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Can you BnB it in Folsom?
RestrictedFolsom has no short-term rental permit program, but the zoning code allows renting rooms to no more than three paying guests in a dwelling, accessory dwelling units may not be used as vacation rentals, and the operator needs a city business license plus a transient occupancy tax certificate at an 8 percent rate. The city says new vacation rental rules may be adopted in mid 2026 as part of the zoning code update.
Proposed, not in effect: The city is considering new vacation rental regulations that may be adopted in mid 2026 as part of the Zoning Code update.
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The rules, with their sources
Permit or licenseA permit or license is required before operating.L117.58.050(1) · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Caps and limitsFMC 17.58.050(1) allows the renting of rooms for not more than three paying guests in a dwelling. The city vacation rentals page states that no more than three paying guests are allowed in a dwelling, that accessory dwelling units are prohibited as vacation rentals under FMC 17.105.140(J), and that vacation rentals with large groups or special events such as weddings must obtain a conditional use permit under FMC Ch. 17.27. No citywide numeric cap on the number of rentals exists.L1FMC 17.58.050 Additional uses permitted (Ord. 1105 Sec. 2 (part), 2008; prior code Sec. 3121.05); FMC Ch. 3.14 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 564 Sec. 1, 1986); FMC Ch. 5.04 Business Licenses; FMC 17.105.140(J) accessory dwelling units · code text · checked 2026-09-13
Transfer when the home sellsCode silent on transfer. Folsom issues no short-term rental permit, so there is nothing that could run with the land or pass to a buyer. What a new owner must obtain in their own name is a city business license certificate and a transient occupancy tax registration certificate, both of which are issued to the operator rather than to the property. No family, heir, trust or entity exception exists because no transfer mechanism exists.L1none; FMC Ch. 5.04 and Ch. 3.14 govern the operator level registrations · code text · checked 2026-09-13
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In the city's own words
17.58.050(1)“The renting of rooms for not more than three paying guests in a dwelling” source
3.14.010“Transient means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.” source
3.14.030“For the privilege of occupancy in any hotel, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of 8 percent of the rent charged by the operator.” source
city vacation rentals page, citing FMC 17.105.140(J)“Accessory Dwelling Units are prohibited as vacation rentals” source
Citation: FMC 17.58.050 Additional uses permitted (Ord. 1105 Sec. 2 (part), 2008; prior code Sec. 3121.05); FMC Ch. 3.14 Transient Occupancy Tax (Ord. 564 Sec. 1, 1986); FMC Ch. 5.04 Business Licenses; FMC 17.105.140(J) accessory dwelling units
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