Folsom, CA Building Setbacks & Zoning: Structure Height Limits (2026)

Title 17 (Zoning) repeats a building height limit section in each residential district chapter. 110 sets the R-1-L (large-lot single-family) height limit at two stories, not to exceed thirty-five feet. 110 govern the R-1-ML (medium-lot) and R-1-M (small-lot) districts respectively, each allowing an extra half-story, two and one-half stories, while holding the same thirty-five-foot ceiling. In practice the thirty-five-foot dimension is the binding limit in every case: a two-and-one-half-story home in R-1-ML or R-1-M cannot exceed thirty-five feet even though it is permitted an additional partial story compared to R-1-L.

These limits were enacted by Ordinance 378 in 1979, with the R-1-L standard later amended by Ordinance 681 in 1990; the code excerpt shown carries the original 1979 origin note. 62 or, where available, a planned development permit that establishes its own height standard for the project. 14 and beyond, carry their own height sections that are not addressed by these three single-family district figures.