Folsom, CA Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Listing on cultural resources inventory
- Reviewing body
- Historic district commission (not director)
- Standard applied
- CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15064.5 eligibility
- Demolition authority
- Commission has final say on listed buildings
- No exemption
- Minor-work exemptions do not apply
Summary
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 the historic district commission for design review, even work otherwise exempt for ordinary properties in the historic district.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection B of this section, the design and architecture of the following projects shall be submitted to the historic district commission for review and approval under the provisions of this chapter: ... All exterior renovation, remodeling, modification or addition to existing buildings located on properties listed in the city's cultural resources inventory or located on an existing or potentially eligible historic resource, as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15064.5 or the adopted city of Folsom historic preservation master plan;
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
5 or the adopted city of Folsom historic preservation master plan" must go before the full historic district commission, not the community development director. 300(C) for minor work: that subsection's catch-all clause specifically carves out "projects involving buildings or properties on the city's cultural resources inventory," so even a routine roof or window replacement on an inventoried building triggers commission-level review rather than the administrative sign-off a non-listed building would get. 600(4). 120(H) when a property's status is in question.
Violations & Fines
Renovating, remodeling, adding to, or demolishing a building on the cultural resources inventory without first obtaining the historic district commission's design review or demolition approval is a zoning violation under FMC Chapter 17.52, enforceable through the administrative citation and abatement procedures in FMC Chapters 1.08 through 1.10.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the minor-work exemption apply to a building on Folsom's cultural resources inventory?
Who decides if my building qualifies as a historic resource in Folsom?
Can I demolish a building on the cultural resources inventory without commission approval?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Folsom
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