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Parking Rules

Unless otherwise signed, all streets in Burlington have a five-hour parking limit. Parking is not permitted overnight between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.

On Sept. 1, 2016, new parking rules came into effect across the city which regulate where cars can park on city boulevards (area at the end of your driveway) and lay-bys.

The new rules do not impact neighbourhoods and streets that currently have the Neighbourhood On-Street Parking Program (NOSPP) designation.

View parking rules

Parking By-laws and Information

By-law 39-2016 - Parking and Idling

Parking by-law information

Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP)
By-law 40-2016 - Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP)

Policies related to Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMP):

Fire Route Signs:

Fire Route Sign Guidelines

Resources:

Parking 101 [PDF, updated Jan. 2018]

Winter parking

Shoulder Parking in Rural Burlington and near Trails

Shoulder parking is not allowed in rural areas of the City of Burlington. This is to keep you, other drivers and cyclists using these roads safe.

If you need to park in rural Burlington or near trails, here are some lots in parks you can use:

Rural Parking Lots

Parks located near trails

Orchard Park
LaSalle Park
Sherwood Park
Mount Nemo Conservation Area – fee to park/enter
Bronte Creek Provincial Park – fee to park/enter

Parking Exemptions

Parking exemptions are not required until further notice. This is to allow parking enforcement staff to focus on emergency situations during COVID-19. Residents and visitors must abide by all restricted signage to ensure the safety of our community. Normally, residents and visitors may request a parking exemption for up to 15 days per calendar year and per licence plate. This will allow parking on a city street for more than five hours or overnight between 1 and 6 a.m. During construction, residents will not be required to get an exemption.

Parking exemptions are not required until further notice.

This is to allow parking enforcement staff to focus on emergency situations during COVID-19. Residents and visitors must abide by all restricted signage to ensure the safety of our community.

Normally, residents and visitors may request a parking exemption for up to 15 days per calendar year and per licence plate. This will allow parking on a city street for more than five hours or overnight between 1 and 6 a.m.

During construction, residents will not be required to get an exemption.

Parking Permit Requests

Residential on-street parking permit requests are not needed at this time. Please continue to follow all parking rules, laws and signage to make sure you and the community stay safe. As of Aug. 1, Downtown Municipal Lot permits are required in all municipal parking lots.

Residential on-street parking permit requests are not needed at this time. Please continue to follow all parking rules, laws and signage to make sure you and the community stay safe.
As of Aug. 1, Downtown Municipal Lot permits are required in all municipal parking lots.

The City of Burlington offers residential parking permits and permits for parking in downtown Burlington municipal lots.

On-Street Residential Parking Permit

For some residents in Burlington, parking all the family vehicles in the space provided at their home can be a challenge.

On July 11, 2016, report TS-04-16 was presented to Burlington City Council, recommending the introduction of a residential pay parking permit program for residents who have more vehicles than they can park on their own property (garage and driveway).

At the July 18 meeting of Burlington City Council, the following was approved:

The city's Neighbourhood On-Street Parking Program (NOSPP) will continue in the neighbourhoods (e.g. Uptown and Orchard) and streets that currently have this designation. No new applications for an NOSPP designation will be accepted.
Effective, Sept. 1, 2016, a pay permit will be available for streets in the Alton community. A limit of one permit per household will be issued. The cost for the permit will be $30 per month or $350 per year.

The pay permit will allow vehicles to park on the street 24 hours a day, not to exceed 48 hours on the same street. All other parking offences are applicable.

Staff will report back to Council in one year with an update about these parking changes.

View the July 18, 2016 meeting of Burlington City Council

Residential Parking Permit Application

Please complete the application form below and forward it to the City of Burlington by email at city@burlington.ca , by mail or in-person at Burlington City Hall, 426 Brant Street, Burlington, ON L7R 3Z6

Download the Residential Parking Permit Application

Parking Permits for Downtown Municipal Parking Lot

Parking permits for Burlington's municipal parking lots in downtown, can be purchased:

In person: City Hall, 426 Brant Street, Burlington, ON
Email: city@burlington.ca

Renewing Parking Permits

Residential parking permits do not need to be renewed at this time. As of Aug. 1, 2020 Municipal Downtown Parking Permits are required and can be renewed online with the link below.

