Parking spaces required for homes in Folsom: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Folsom Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Parking in the front yard	Spaces must be outside front yard and street side yard setbacks and reachable along a paved surface or similar hardscape. Applies: Applies to single-family and two-family dwellings. § 17.57.040 · code text Spaces must be provided outside the required front yard and street side yard setbacks and must be directly accessible along a paved surface or similar hardscape.
Guest parking	One of the spaces must be available for guest parking (unassigned). Applies: Applies to residential condominiums, townhouses and planned developments with private streets. § 17.57.040 · code text Residential condominiums, townhouses, and planned developments with private streets: three spaces per unit, one of which shall be available for guest parking (unassigned).
Spaces per apartment or condo	3 spaces per unit. Applies: Applies to residential condominiums, townhouses and planned developments with private streets. § 17.57.040 · code text Residential condominiums, townhouses, and planned developments with private streets: three spaces per unit, one of which shall be available for guest parking (unassigned). one and five-tenths spaces per unit Applies: Multiple-family structures and complexes § 17.57.040 · code text Multiple-family structures and complexes: one and five-tenths spaces per unit.
Spaces for a single-family home	2 covered parking spaces per unit. Applies: Applies to single-family and two-family dwellings. § 17.57.040 · code text Single-family and two-family dwellings: two covered parking spaces per unit.

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Folsom's code: Spaces must be outside front yard and street side yard setbacks and reachable along a paved surface or similar hardscape. (Applies to single-family and two-family dwellings.) (§ 17.57.040); One of the spaces must be available for guest parking (unassigned). (Applies to residential condominiums, townhouses and planned developments with private streets.) (§ 17.57.040).

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