Folsom, CA

Folsom follows California Vehicle Code §22651(k): any vehicle parked on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours may be cited and towed. Parking is prohibited on unpaved…

Folsom has no citywide overnight parking ban on public streets. The 72-hour rule under CVC §22651(k) is the primary limit. Some commercial lots, parks, and permit-zone neighborhoods…

Folsom follows CALGreen mandatory EV-ready requirements for new construction and AB 970 streamlined residential EV charger permits. Permits are typically processed within 1-3 business…

Folsom's curb colors carry the force of law under Municipal Code Section 10.20.110: red means no stopping or parking at any time, yellow is a 20-minute loading zone, white allows five…

Folsom runs a residential permit parking program in its historic district under Municipal Code Section 10.20.290, giving residents in council-designated areas an exemption from posted…

Folsom Municipal Code Section 10.20.470 bans parking any vehicle, RV, trailer or camper on a front yard, side yard, lawn or landscaped area visible from the street. Vehicles must sit…

Folsom bans storing a recreational vehicle or utility trailer on any city street, public or private, under Municipal Code Section 10.20.280. A vehicle counts as "stored" once it sits…

Folsom marks commercial loading zones with a painted yellow curb: a vehicle can stop there only to load or unload freight, and only for up to twenty consecutive minutes. A white curb…

Folsom participates in the Sacramento County Abandoned Vehicle Abatement program. Vehicles abandoned on public or private property can be reported to Folsom Police and removed after…

Commercial vehicles over 10,000 lbs or 22 feet may not park on Folsom residential streets overnight. California Vehicle Code §22507.5 allows local commercial parking restrictions where…

California doesn't ban private-property towing, but Vehicle Code Section 22658 controls how it happens. A posted sign at least 17 by 22 inches must warn drivers before a tow company…

Rainwater harvesting is legal and encouraged in Folsom under the California Rainwater Capture Act (AB 1750). Rain barrels and cisterns collecting roof runoff for landscape irrigation…

City of Folsom Utilities enforces permanent and stage-based water conservation rules under the State Water Resources Control Board and local drought response. Permanent: no runoff, no…

Folsom Municipal Code allows Code Enforcement to declare overgrown vegetation a public nuisance under CA Health & Safety Code §14875. Grass and weeds generally must be maintained under…

Folsom has a strong tree preservation ordinance protecting native and heritage trees. Routine maintenance pruning (under 25% of canopy) is generally allowed without permit, but major…

Artificial turf is allowed in Folsom residential front and back yards with design standards. Civil Code §4735 prohibits HOAs from banning synthetic grass used for water conservation…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.030 bans burning, burying or otherwise disposing of solid waste on-site, but carves out one exception for composting organic waste following the city's…

Folsom requires a tree removal permit before cutting down any native oak, heritage, landmark, or regulated tree, per Municipal Code Section 12.16.050. The city arborist must make a…

Folsom's hillside development standards direct that native plants be used for street trees, parks and common landscaping whenever practical. Municipal Code Section 14.33.190(B)(4)…

California Civil Code §841 (Good Neighbor Fence Act of 2013) presumes boundary fence costs are shared equally between adjoining property owners. Folsom property owners must give 30…

Folsom lets you excavate for a retaining wall's footing without a separate grading permit only if the work is covered by a valid building permit and the unsupported excavation stays 5…

Chain link fencing is banned outright in Folsom's historic district. FMC 17.52.300(C)(1)(e) exempts ordinary privacy walls and fencing from design review, but singles out chain link as…

Folsom caps fences in residential "R" districts at six feet in side and rear yards and three and a half feet in front yards under FMC 17.58.070(J). The historic district applies a…

A fence over seven feet tall on an interior property line in unincorporated Sacramento County needs an approved building permit, set back three feet from the line, or a Special…

Modified exhaust, loud mufflers, and excessive acceleration on Folsom streets violate CA Vehicle Code §27150-27151 (muffler requirement) and §23130 (vehicle noise limits). Folsom…

Folsom caps interior noise inside a receiving dwelling unit at 45 dBA daytime and 35 dBA nighttime for sustained sound, with lower thresholds for brief spikes, measured under a strict…

Folsom exempts residential property maintenance noise, like mowers and power tools, from its general noise limits only between 7 a.m. and dusk on weekdays and 8 a.m. to dusk on…

Folsom limits construction noise to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; construction noise outside those hours forfeits its exemption and must…

