Folsom, CA Parking Rules: Preferential Parking Districts (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- FMC § 10.20.290
- Program area
- Historic district only
- Designated by
- City council resolution
- Permit fee/quantity
- Set by council resolution (§ 10.20.295)
- Exempt vehicles
- Government, emergency, utility, mail, service contractors
- Adopted
- Ordinance 1331 (2022)
Summary
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 parking limits. Section 10.20.295 lets the city charge a fee and issue a set number of permits per resident, and Section 10.20.300 exempts government, emergency, utility and delivery vehicles performing official duties from the permit requirement.
A. A residential permit parking program in the historic district is established in areas designated by resolution of the city council, which may be amended from time to time, to provide preferential parking to residents of those specified areas by exempting them from limitations or prohibitions established for parking of vehicles in such areas. B. Unless displaying a valid permit issued under this section or otherwise exempt under Section 10.20.300, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in areas designated for residential permit parking during the times set by resolution of the city council. C. For the purpose of the residential permit parking program, vehicles include any device designed for transportation such as, for example, motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles, as well as carts and trailers whether or not attached to a 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
290 establishes a residential permit parking program limited to the historic district, in areas the city council designates and can amend by resolution. 300 exemptions; the definition of vehicle for this program reaches beyond cars to motorcycles, bicycles, carts and trailers whether or not attached to another vehicle. 295 sets the mechanics: the city issues permits to residents of the designated areas in a quantity the council sets by resolution, for a fee the council also sets and can amend, and a displayed permit exempts that vehicle from the area's posted parking limitations, though it doesn't exempt the holder from every other Vehicle Code or municipal code rule.
300 lists six categories of vehicles exempt from the permit requirement while on official duty regardless of whether they display a permit: city, county, state and federal government vehicles; emergency vehicles; public and private ambulances; utility company vehicles such as gas, electric, phone or internet trucks; federal and private mail and package carriers; and private commercial vehicles performing a service like landscaping, construction, pest control, housekeeping or pool cleaning. 20.
Violations & Fines
Parking without a displayed permit, or without qualifying for a Section 10.20.300 exemption, in a designated residential permit area during the posted hours is enforced the same as any other on-street parking violation under Chapter 10.20's general penalty provision and the California Vehicle Code's parking-citation process, since Section 10.20.290 doesn't set out a separate fine schedule of its own.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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