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Property Maintenance in Folsom, CA (2026)

5 verified property maintenance rules for Folsom, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Trash Bin Storage

Folsom requires trash, recycling, and organics carts to be stored out of public view from the street when not at the curb for collection. Carts visible from the right-of-way outside the pickup window are a property maintenance violation under FMC Chapter 8.42.

Property Maintenance: Trash Bins

Some Restrictions

Property Blight

Folsom prohibits property blight under FMC Chapter 8.42, including accumulation of junk, inoperable vehicles, overgrown vegetation, graffiti, and deteriorated structures. Violations trigger administrative citations and abatement liens recoverable against the property.

Property Maintenance: Property Blight

Some Restrictions

Cal. Veh. Code Sec. 22660 (Local Abatement of Abandoned, Wrecked, or Inoperative Vehicles)

22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Owners of vacant lots in Folsom must maintain weed abatement, remove trash and debris, and secure the site from illegal dumping. Annual weed abatement notices are issued in spring under California Government Code §39560 et seq., and noncompliance results in city-contracted abatement with lien recovery.

Property Maintenance: Vacant Lots

Some Restrictions

Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

Snow is extremely rare in Folsom given the Sacramento Valley/foothill climate. Folsom has no sidewalk snow-clearing ordinance. Property owners are, however, responsible for sidewalk maintenance and repair fronting their property under California Streets & Highways Code §5610.

Property Maintenance: Snow Sidewalk Clearing

Few Restrictions

California Streets & Highways Code §5610

5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a co...

Garage Sale Rules

Folsom residents may hold garage sales without a permit, limited to a few events per year at a single residence. Sales must be conducted during daylight hours, and signs may be posted only on the sale property — not on public right-of-way, poles, or other properties.

Property Maintenance: Garage Sale Rules

Some Restrictions

Looking for Sacramento County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Folsom city rules.

Property Maintenance in Sacramento County