Folsom bans letting a dog or other animal make chronic, unprovoked noise that rises to a nuisance, howling, yowling, barking, or whining, under Municipal Code Section 7.04.060, with a…

Folsom bans sound amplifiers in city parks and recreation facilities unless a special permit is obtained first. Section 9.68.020(7) makes using 'any sound amplifiers' in a park an…

Folsom permits leaf blowers during daytime hours only (7 AM-7 PM weekdays, 8 AM-7 PM weekends). California AB 1346 bans sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers statewide as of January 1…

Taking off or landing at Sacramento Executive Airport is a misdemeanor under Code § 11.28.030 if the aircraft's take-off noise exceeds 84.0 EPNdB as listed in FAA advisory circulars…

California Health & Safety Code §13113.7 and §13114 require working smoke alarms in all dwelling units. Folsom follows the state standard: smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each…

Folsom's east and south hills contain CAL FIRE-designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones due to foothill terrain, grassland fuels, and proximity to Folsom Lake State Recreation…

Folsom requires 100 feet of defensible space clearance around structures in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones per California Public Resources Code §4291. The Folsom Fire Department…

Folsom bans all fireworks except city-permitted "safe and sane" sales and use during a narrow window each summer. Dangerous fireworks like firecrackers and roman candles stay illegal…

Folsom bans unauthorized fire in the city's public open space, parks and agricultural-reserve land, allowing flame only in a designated picnic area's barbecue cooker under Section…

California uniformly applies the State Fire Marshal's propane storage standards through the California Fire Code, which all local jurisdictions must enforce as a minimum.

California HSC §115922 requires pools built or remodeled after January 1, 2018 to have at least TWO of seven approved safety features: enclosing fence, safety cover, removable mesh…

Folsom treats above-ground pools over 18 inches deep the same as in-ground pools for barrier and permit purposes. The wall of the pool may serve as part of the barrier if at least 60…

California Food & Agricultural Code §31683 preempts all breed-specific legislation statewide. Folsom cannot ban pit bulls, Rottweilers, German Shepherds, or any breed. Dangerous-dog…

Feeding wildlife, especially deer, coyotes, raccoons, and bears, is prohibited in Folsom. CDFW also prohibits intentional feeding of big game statewide. Folsom's foothill and lakefront…

Folsom does not mandate that every owned pet be spayed or neutered, but Municipal Code Section 7.10.090 bars the city or any rescue group from releasing a dog or cat for adoption…

Folsom caps households at three dogs and three cats over four months old per dwelling unit under Municipal Code Section 7.04.030, with an exception for licensed pet stores, breeders…

A Folsom dog must stay on its owner's property or under leash control everywhere else in the city under Municipal Code Section 7.04.040, and "at large" specifically means off a leash…

Folsom does not require pet owners to microchip their animals; the only microchip rule in the municipal code is a shelter duty. Section 7.10.040(D) requires the animal shelter to scan…

Every cat over four months old in Folsom must wear a city license tag under Municipal Code Section 7.06.010, obtained within thirty days of acquisition and tied to a current rabies…

Folsom allows up to six chickens (no roosters) plus two ducks, pigeons, or rabbits per residential lot outside agricultural zones under Municipal Code Section 7.04.080(C), and larger…

Folsom allows pet grooming businesses like poodle grooming shops by right in its three commercial zones, C-1, C-2 and C-3, but bars them outright from the BP business professional zone…

Folsom caps veterinary hospitals and animal clinics at 2,500 square feet with no outdoor storage in its commercial zones, and bars outdoor uses and nonmedical boarding entirely in the…

California has one of the nation's strictest exotic pet laws. CA Code of Regulations Title 14 §671 bans private ownership of ferrets, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, monkeys, large cats…

Beekeeping is allowed in Folsom's residential zones subject to setback and hive limit rules. Apiaries must register annually with the Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner under…

Sacramento County Code § 9.04.020 bans destroying, injuring, or molesting any bird, bird's nest, or bird's eggs, along with any tree, shrub, plant, or flower, inside the boundaries of…

Folsom STR occupancy is typically limited to 2 persons per bedroom plus 2 additional (e.g., a 3-bedroom home caps at 8 overnight guests). Daytime visitors may be separately capped…

Sacramento County's short-term rental ordinance for unincorporated areas requires operators to identify pre-approved, authorized on-site parking spaces in the permit application and to…

County short-term rental permits in the unincorporated area require occupants and guests to avoid unreasonable noise, disorderly conduct, and violations of local noise or refuse rules.

