Folsom, CA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Residential cap
- 10 sq ft combined, 6 ft tall
- Posting window
- 60 days before to 7 days after election
- Permit required
- No, sign is exempt
- Confiscation notice
- Campaign notified within 7 days
- Violation level
- Level B, $100-$2,500
Summary
Folsom lets residents post noncommercial election and ballot-measure signs without a sign permit, up to ten square feet combined per residential parcel and no taller than six feet, in addition to a property's regular noncommercial sign allowance. The signs can only go up sixty days before the election and must come down within seven days after, under Folsom Municipal Code Section 17.59.030(C)(13).
13. Noncommercial sign(s) on private property, not within or over a public right-of-way unless authorized pursuant to subsection D of this section... a. For residential property, one or more signs are permitted on any one parcel of land with a maximum combined sign size of ten square feet and a maximum height of six feet. For noncommerical signs pertaining to an election to any public office or ballot measure or a noncommercial event or activity, one or more additional temporary signs which do not exceed a maximum sign size per sign of ten square feet and a maximum height of six feet are permitted, provided the signs are posted so that clear vision triangles or other lines of sight for pedestrians and vehicles are not impeded and the signs are posted during the durational period provided in this section; c. Noncommercial signs pertaining to an election to any public office or ballot measure or a noncommercial event or activity may be erected not earlier than sixty days prior to the election or noncommercial event or activity, and shall be removed within seven days following said election or noncommercial event or activity;
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
The election allowance sits inside the sign ordinance's exempt-sign list, so a compliant political sign needs no building or sign permit. Residential parcels get a base ten square feet of noncommercial signage at up to six feet tall, and election or ballot-measure signs are treated as additional temporary signs on top of that base, each also capped at ten square feet and six feet, provided they don't block a required clear-vision triangle or sightline at a driveway or intersection. Commercial parcels get a parallel, larger allowance under the same subsection. Every such sign must sit on private property, out of the public right-of-way, unless separately authorized. If city staff confiscate an election sign from public property, FMC 17.59.060(D) requires them to notify the campaign of record within seven days and give the campaign ten days to retrieve it before the city can dispose of it, and the city can also bill the sign's owner for removal and disposal costs.
Violations & Fines
A political sign kept up outside the sixty-day-before to seven-day-after window, oversized, or blocking a clear-vision triangle is an administrative violation under FMC 17.59.070, classified Level B, carrying a monetary sanction of one hundred to twenty-five hundred dollars (FMC 1.09.012(A)(2)), and each noncompliant sign counts as a separate violation under FMC 17.59.060(C).
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