Folsom, CA Parking Rules: Loading Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Yellow curb (freight)
- 20 consecutive minutes max
- White curb (passengers)
- 5 consecutive minutes max
- Standard penalty
- $25 per violation
- Historic core penalty
- $75 per violation
- Late fee
- $10 then +$15 if unpaid
- Off-street dock minimum
- 10 ft x 35 ft x 14 ft
Summary
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 is reserved for passenger loading and capped at five consecutive minutes. Both limits apply anywhere the city manager has designated and marked the curb under Folsom Municipal Code Section 10.20.110.
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;
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
100). A yellow curb is for freight loading or unloading only, capped at twenty consecutive minutes; a white curb is for passenger loading only, capped at five consecutive minutes; a green curb caps any parking at twenty minutes unless a posted sign states otherwise; and a red curb bars stopping entirely. 060, which sets a sliding-scale table (for example, one loading space for 7,500 to 14,999 square feet of floor area, up to six spaces at 80,000 to 100,000 square feet) and requires each space be at least ten feet wide, thirty-five feet long, and fourteen feet high. 20.
Violations & Fines
A curb-marking violation carries the chapter's standard parking penalty: twenty-five dollars per violation citywide, rising to seventy-five dollars for violations inside the historic district core bounded by Coloma, Leidesdorff, Folsom Boulevard and Natoma Streets (FMC 10.20.510). Unpaid citations add a ten-dollar late fee after twenty-five calendar days and another fifteen dollars if the delinquency notice also goes unanswered (FMC 10.20.550).
Frequently Asked Questions
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