A Sacramento County STR license can be denied if the applicant had a license revoked or suspended in the past 12 months, and the civil penalty for violating the STR chapter doubles for…

Unincorporated Sacramento County only issues a Short-Term Rental Permit if the dwelling stays a permanent residence for the homeowner or long-term renter, not a pure investment rental.

Any Sacramento County host who rents a unit for 29 days or less must hold a Short-Term Rental Business License from the Director of Finance before advertising or operating: issued only…

California requires hosting platforms to warn hosts to check their lease and insurance before listing (Business and Professions Code 22592), and AB 537 requires short-term lodging…

Converting a garage to living space in Folsom does not need a special permit, but Municipal Code Section 17.57.030(E) treats a garage-to-nonvehicular conversion on an existing…

Folsom caps a detached shed or garage at 50% of the required rear yard and limits its floor area to 50% of the primary home's habitable space. A taller version built to the side or…

Folsom cannot charge city impact fees on an ADU of 750 square feet or less, or a JADU of 500 square feet or less. Larger ADUs pay impact fees prorated by square footage compared to the…

Folsom allows attached, detached, and junior accessory dwelling units on any parcel zoned for single-unit, two-unit, or multi-unit residential use that already has or proposes a…

Folsom requires the titleholder to live in either the primary home or the junior ADU whenever the JADU shares a bathroom with the main house. A JADU with its own separate sanitation…

Folsom lets owners rent an ADU or JADU separately from the main house, but only on leases of 30 days or longer; short-term or vacation rentals of an ADU are barred. The ADU also cannot…

Folsom zoning permits large family day care homes only as an accessory use inside single-family residences, and Section 5.100.050(I) keeps new ones at least three hundred feet apart…

A Folsom home occupation permit caps client visits at 2 people on-site at any one time and 8 total per day. Clients may only come by on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends…

Folsom requires a home occupation permit from the planning, inspections and permitting department before running any business from a residence. The use must stay secondary to the home…

A Folsom home occupation can display exactly one sign, an attached wall, suspended, or projecting nameplate no larger than one square foot, and it has to name the actual home business…

Government Code section 51035 forbids any California city, county, or city and county from prohibiting a cottage food operation in a residential dwelling. The local agency must pick…

California lets home cooks sell meals from their own kitchen under a microenterprise home kitchen operation (MEHKO) permit, capped at 30 meals a day, 90 a week, and $100,000 in annual…

Folsom has no local rent control ordinance. California AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019) caps annual rent increases at 5% + local CPI (max 10%) and requires just cause for…

Folsom rental properties are governed by California's statewide just-cause eviction protections under AB 1482 (Tenant Protection Act of 2019). Landlords of covered units must state an…

Sacramento County requires every rental dwelling unit in the unincorporated area to be registered with the Director each year: the owner must pay the annual Rental Housing Code…

When county inspectors find a rental dangerously substandard, the Housing Code lets the Director order it vacated and boarded up, with re-entry a crime until repairs are permitted and…

California evictions run through the unlawful detainer process. Under Code of Civil Procedure § 1161, nonpayment requires a 3-day notice to pay rent or quit (excluding weekends and…

California Civil Code § 1954 limits when a landlord may enter a rented home. Except in emergencies, abandonment, or with tenant consent, the landlord must give reasonable written…

California sets no fixed dollar or percentage cap on rent late fees, but a late fee in a residential lease is treated as liquidated damages. Under Civil Code § 1671, such a fee is…

To end a California month-to-month tenancy, a tenant gives 30 days' written notice. A landlord gives 30 days if the tenant has lived there under a year, or 60 days if a year or more…

California requires written notice before raising a month-to-month tenant's rent. Under Civ. Code § 827, increases of 10% or less in 12 months need 30 days' notice; increases above 10%…

As of July 1, 2024, California landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit, regardless of whether the unit is furnished. The deposit, minus any lawful…

California adverse possession requires five years of continuous, open, hostile possession AND payment of all property taxes during that period under Code of Civil Procedure § 325. A…

Adults 21+ in Folsom may cultivate up to 6 cannabis plants indoors for personal use under California Proposition 64. Folsom Municipal Code bans outdoor cultivation entirely and imposes…

Folsom prohibits all commercial cannabis activity within city limits, including retail dispensaries, cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, and storefront delivery…

