Folsom, CA Parking Rules: RV & Boat Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- FMC § 10.20.280
- Storage trigger
- No movement of 1 mile in 72 hours
- Extension permits
- Up to 4 per year, 72 hours each
- First-offense fine
- $50 parking penalty
- Repeat fine
- $300 for 3rd+ violation in a year
- Abandonment trigger
- Declared abandoned after 3rd violation/year
Summary
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 without moving at least one mile in 72 hours. Owners can request up to four 72-hour extension permits a year, but repeat violators face escalating fines and vehicle abatement.
A. Except as otherwise permitted under Section 9.100.040, no person shall store or cause to be stored any recreational vehicle or utility trailer upon any city street accessible by vehicular traffic, whether or not said street is publicly or privately maintained.
B. A recreational vehicle or utility trailer shall be considered stored when it has been left standing upon a street without having been moved at least one mile within a seventy-two-consecutive-hour period. In order to be considered moved, the recreational vehicle or utility trailer must be moved and remain at least one mile away from its original location at the conclusion of the seventy-two-hour period for a minimum of twenty-four hours.
C. A person may request, up to a maximum of four times per year, a seventy-two-hour extension permit from the city to park a recreational vehicle or utility trailer on the street; provided, that the size and the condition of the recreational vehicle or utility trailer and the parking location do not otherwise pose a public hazard.
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
040. The code defines "stored" precisely: an RV or trailer that sits without being moved at least one mile within a rolling 72-hour period is deemed stored, and to break that clock the vehicle must relocate at least one mile away and stay there for a minimum of 24 hours. Owners who need more time can apply for a 72-hour extension permit, but the city caps these at four per calendar year, and only issues them when the vehicle's size, condition and parking location do not pose a public hazard.
Any permit granted must be displayed conspicuously on the RV or trailer. Violations escalate quickly: a first offense carries a $50 parking penalty, a second within the same year jumps to $100, and a third or any later violation in that 12-month window costs $300. After a third violation in that period, the code deems the recreational vehicle or utility trailer abandoned outright. 16. The rule applies citywide to any street a vehicle can drive on, so a boat trailer or fifth-wheel parked in front of a house for more than three days without moving triggers the same clock as one left in a commercial corridor.
Violations & Fines
First violation: $50 parking penalty. Second violation within one year: $100. Third and later violations within that year: $300 each, and the RV or trailer is declared abandoned. Folsom's code enforcement officer may then issue abatement notices, and the police chief can order the vehicle towed and removed under Chapter 10.16's abatement procedures, at the owner's expense.
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Sources & Official References
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