Folsom, CA Property Maintenance: Snow & Sidewalk Clearing (2026)
Key Facts
- Snow Ordinance
- None (rare occurrence)
- Governing Law
- Streets & Highways Code §5610
- Owner Duty
- Sidewalk repair & maintenance
- Ice Events
- Owners responsible for sidewalks
- City Program
- Possible cost-share on trip hazards
Summary
Snow is extremely rare in Folsom given the Sacramento Valley/foothill climate. Folsom has no sidewalk snow-clearing ordinance. Property owners are, however, responsible for sidewalk maintenance and repair fronting their property under California Streets & Highways Code §5610.
5610. The owners of lots or portions of lots fronting on any portion of a public street or place when that street or place is improved or if and when the area between the property line of the adjacent property and the street line is maintained as a park or parking strip, shall maintain any sidewalk in such condition that the sidewalk will not endanger persons or property and maintain it in a condition which will not interfere with the public convenience in the use of those works or areas save and except as to those conditions created or maintained in, upon, along, or in connection with such sidewalk by any person other than the owner, under and by virtue of any permit or right granted to him by law or by the city authorities in charge thereof, and such persons shall be under a like duty in relation thereto. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
Full Breakdown
Folsom averages essentially zero measurable snowfall annually, so the city has not adopted a snow-removal ordinance. Adjacent property owners remain responsible for keeping sidewalks in reasonable repair under Streets & Highways Code §5610 (the 'sidewalk law'). This includes clearing debris, repairing uplifted concrete (often from tree roots), and in rare winter storms, removing any accumulated ice or snow to prevent slip-and-fall liability. Folsom's sidewalk repair program cost-shares on eligible trip hazards with qualifying homeowners in some circumstances. During ice events, the public works department treats primary arterials with sand, but residential sidewalks are the owner's responsibility.
Violations & Fines
Liability for injury from unmaintained sidewalks falls on the abutting owner under Streets & Highways Code §5610. City-ordered repairs not completed may be performed by the city with costs assessed.
Frequently Asked Questions
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