Holiday lights and seasonal displays on Folsom residential property are generally permitted without a permit. Displays must not create traffic hazards, project onto neighboring…

Folsom allows one garage or yard sale sign per property, capped at 6 square feet and 4 feet tall, with no off-site signs and only during the sale itself. Ignoring the residential…

Folsom lets residents post noncommercial election and ballot-measure signs without a sign permit, up to ten square feet combined per residential parcel and no taller than six feet, in…

Folsom will not approve a new animated or digital freeway billboard unless the applicant removes more than one existing billboard along Highway 50 or a scenic corridor in trade. The…

Folsom caps window signage at twenty-five percent of a window's total area: all commercial and incidental signs in that window, temporary and permanent combined, count against the…

A nonresidential building along Highway 50 in Folsom needs both Caltrans approval and a conditional use permit from the planning commission before it can add a freeway-facing sign. A…

Folsom residents may post 'No Soliciting' or 'No Trespassing' signs and solicitors, commercial or otherwise, must honor them. Ignoring a clearly posted sign or refusing to leave when…

Anyone going door to door in Folsom to solicit alms, money or charitable assistance on a public street needs a permit from the chief of police under Municipal Code Section 9.76.010…

HOA architectural review in Folsom is governed by Civil Code §4765. HOAs must have a fair, reasonable, and expeditious process, and cannot prohibit solar panels (Civ Code §714), EV…

Davis-Stirling limits annual HOA regular assessment increases to 20% without a member vote, and special assessments to 5% of the prior year's budget without a vote (Civ Code §5605)…

Folsom HOAs (Empire Ranch, Broadstone, Russell Ranch, and others) are governed by the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act (Civil Code §§4000-6150). Board meetings, notice…

Davis-Stirling requires HOAs to offer Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR, Civ Code §5900) and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR, Civ Code §5925) before most lawsuits. IDR is free and…

California law, not county code, sets the rulebook for HOA CC&R enforcement in Sacramento County: Civil Code Section 5855 requires the board to give a member 10 days' written notice…

For new residential subdivisions of more than ten units per acre, Sacramento County's Hearing Authority can require the developer to form a homeowners association to handle shared…

California voids any HOA governing-document clause that effectively bans or unreasonably restricts a clothesline or drying rack in an owner's exclusive-use backyard. Civil Code Section…

Civil Code section 4735 voids any HOA rule that bans low-water plants, turf replacement, or artificial turf, and bars fines for cutting back watering during a declared drought…

Civil Code § 4745 voids any HOA covenant or governing-document rule that prohibits or unreasonably restricts installing an EV charging station in an owner's unit or designated parking…

Civil Code § 4705 bars every California homeowners association from limiting a member's display of the United States flag on their own lot or within their exclusive-use common area…

California law caps homeowners association fines at $100 per violation or the amount listed in the association's published penalty schedule, whichever is less. Civil Code section 5850…

A California homeowners association cannot foreclose on a member’s home over unpaid dues until the delinquent assessments alone reach $1,800, or until the assessments secured by the…

Civil Code § 4741 bars every California homeowners association from adopting or enforcing a rule that prohibits, or unreasonably restricts, renting out a separate interest, and sets a…

California Civil Code §714 (Solar Rights Act) prohibits Folsom HOAs from banning solar panels. HOA restrictions that reduce system efficiency more than 10% or increase cost more than…

Folsom's building division must administratively approve a small residential rooftop solar system application the same day it is confirmed complete and run just one inspection…

To install rooftop solar in Folsom you file a standard building division application against a published checklist, pay the council-set fee, and meet electrical, plumbing and…

California SB 1383 requires Folsom residents and businesses to separate organic waste (food scraps, yard debris, food-soiled paper) from landfill trash. Folsom participates through…

Republic Services is Folsom's exclusive franchised hauler for residential solid waste, recycling, and organics collection. Weekly service includes one trash, one recycling, and one…

Folsom requires garbage, recycling and organic waste carts at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on collection day, wheels in the gutter and handles facing the house, pulled back and screened from…

Folsom collects yard waste through its green organic waste cart, not as a separate brush pickup. Branches must be under four inches thick and stay below the lid, and food scraps go in…

Every Folsom residence and business must subscribe to organic waste collection service, separating green waste and food scraps from garbage, under Municipal Code Section 8.32.020…

