Parking Exemptions

On-street parking and beach exemptions

View information about downtown parking in Burlington. If parking outside of the downtown, our city-wide, on-street parking rules include:

• A five-hour parking limit on most residential streets in the daytime and evenings, seven days per week including weekends and holidays.
• On-street parking is not allowed between 1 and 6 a.m., unless otherwise signed.

Exemptions

In special circumstances, for example, driveway repairs or out-of-town guests, you can request an on-street parking exemption. A Parking Exemption allows a vehicle or RV to park on the street past the five-hour limit or overnight, up to 15 days per calendar year, per licence plate. Each exemption is based on a 24-hour period, starting from the initial start date and time of the request. You can book exemptions for consecutive days.

Request an on-street parking exemption

Parking exemptions are not in effect during snow removal or road maintenance. Exemptions are not valid on pay streets and we do not waive parking tickets that have been issued before your parking exemption.

Please note: The form for On-Street Parking Exemptions and Halton Beach Pass are the same. Be sure to check the drop down menu within the form to ensure that you are selecting the correct option.

Neighbourhood On-Street Parking Program (NOSPP)

In designated areas, vehicles can park on residential streets between 1 and 6 a.m., seven days a week. A parking permit is not needed. These areas are part of our Neighbourhood On-Street Parking Program (NOSPP). The program is meant to help you if you have more vehicles than you can park in your garage or driveway.

These streets are exempt from the 1 to 6 a.m. parking offence :

• Blanshard Drive: Both sides from Forest Run Avenue to Walkers Line
• Caplan Crescent: Both sides from Ramsgate Road to Maclaren Drive
• Kryzan Drive: North side from Burkholder Drive to Sylvan Forest Drive
• Orchard Community: Various sides on all local streets
• Thomas Alton Boulevard: Both sides from Walkers Line to Appleby Line
• Uptown Community: Various sides on all local streets

These streets are exempt from the 1 to 6 a.m. and five-hour limit parking offences :

• Des Jardines Drive - Lampman Avenue to Hobson Drive: South side from addresses 5120 to 5146
• Des Jardines Drive - Hobson Drive to Creek Way: North side from addresses 5165 to 5195
• Nottingham Avenue: East side from addresses 1259 to 1275,in front of townhouse complex
• Putter Place: North, west and south sides on the entire street, except addresses 3411 and 3415
• Turner Drive: East side on the entire street
• Windermere Crescent: North, east and west sides on the entire street

Winter parking on NOSPP streets

The NOSPP parking designation is not in effect during a snowstorm or before snow removal is done. Vehicles in violation will be subject to ticketing and/or towing at the owner's expense.

Parking in municipal lots and garages

Our municipal parking lots and garage rules are:

• Parking is subject to applicable hourly, daily and/or monthly fees at municipal parking lots and garages, generally from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. See our Parking Bylaw for a list of fees.
• Free parking is available on Mondays to Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m., all day Saturday and Sunday with no time limit.
• Free parking is available for the maximum time allowed with a valid accessible parking permit or City-issued veteran permit.
• You may park overnight in parking lots at Orchard Community Park, Lampman Park Pathfinder Park and Lampman Park if applicable.
• You may park overnight in downtown municipal lots during the winter. However, please be aware that during a snowfall, we clear snow from municipal parking lots and you may be plowed in.

Parking near a school

Help keep school zones safe for children. If you are picking up your child from school, you are not allowed to park or wait in any "no parking" zones.

Shoulder parking in rural areas and near trails

Shoulder parking is not allowed in rural areas of the city. This helps keep you safe, as well as other drivers and cyclists that use rural roads.

Rural parking lots

When parking in a rural area, here are some parking lots and locations where you can park:

• Bayview Park, 1800 King Rd., Burlington
• City View Park, 2500 Kerns Rd., Burlington
• Eileen & John Holland Park, 1388 Old York Rd., Burlington
• Kerncliff Park, 2198 Kerns Rd., Burlington
• Zimmerman Park, Side Road 2, Burlington

Parks located near trails

You can use thse parking lots if you need to park near a trail include:

• Bronte Creek Provincial Park, 1219 Burloak Dr., Oakville (entrance fee)
• LaSalle Park, 50 North Shore Blvd. E., Burlington
• Mount Nemo Conservation Area, 5317 Guelph Line, Burlington (entrance fee)
• Orchard Park,2255 Sutton Dr., Burlington
• Sherwood Forest Park, 5270 Fairview St., Burlington

Parking enforcement

Our parking enforcement officers ticket for:

• parking bylaws on all City streets to help keep vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians moving safely and when there is road work
• fire routes so they are kept clear for emergency vehicles
• designated disabled parking spaces to make sure that vehicles are displaying a valid permit and those who need the spaces can access them.

Request enforcement services

You can request parking bylaw enforcement services:

• During business hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 905-335-7600 or city@burlington.ca
• After hours by contacting Halton Regional Police Service

Private property enforcement

You can register to have parking bylaw enforcement services enforce parking on your property under our Parking and Idling Bylaw. Review the authorization signs which must be installed on the property.

Complete our Parking Enforcement on Private Property Form to authorize parking enforcement officials to enter your location when needed.

Register for Parking Enforcement on Private Property

Fire route sign guidelines

View our Fire Route Sign Guidelines for information on:

• Purpose and specifications
• Installation
• Sign and post availability

Policies related to Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP)

• Rules of Procedure for Screening and Hearing Meetings
  
• Financial Management Policy
• Preventing Inappropriate Interference with the Administration of AMP
• Preventing Conflicts of Interest
  
• Requesting an Extension of Time to Pay a Penalty
  
• Requesting an Extension of Time to Dispute a Penalty
• Requesting Leniency of a Penalty Due to Undue Hardship
  
• Process for Filing a Complaint Regarding the Administration of AMP