than a month to be stored behind the…

Caldwell's off-street parking standards bar cars, trucks, trailers, boats, boat trailers and recreational vehicles from…

Canyon County's subdivision ordinance requires condominium and planned unit developments in unincorporated Canyon…

Motorhomes and trailers can sit on an Idaho Falls street or alley for only two 24-hour periods within any 7-day span…

Meridian allows one recreational vehicle, trailer, or boat in the front yard, requires a paved surface, and mandates a…

Nampa allows RVs, boats, trailers and campers to park on driveways within the front yard setback on gravel, concrete or…

In unincorporated Ada County, off-street parking areas must generally be built with a compacted gravel base at least 4…

Boise requires driveways, parking areas, and vehicle storage areas to be built with concrete, asphalt, or another…

Every residential lot in unincorporated Kootenai County must have driveway or access-road frontage that meets LUDC…

Meridian requires driveways and street-yard parking areas to be built on a compacted gravel base at least four inches…

Nampa requires paved driveways and parking areas citywide, with a narrow gravel exception for secondary residential…

Meridian prohibits parking any vehicle over 12,000 pounds GVWR on public streets for any length of time, with narrow…

Caldwell bans parking a truck, semi-truck, semi-trailer or truck tractor on any residential street, alley or…

Ada County limits inoperable, dismantled or unregistered vehicles: no more than two may be visible from any street or…

Commercial vehicles over 8,000 pounds can't park on Boise residential streets for more than two hours, with exceptions…

Bonneville County requires commercial vehicles and farm machinery not used at least once a month to park behind the…

Vehicles with a gross weight over 10,000 pounds cannot park in Idaho Falls residential zones except briefly to load or…

Nampa bans parking or leaving standing a commercial truck or commercial vehicle on any street, alley, or public…

Ada County bars leaving heavy vehicles, trailers, farm equipment or mobile homes on a residential street for more than…

Boise bans parking in front of driveways, requires cars parked within 18 inches of the curb facing the direction of…

Bonneville County bans parking in 13 specific locations, from fire hydrants to intersections, and only allows on-street…

Caldwell requires every parked vehicle to sit on the right-hand side of the street, facing the direction traffic is…

Idaho Falls bans parking on sidewalks, in driveways, intersections and crosswalks, and within set distances of hydrants…

Kootenai County's Parking On Public Highways Ordinance bars stopping, standing or parking anywhere a posted sign…

Meridian bars parking that blocks driveways, sidewalks, crosswalks, fire hydrants, or bike lanes, and requires vehicles…

Nampa bans parking in front of driveways, within intersections, on sidewalks or crosswalks, and requires vehicles to…

Inside Caldwell's Downtown Parking District, a vehicle or trailer may not sit on the street between 2:00 and 5:00 a.m…

Nampa bans overnight parking on city property without prior permission from parking services, covering on-street spaces…

Unincorporated Ada County limits how long vehicles can sit on residential streets. Trailers, mobile homes, farm…

Boise bars leaving a vehicle on any street, alley, or public property for 72 hours or more without a permit, capping…

Canyon County bans overnight parking from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on any county-owned or leased property under Code…

Idaho Falls bars overnight parking from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on designated night-time snow removal streets throughout the…

Meridian bars parking any vehicle under 12,000 pounds GVWR on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours…

Idaho Code 54-1001A, enacted by HB 704 in 2024, prohibits any city, county, or local entity from requiring installation…

In Ada County's Spring Rock planned community, apartment and fourplex developments with more than 20 units must install…

Boise doesn't require EV charging at existing apartments, but projects that opt into the city's housing-incentive…

Caldwell's zoning code does not require electric vehicle charging at any development, but multi-family projects can…

Meridian sets no minimum number of EV charging stations anywhere in the city. Multi-family and subdivision developers…

Idaho Code Title 49 Chapter 18 establishes uniform rules for abandoned vehicles statewide. Abandoning a vehicle on any…

Meridian classifies any junk vehicle left exposed to public view, on public or private property, as a general nuisance…

Nampa bans parking inoperative, unregistered, or abandoned vehicles on public right-of-way, and bars keeping wrecked or…

Abandoned vehicles are governed by Idaho Code Title 49, Chapter 18. Abandonment on any highway or on public/private…

Boise treats any vehicle left on a street, alley, or public property for 72+ hours as abandoned, subject to police…

Bonneville County bars unlicensed, inoperable, stripped or junked vehicles from being parked or stored on any road…

Caldwell makes it unlawful to leave a motor vehicle, trailer or other property abandoned on any street, other public…

Two or more dismantled, wrecked, junked, or nonoperating motor vehicles left standing on unincorporated Canyon County…

Disabled, unlicensed, or inoperable vehicles cannot sit on an Idaho Falls street or alley for more than 24 straight…

Idaho makes it illegal to abandon a vehicle, and defines an abandoned vehicle as one left on a highway or another's…

In unincorporated Ada County, commercial or industrial uses of 5,000 sq ft or more must provide at least one off-street…

Boise caps stops in marked curb loading zones at 30 minutes for trucks and 10 minutes for passenger vehicles, with…

Bonneville County requires off-street loading space on the same lot for manufacturing, storage, retail and similar…

Caldwell's Public Works Director designates loading and delivery zones with signs stating the applicable hours, and a…

Canyon County's zoning ordinance requires any building over 15,000 square feet that receives or dispatches merchandise…

Idaho Falls allows vehicles in a marked loading zone only to unload passengers, supplies, or merchandise; any other use…

Meridian's unified development code requires off-street loading spaces for commercial and industrial uses, keeps them…

Nampa loading zones are marked by signage, curb markings, or striping and may be used only for active loading and…

Boise creates Residential Parking Districts (RPD) and Special Parking Districts (SPD) through its Parking Services…

Idaho Falls bans parking on arterial and collector streets at all times and layers on night-time, downtown…

Idaho replaced its entire towing chapter in 2025, and Idaho Code title 49, chapter 18 is now titled Towing and Storage…

Boise writes its own ceiling on nonconsent towing charges. The maximums come from City Code chapter 3-16, adopted under…

Idaho Falls sets exactly one towing figure in its ordinance: a flat fifteen dollar City impound fee under City Code…