Folsom requires business dumpster enclosures to be sited where the public works director approves, kept free of debris, and used only for solid waste, with a 1,800-pound weight cap per…

Folsom's bulky waste program requires an appointment, caps piles at five cubic yards (7 by 6 by 3 feet), and limits materials to items like furniture, lumber and appliances…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.080(C) requires recyclables to go loose, never bagged, into the city-issued blue container, while Section 8.32.090 bars dirt, construction debris…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.005(Y) defines illegal dumping as throwing or placing solid waste, recyclables, organic waste or hazardous waste on public or private land without…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.020(B) requires every residential dwelling and commercial business to subscribe to the city's waste hauling service for garbage and recycling, and Section…

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…

Folsom prohibits property blight under FMC Chapter 8.42, including accumulation of junk, inoperable vehicles, overgrown vegetation, graffiti, and deteriorated structures. Violations…

Folsom requires every nonresident owner of a vacant lot to appoint a resident agent responsible for keeping it free of litter, and the city can clean an unmaintained lot itself and…

Folsom food trucks must hold a Sacramento County Environmental Management permit, a California seller's permit, a Folsom business license, and comply with SB 946 sidewalk vending…

Folsom requires every sidewalk food or merchandise vendor to hold both a city business license and a sidewalk vendor permit from the community development department under Section…

Folsom allows mobile food vending in commercial and industrial zones and restricts longer operations in residential zones. SB 946 protects sidewalk vendors from outright bans but…

Folsom charges an 8 percent transient occupancy tax on every hotel, motel, bed and breakfast, or short-term rental stay of 30 consecutive days or less. The operator collects the tax…

Restaurants using a Folsom parking space or city-owned public property for outdoor seating need a temporary outdoor dining permit plus an encroachment permit from the community…

When Folsom issues a temporary use, special event, or filming permit for a sidewalk or public area, sidewalk vendors must clear out for the duration. Folsom Municipal Code…

Folsom has no separate block-party permit form: temporary street closures run through Municipal Code Chapter 12.12, where the police chief decides whether to close or restrict a city…

Folsom requires a special permit before running any religious or commercial program in a city park under Municipal Code 9.68.020(4), a formal concession agreement to sell anything…

Any outdoor gathering of more than 500 people for a dance, concert, carnival or similar musical event in unincorporated Sacramento County needs a Special Business License from the…

Sacramento County requires a permit from the Director of Transportation before any parade, procession, or assemblage may use a public highway in the unincorporated area.

Folsom bars anyone under 18 from loitering, wandering or playing in public streets, parks, businesses open to the public, or other unsupervised places between 10:30 p.m. and daylight…

Folsom bars anyone from using a park facility or loitering on park property after the closing hours the city council sets for that facility. Municipal Code Section 9.68.020(20)…

Folsom investigates code complaints under Municipal Code Chapter 1.09. The enforcement authority must independently investigate any citizen complaint before issuing a notice, and keeps…

Folsom's finance director, acting as collector, decides which business classification and tax rate applies to every business license applicant. A business without a fixed location in…

Folsom permits exactly one cardroom citywide, limited to 13 card tables and a city council license granted only after police, fire, building, and planning review. Cardrooms may run 24…

California Penal Code § 326.5 lets only tax-exempt nonprofits, mobilehome park associations, senior groups, and school-affiliated charities run bingo, and only under a local city or…

California law exempts private home card games from gambling regulation entirely. Penal Code § 337j(e)(2)(D) excludes any card game played in a private home or residence from the…

California has no legal sports betting, in stores or online. Penal Code section 337a criminalizes bookmaking, pool-selling, and placing or accepting any bet on the result of a sporting…

Folsom bans possessing an open container of alcohol on any public property or public area under Municipal Code Section 9.105.040, on top of a separate ban on consuming alcohol in those…

Folsom bans urinating or defecating anywhere in public view, including someone else's private property without consent, under Municipal Code Section 9.42.010. Penalties escalate…

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 10.25 lets skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates use public roadways, sidewalks, bike paths and park walkways, but bans posted private property…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.17.070 bans smoking in every recreation area in the city, including parks, trails, sports fields and the American River Parkway pathways. The city or a private…

Sacramento County's traffic director can close any roadway stretch between intersections to pedestrian crossing by posting official traffic control devices, and once posted, crossing…

Sacramento County bans aggressive or intrusive solicitation in public and prohibits all panhandling near ATMs, banks, medians, gas pumps, and transit stops in the unincorporated area.

