Folsom, CA Accessory Structures: ADU Rental Restrictions (2026)

070(A) of the Folsom Municipal Code, "Rental and sale limitations," permits an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit to be rented apart from the primary residence, but sets a floor of 30 days on the rental term, which forecloses nightly or weekly vacation-rental use of an ADU under this chapter. The same subsection ties occupancy timing to the primary home: an ADU or JADU cannot be occupied until the city has signed off on occupancy of the primary dwelling unit on the same parcel, so a detached ADU built ahead of or alongside a new main house cannot be rented out first.

070(B) separately allows an ADU to be sold or conveyed apart from the primary dwelling to a "qualified buyer" as defined in Government Code Section 66341, but only if every requirement of that state statute is met, which the chapter incorporates by reference rather than restating locally. 010(A) says implements California Government Code Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 13, and several other sections in the chapter state that the Government Code controls whenever it conflicts with Folsom's local text. The 30-day floor mirrors the standard state ADU statute limit on short-term rentals and applies to every ADU type described in the chapter (attached, detached, and junior), with no exception carved out for any zoning district.