• The Folsom Municipal Code Chapter 17.52 defines the boundaries of the city's Historic District and establishes standards and regulations for development of property within specific subareas of the Historic District.
• Historic Residential Primary Area Special Use & Design Standards FMC 17.52.540
  
• Map of Historic District Subareas

The Historic District Design and Development Guidelines (and Appendices) are intended to provide design professionals, property owners, developers, and citizens with a clear and common understanding of the city's expectations regarding the aesthetics and functionality of development proposed in the Historic District.

• Historic District Design and Development Guidelines
• Appendix A. Historic Resources
• Appendix B. Visual Resources
• Appendix C. Environmental Resources
• Appendix D. Design Criteria
• Appendix E. Historic District Circulation Plan
• Resolution HDC23-001
• Resolution HDC23-002
• Garage Door Guide
• Approved Standing Seam Metal Roof Color Palette

An Ad Hoc Committee was established in March 1997 by City Council Resolution 5346 for the preservation of Folsom's history to develop a comprehensive historic preservation master plan. The committee's intention was to establish a historic preservation plan along with the creation of an inventory of cultural resources to present to City Council. 

The Historic Preservation Master Plan was implemented on November 5, 1998, establishing a process for maintaining and adding to the City's Cultural Resources Inventory.

• Historic Preservation Master Plan (1998)

• ADU Design Workbook - Part II: The Historic District
• ADU Application Checklist
• Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
• City of Folsom's ADU Process

The Folsom Municipal Code (FMC 17.52.380) requires that any installation of new signs, as well as significant modifications to existing signs in the Historic District (Sutter Subarea) require prior approval of the Folsom Historic District Commission through the design review process.

Below, you will find excerpts from sections of the Folsom Municipal Code relating specifically to signs in the Sutter Street Subarea, along with excerpts from the City of Folsom Historic District Design & Development Guidelines:

• Signs in Sutter Street Subarea - FMC Excerpt

Background

The Ad Hoc Committee was established in March 2019 by City Council Resolution 10253 for the purpose of working with stakeholders on possible solutions for the Historic District parking issues. The Committee of 11 met monthly for one year to identify issues, evaluate and discuss potential solutions, and to provide recommendations to the City Council to address existing parking problems in the Historic District.

Additional information on Committee work is provided below:

• Ad Hoc Committee Members
• Committee Meeting Minutes 
  
• Background Studies and Resources

Final Report-Recommendations to City Council

• Report to Council

Implementation – Follow Up Actions

• Implementation Matrix

Quarterly Reports to City Council

• Quarterly Report for Q2-2021 (August 24, 2021)
• Presentation for Quarterly Report Q2 - 2021 (August 24, 2021)