Anyone who knowingly hosts a loud or unruly gathering where a minor drinks alcohol is personally liable for the full law enforcement response cost, on top of an infraction citation.

Sacramento County prohibits loitering that breaches the peace, disturbs others, blocks pedestrian or vehicle traffic, or continues on private property after being told to leave.

Folsom exempts generators and other mechanical equipment from its noise limits only while they are connected with emergency activities or emergency work, so a generator run for…

Folsom caps air conditioning and refrigeration equipment noise at 55 dBA exterior if installed before the ordinance's effective date, dropping to 50 dBA for equipment installed or used…

Bars and nightclubs offering live or amplified entertainment in a Folsom-designated entertainment district need an entertainment permit, and Section 5.90.110 makes every 'responsible…

Folsom's fire code amendment requires a 30-foot firebreak around structures adjoining grass- or brush-covered land, clearing flammable vegetation and dead wood, with an extra hazard…

Folsom bans any nonstormwater discharge into its storm drain system or receiving waters under Chapter 8.70, backing its Clean Water Act permit with misdemeanor penalties up to $1,000…

In Folsom's mapped special flood hazard areas, new homes and substantial improvements must sit with their lowest floor, including any basement, at least 2 feet above the base flood…

Folsom requires cut and fill slopes on a grading site to be protected against erosion as soon as practicable, with permanent revegetation completed within twelve months of reaching…

Any construction inside Folsom's mapped special flood hazard area needs a development permit before work begins, and new or substantially improved houses must have their lowest floor…

Private boat docks on Delta waterways are allowed by right only if they meet strict size and siting limits; docks that don't meet those standards need a Conditional Use Permit.

The California Coastal Act, Public Resources Code sections 30000 through 30900, requires Coastal Development Permits for nearly all work in the coastal zone and gives the Coastal…

Folsom bans camping anywhere in the city, public or private property, under Municipal Code Section 9.100.030, and Section 9.100.050 separately makes it unlawful to store camp gear…

Folsom's amended Fire Code requires an approved automatic fire sprinkler system in any building of 3,600 square feet or larger, including houses that hit that size, with no exemption…

Folsom enforces the 2025 California Electrical Code, based on the 2023 National Electrical Code, as the Folsom Electrical Code under Municipal Code Chapter 14.08. The chief building…

Folsom adopts the 2025 California Plumbing Code, based on the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code, as the Folsom Plumbing Code under Municipal Code Chapter 14.12, then strips out the model…

Folsom requires large family day care homes, licensed for nine to fourteen children, to meet the same building and zoning codes as any other residential use, with indoor areas subject…

Folsom charges a reinspection fee any time a building inspector shows up and the work is not ready, prior correction notices are unresolved, or the permit and approved plans are not on…

Folsom enforces the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, known locally as the Folsom Green Building Standards Code, on projects that fall under Title 14's construction codes…

Folsom requires a grading permit from the public works director before any excavation or fill that crosses specific size limits. Municipal Code Sections 14.29.200 through 14.29.202 set…

Elevators in unincorporated Sacramento County are not regulated by county ordinance: California's Cal/OSHA Elevator Unit, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, controls…

Sacramento County enforces CA HSC 17920.10 (lead hazard as substandard housing) and federal EPA RRP Rule for renovations in pre-1978 homes.

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 lets electric bicycles onto the city's Class I bike trails only if the bike carries the license plate California Vehicle Code Section 5030 requires…

Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 10.40 allows electric scooters on the city's Class I bike trails but bans sidewalk riding, caps speed at 15 mph, and requires a helmet, a working brake…

Bicyclists on Sacramento County roads have the same rights and duties as motor vehicle drivers, and may ride on a sidewalk only where the county has posted it as part of the designated…

A low-speed vehicle in California may not be driven on any roadway with a speed limit above 35 miles per hour. Vehicle Code section 21260 permits it to cross a faster road only where…

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…

Folsom exempts student filming from its film permit ordinance. Under Municipal Code Section 5.80.040(C)(6), students enrolled in local Folsom colleges, high schools, junior highs…

Folsom requires a film permit from the city manager before any motion picture, television, commercial, or new media production activity on public or private property in the city…

Folsom film permits can carry specific noise conditions. Section 5.80.080(J) lets the city manager restrict the noise level of any production activity, and Section 5.80.080(F) lets the…