Please note, you will require the unique account and plate number associated with your permit.

Renew Parking Permit Online

Accessible Parking Permits

Visit Service Ontario to apply for an accessible parking permit.

Accessible parking sign guidelines

Parking Tickets

If you have received a parking ticket, you can pay your parking ticket online or by mail. Learn more about fines, appealing a parking ticket and ways to avoid future tickets.

Parking Enforcement

Learn more about parking enforcement in the City of Burlington.

Parking in Downtown Burlington

Updates to Downtown On-street Parking As of Aug. 4, 2020, regular paid parking will return to the downtown core. Downtown visitors can pay at the parking meters or use the HonkMobile app, which is highly recommended since it is a touch free way to pay. Parking is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends and holidays. Residential on-street parking permits and permits in downtown Burlington municipal lots still aren’t required until further notice, allowing parking staff to focus on emergency situations during COVID-19. Please continue to follow all parking rules, laws and signage to make sure you and the community stay safe.

Updates to Downtown On-street Parking

As of Aug. 4, 2020, regular paid parking will return to the downtown core. Downtown visitors can pay at the parking meters or use the HonkMobile app, which is highly recommended since it is a touch free way to pay.

Parking is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends and holidays.

Residential on-street parking permits and permits in downtown Burlington municipal lots still aren’t required until further notice, allowing parking staff to focus on emergency situations during COVID-19. Please continue to follow all parking rules, laws and signage to make sure you and the community stay safe.

Free parking in downtown Burlington is available in city lots and on-street parking spaces:

weekdays after 6 p.m.
weekends
holidays
in the month of December - Free P!

Downtown Parking Maps and Resources

The following resources provide information about parking downtown:

Pay-by-Plate Parking Machines

In May 2016, the City of Burlington introduced new pay-by-plate parking machines in downtown Burlington.

The new pay-by-plate machines offer users a variety of advantages, including the ability to:

Pay by coin ($2, $1, $0.25), credit or online
Park at various locations throughout the downtown when there is remaining paid time on a ticket
Add time to parking purchases remotely using HonkMobile ($0.35 transaction fee applies)
Choose the option of a printed receipt. Every payment is linked with a license plate number - dashboard tickets are not required.

Learn more

Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Did you know there are 27 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in downtown Burlington?

All the city’s public charging stations are Level 2, the most common level of charging.

To view of list of where EV charging parking spaces are located, visit burlington.ca/ev

HonkMobile

Beginning Monday, April 30, 2018, residents and visitors can now use the HonkMobile app to search, pay for, and top-up parking payments directly from their smartphone, tablet or computer.

The HonkMobile app can be downloaded from the App Store or the Google Play store using any internet connected device. Users are required to sign up for an account and pay a transaction fee of $0.35 for each payment.

HonkMobile replaces the city’s former online payment tool Telepark and can be used on-street and in city parking lots.

New Parking Technology - Find a parking space

In spring 2018, the City of Burlington introduced some new parking initiatives designed to make it easier for users to find a parking space in downtown Burlington.

Occupancy sensor technology
Throughout 2017 and 2018, the City of Burlington installed occupancy sensors in Burlington’s downtown, at every on-street parking space and all parking spots at city-owned parking lots. Burlington is one of the first cities in Canada to use this new occupancy sensor technology that keeps track of occupied and available parking spaces.

How it works?
Small occupancy sensors placed in every parking space send a wireless signal to a nearby receiver when a vehicle is parked in a parking spot.

Using the data from the occupancy sensors, real-time parking supply information is displayed on new digital counter signs installed at all city-owned parking lots. The digital counter signs show drivers the number of available parking spaces in each lot.

In addition, new digital wayfinding signs have been installed on primary downtown streets to help direct drivers to parking lots with available spaces. The wayfinding signs display real-time information about the number of available parking spaces in nearby lots and use directional arrows to guide drivers to those parking lots.