Folsom, CA Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- FMC Chapter 5.80
- Permit issuer
- City manager
- Street-use disclosure
- Required in application, § 5.80.060
- Notice radius
- 300 feet of affected residents/businesses
- First-offense fine
- $50 misdemeanor
- Repeat fine ceiling
- Up to $250 per later offense/year
- Revocation
- City manager may revoke for noncompliance
Summary
Folsom's Film Permit Ordinance, Municipal Code Chapter 5.80, requires a city manager permit before any production activity uses public streets, and lets the city condition that permit on posting no-parking signs, placing traffic and crowd-control devices, and restricting street parking, all at the production company's expense.
A. The city manager may condition the issuance of a film permit by imposing reasonable requirements concerning the time, place and manner of production activities including but not limited to the following:
C. Requirements concerning posting of no parking signs and placement of other traffic and/or crowd control devices at the applicant's expense.
G. Restrictions on parking on public streets or facilities.
K. The applicant shall reimburse the city for any costs incurred by city, including any personnel provided for the purpose of ensuring public health and safety, permit compliance and/or to provide traffic or crowd control in connection with the production activity.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 1369, passed April 28, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040. Exemptions cover spot news coverage, personal noncommercial video, wedding and school photography, work inside a licensed production studio or sound stage, and noncommercial student filming that does not affect public streets. 060 must disclose plans to use public streets, sidewalks or trails, the vehicles that will be parked on city streets, and a proposed parking plan. 070 weighs how much the activity will disrupt street traffic during congested periods, interfere with emergency vehicles, or conflict with scheduled street maintenance, excavation permits or other authorized events; city road work and previously authorized activities always take priority over filming.
080 lets the city manager condition the permit on posting no-parking signs and placing traffic or crowd-control devices at the applicant's expense, restricting parking on public streets or facilities, requiring police, fire or public works staff on site, and giving notice to residents and businesses within 300 feet of the activity. 090 requires prepayment of city service fees and may require a cleanup deposit. 160, punishable by a $50 fine for a first offense, $100 for a second offense of the same provision within a year, and up to $250 for each further offense, with an unabated violation becoming a new offense the next day.
Violations & Fines
Filming on a public street, including closing lanes or posting no-parking signs, without a city-manager-issued permit is a misdemeanor under Section 5.80.160: $50 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense of the same provision within a year, and up to $250 for each later offense. The city manager can also revoke or suspend a permit under Section 5.80.150 for noncompliance or safety hazards.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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