Folsom Municipal Code Section 12.04.050 puts curb, gutter and sidewalk installation on the abutting property owner whenever construction, repairs or alterations to the property exceed…

Folsom bans placing or maintaining any structure, excavation, or obstruction on a public sidewalk, street, or other public property without an encroachment permit under Section…

Sacramento County bans basketball hoops, signs, hedges, fences, structures and other obstructions on sidewalks, pedestrian pathways and street rights-of-way in the unincorporated area…

Folsom caps single-family homes at two stories and thirty-five feet in the large-lot R-1-L district, and at two and one-half stories, still capped at thirty-five feet, in the medium…

Folsom sets front, side and rear yard minimums separately for each residential zoning district. R-1-L requires a thirty-five-foot front yard, while R-1-ML and R-1-M require twenty…

Folsom caps how much of a residential lot a house can cover, thirty percent of lot area in the large-lot R-1-L district, rising to thirty-five percent in the medium and small-lot…

Folsom Municipal Code 8.32.090(D) bars used syringes and other medical or biohazardous waste from the city's garbage, recycling and organic waste bins, requiring disposal through a…

Sacramento County posts a color-coded inspection placard at every food facility after each routine inspection, and removing, hiding, or defacing it is a violation punishable under the…

Sacramento County declares any rodent or fly breeding place on unincorporated land a public nuisance, and the Environmental Management Department can order abatement within seven days…

Landlords can't show, rent, or lease a vacant unit the county has flagged for a bed bug infestation without a pest-control clearance report, and must give every new tenant the…

Folsom does not run a citywide dark-sky ordinance, but its hillside development chapter requires street lighting to be directionally shaded against off-site glare, caps streetlight…

Every billboard erected along Folsom's Highway 50 corridor needs its design, colors and lighting approved by the planning commission before it goes up, and any later change to the…

New light fixtures in Sacramento County parking lots must be full cut-off, shielded, and aimed downward and away from neighboring and residential properties so no light spills off the…

Folsom requires every massage therapist and massage practitioner to hold a current California Massage Therapy Council certificate before working in the city, and massage establishments…

Folsom bans tattoo and body art establishments outright in the C-1 neighborhood business zone and the BP business-professional zone. They're allowed only in the C-2 central business…

Folsom's home occupation ordinance doesn't ban auto repair by name, but it bars on-site storage of any toxic, explosive, combustible or flammable material, which rules out the motor…

Folsom requires a police-issued adult related business permit under FMC 5.21.020 before any adult bookstore, theater, cabaret, or arcade opens, plus a separate employee permit for…

Folsom has no standalone secondhand-dealer license chapter; its dealer-in-used-goods rule targets junkyards and auto wrecking yards. FMC 17.30.030 requires a use permit before any such…

Vape shops and e-cigarette retailers in unincorporated Sacramento County are regulated as tobacco retailers: Chapter 4.07 defines 'tobacco product' by cross-reference to state law…

Sacramento County requires every pawnbroker in the unincorporated area to hold a special business license issued by the Sheriff under County Code Chapter 4.30 before lending money on…

Folsom grants a density bonus of at least 20% to housing developments of five or more units that set aside 10% of units for low-income households, 5% for very-low-income households, or…

New buildings, exterior remodels, and additions in Folsom's historic district, including the Sutter Street area, must clear design review by the historic district commission or…

Folsom automatically classifies a tree as a heritage tree once it reaches 30 inches DSH (or 50 inches combined for multitrunked trees) on the city's master tree list, while a separate…

Folsom's tree ordinance protects four native oak species at just 6 inches of trunk diameter, plus any heritage, landmark, or zoning-required regulated tree, under Municipal Code…

New construction in Folsom must plant street trees from the city's master tree list under Section 12.16.190: one tree per single or two-family lot, two for corner lots, and spacing of…

During a declared stage four water crisis, Folsom bars washing cars or equipment with a hose except on the lawn or at a commercial establishment using recycled or reclaimed water. Once…

Once Folsom declares a stage four water crisis, Section 13.26.080(D)(8) gives customers just twenty-four hours from the utilities department's notification to fix a water leak. Miss…

Folsom protects farming through its A Agricultural Combining District rather than a standalone right-to-farm statute. FMC 17.40.020 allows livestock and crop sales by right up to set…

Sacramento County shields established commercial farms from nuisance lawsuits once they've operated three years without complaint, under its 1990 Right-to-Farm Ordinance.

