Folsom, CA Parking Rules: Curb Color Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- FMC § 10.20.110
- Red curb
- No stopping/parking any time
- Yellow curb
- 20-minute loading zone
- White curb
- 5-minute passenger loading
- Blue curb
- Disabled placard/plate only
- Designated by
- City Manager
Summary
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 minutes for passenger loading, green caps parking at 20 minutes, and blue is reserved for vehicles displaying a disabled placard or plate. The city manager decides which streets get painted curbs or matching signs.
A. Red curb—No person shall park, stop or leave standing, any vehicle at any time; B. Green curb—No person shall park any vehicle for a period exceeding twenty consecutive minutes, except that when signs are posted indicating another limit, no vehicle shall be parked in excess of that limit; C. Yellow curb—No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle except for the purpose of loading or unloading freight, and then only for the amount of time needed for same, but not to exceed in any event a period of twenty consecutive minutes; D. White curb—No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, except for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, and then only for the time actually necessary for same, but in no event to exceed a period of five consecutive minutes; E. Blue curb—No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, unless such vehicle displays either a disabled person’s license plate or a disabled person’s placard issued by the state of California to that vehicle or to one of the occupants of that vehicle;
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
110 lets the city manager designate portions of Folsom streets as restricted parking areas, marked either by curb paint or matching signage, and spells out what each color and sign means. Red curb bars stopping, parking or standing at any time. Green curb caps parking at 20 consecutive minutes unless a posted sign states a different limit. Yellow curb is a loading zone: no stopping except to load or unload freight, capped at 20 consecutive minutes. White curb is reserved for passenger loading and unloading only, capped at five consecutive minutes.
Blue curb is limited to a vehicle displaying a valid disabled-person license plate or placard. The code also recognizes two sign-only designations that work the same as their curb-paint counterparts: a white sign with a green border enforces the same 20-minute (or posted) limit as a green curb, and a white sign with a red border bars parking entirely except during hours specifically listed as exempt on the sign, mirroring a red curb. A separate blue sign with the wheelchair-profile symbol marks a disabled-only space the same as a blue curb.
120 gives the city manager parallel authority to mark individual parking-space lines on any public roadway, requiring vehicles to park within a single marked space.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 10.20 doesn't attach a distinct fine to Section 10.20.110 itself; curb-marking violations are enforced under the chapter's general penalty provision and the state's parking-citation framework under the California Vehicle Code, the same process used to cite any other Folsom on-street parking violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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