Nampa
City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department
In short
City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department issues 6 permits we publish for Nampa, last verified 2026-09-11. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Occupation - Daycare Accessory Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | $100 one-time, per application | one-time, per application | 2026-09-11 |
| Temporary Use Permit (mobile food vendor/food truck) | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | $50.00 for a 1-month Temporary Use Permit or $75.00 for a 6-month term. | 1 month or 6 months, at the applicant's choice | 2026-09-11 |
| Zoning Verification Letter (Nampa)only if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-11 |
| Sign Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | No separate flat or tiered sign-specific fee is published. The City's own Sign Permit Guide states: 'This guide outlines the requirements for obtaining a building permit to construct a sign' — meaning the sign permit fee is calculated through the same Exhibit A valuation-based building permit table recorded above, based on the declared value (time and material) of the sign itself. | permits expire 180 days from issuance or the date of the last inspection, per the City's own Sign Permit Guide | 2026-09-11 |
| Conditional Use Permit (CUP)only if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | $350 one-time, per application | one-time, per project — a 6-8 week Planning & Zoning Commission hearing process, plus a 15-day appeal period after decision | 2026-09-11 |
| Home Occupation Accessory Permitonly if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department | $100 one-time, per application | one-time, per application | 2026-09-11 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Home Occupation - Daycare Accessory Permit
A distinct, separately-listed accessory-use application type ('Home Occupation - Daycare') from the generic Home Occupation permit recorded above, priced identically at $100.00 on the City's own current Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule under the line item 'Daycare.' This local zoning permit is layered on top of, and distinct from, Idaho's own State Child Care License recorded at the state layer and the separate Nampa Fire Protection District fees recorded below.
Temporary Use Permit (mobile food vendor/food truck)
The City's own current Peddlers License Application states 'All Mobile Food Trucks must contact Planning and Zoning to obtain a Temporary Use Permit,' and the Department's own Temporary Use Permits page cites Nampa City Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 12 as its authority. The $50 (1-month) and $75 (6-month) figures are read from the City's current Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule.
Zoning Verification Letter (Nampa)
The Planning & Zoning Department's current online 'Request for Zoning Verification Letter' form states no fee anywhere on it, and the City's Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule lists no line for a standalone Zoning Verification Letter, unlike the Conditional Use Permit ($350) and Temporary Use Permit ($50/$75) priced on the same document. The form covers land-use confirmation only for properties and addresses located within the City of Nampa, and directs other property-information requests to a public records request.
Sign Permit
Nampa processes a sign permit as a building permit under the same Exhibit A valuation table used for general construction, rather than pricing signs on a separate sign fee schedule; the fee therefore follows the declared value (time and material) of the sign. The Sign Permit Guide also requires the applicant to state an Idaho Contractor Registration Number under Idaho Code 54-5209, or claim an exemption under 54-5205.
Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
The City's own Conditional Use Permits page states that 'Certain types of uses require special consideration prior to their being permitted in a particular district,' with no building permit issuable until the Planning & Zoning Commission approves the CUP and any appeal periods elapse. Nampa's own zoning use-table matrix, '10-3-2: Schedule of District/Zone Land Use Controls,' sets out the mechanics: its legend reads 'P = Permitted use, C = Conditional use permit required' (a blank cell means the use is not allowed at all), and it includes two separate restaurant rows (one for a standard restaurant, a second for one with a drive-in, drive-through, or walk-up), a health club row, and separate rows for daycare, vehicle repair, and veterinary uses, across every zoning district from agricultural through industrial. Whether a specific business needs a CUP therefore depends on both the use and the exact zoning district of its site, as shown in that use table. The $350 fee and process are stated on the City's Conditional Use Permits page and its Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule.
Home Occupation Accessory Permit
Applies only to a business operated out of a home, not a commercial storefront — most relevant here to a home-based personal trainer or fitness instructor, a home-based hairstylist or nail technician, or a contractor running an office (not a yard or shop) from home. Section 10-1-10 ('Home occupations') is the specific chapter/section governing this permit, confirmed both from the Code of Ordinances' own table of contents, which lists it under Title 10, Chapter 1 (General Provisions), and from the City's own Schedule of District/Zone Land Use Controls, which cross-references a home-based accessory business directly as 'described in section 10-1-10.'
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Nampa
- Phone
- (208) 468-4430
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- 10-3-2: Schedule of District/Zone Land Use Controls — the City's own current zoning use-table matrix, with a P (permitted use) / C (conditional use permit required) legend across every zoning district, and its own cross-reference of accessory home-business uses to section 10-1-10City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Code of Ordinances, Title 10 (Planning and Zoning), table of contents — listing section 10-1-10, 'Home occupations,' under Chapter 1 (General Provisions)City of Nampa, via Municode · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Conditional Use Permits — the Department's own page stating the $350 fee, 6-8 week process, and NCC Chapter 25 authorityCity of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Exhibit A — Schedule of Permit Fees (December 21, 2021) — the City's own complete valuation-based building permit fee table and the 65% commercial plan review feeCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Peddlers License Application (revised 06/25/2025) — the City Clerk's own current fee schedule ($25/3mo, $50/6mo, $100/yr plus $42 background fee every other year) and requirement that mobile food trucks obtain a Temporary Use Permit and Southwest District Health certificateCity of Nampa, Office of the City Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Planning & Zoning Fee Schedule — the Department's own current fee table for Conditional Use Permits ($350), Temporary Use Permits ($50/$75), Home Occupation and Home Occupation-Daycare accessory permits ($100 each), and other public-hearing and non-hearing applicationsCity of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Request for Zoning Verification Letter — the Department's own current online request form, stating no fee anywhere on itCity of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Sign Permit Application Form, Checklist & Guide — the Planning & Zoning Department's own guide stating a sign permit is processed as a building permit, and requiring the applicant's Idaho Contractor Registration NumberCity of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Temporary Use Permits — the Planning & Zoning Department's own page, citing Nampa City Code Title 10, Chapter 1, Section 12City of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
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