Any exterior renovation, remodel, or addition to a building on Folsom's cultural resources inventory, or on an existing or potentially eligible historic resource under CEQA, must go to…

Folsom caps exterior noise at any affected residence, not the source's own property line. Under Municipal Code Section 8.42.040 the residential standard is 50 dBA daytime and 45 dBA at…

The City of Folsom has no data-center use category and no dedicated ordinance. Data centers locate in the M-1, M-2, and M-L industrial districts, permitted by right as assembly or…

Unincorporated Sacramento County caps garage sales at three per calendar year per parcel, with each sale limited to two consecutive days. The sale operator must live at the address…

Selling any flavored tobacco product, including menthol, fruit, or candy-flavored vapes, is a license violation for retailers in unincorporated Sacramento County, punishable by a…

California prohibits sale of tobacco and vapor products to anyone under 21 statewide under Business and Professions Code 22958, enacted by SBX2-7 in 2016. The Tobacco 21 standard…

Sacramento County's zoning code caps single-family and duplex homes at one kitchen per dwelling, but an outdoor kitchen doesn't count against that limit. Table 5.7.C of the Development…

Rental units hit with two violation notices in 12 months become a "problem property" under Sacramento County's Housing Code, triggering mandatory twice-yearly county inspections plus…

A tenant or anyone else can trigger a county rental inspection just by filing a complaint about code violations, letting inspectors skip straight to the unit without waiting on the…

Sacramento County bans flying model airplanes, model helicopters, and drones in county park facilities except in fields, courts, or areas specifically set aside for that use, or with…

California sets a statewide minimum wage floor under Labor Code 1182.12, $16.90 per hour for all employers as of January 2026. Local governments are not preempted and may set higher…

California's Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act under Labor Code 245-249 mandates paid sick leave for nearly all employees statewide. SB 616 (2023) raised the minimum to 40 hours…

California regulates concealed carry weapons licenses statewide under Penal Code 26150 through 26225. Senate Bill 2 (2023) imposes uniform sensitive-place restrictions and applicant…

California preempts most local firearm regulation under Government Code 53071 and Penal Code 25605, reserving licensing, registration, and manufacture authority to the state. However…

California broadly prohibits open carry of firearms statewide under Penal Code 25850 (loaded firearms in public) and Penal Code 26350 (open carry of unloaded handguns). The prohibition…

California prohibits carrying loaded firearms in vehicles statewide under Penal Code 25400 and 25850. Unloaded handguns transported in private vehicles must be in a locked container or…

Sobriety checkpoints are lawful in California and stopping at one is a statutory obligation, not a courtesy. Vehicle Code § 2814.2(a) requires a driver to stop and submit to a sobriety…

California is one of the few states that answers this by statute rather than by case law alone. Penal Code § 148(g) says that photographing or making an audio or video recording of a…

California has no general stop-and-identify statute. The old Penal Code § 647(e), which required a person lawfully detained to give "credible and reliable" identification, was held…

California has no statute that requires you to consent to a search of your car, and none that requires an officer to warn you that you may refuse. What the Legislature and the voters…

California prohibits grocery stores and large retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags under Public Resources Code 42280-42288, enacted by SB 270 (2014) and ratified…

California restricts expanded polystyrene food containers statewide through SB 54 (2022) packaging requirements under Public Resources Code 42040-42081. The law mandates that…

California Public Resources Code 42270-42273, enacted by AB 1884 (2018), prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws unless requested by the customer…

California works from a closed list: Vehicle Code section 24003 says no vehicle may carry any lamp or illuminating device not required or permitted by the code, so an accessory light…

California measures dash cam placement in square inches. Vehicle Code section 26708(b)(13) lets a video event recorder occupy a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield…

Lane splitting is lawful in California. Vehicle Code section 21658.1, added by AB 51 in 2016, defines it as driving a motorcycle with two wheels in contact with the ground between rows…

California does not let you put a cover over your license plate. Vehicle Code section 5201(c) allows exactly two things: a full car cover on a lawfully parked vehicle, and a license…

No section of the California Vehicle Code makes it an offense for a private motorist to own, carry or use a radar detector. The prohibition in Vehicle Code section 28150 reaches only…

California permits metal studded tires only between November 1 and April 30, and only where the studs are tungsten carbide or another suitable material and the metal touching the road…

California never publishes a "legal VLT" for front side windows because it does not permit aftermarket darkening there at all. Vehicle Code section 26708(d) allows only clear…