Burlington, WI Parking Rules: Overnight Parking (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide standing limit
- 24 hours max in one spot
- CBD overnight ban
- 2 a.m.-5 a.m., no parking
- Elsewhere overnight
- alternate-side parking by date
- Ineligible vehicles
- trucks over 21 ft/7 ft/7 ft, buses, RVs
- Override authority
- Chief of Police may permit exceptions
Summary
No vehicle may sit in one spot on a Burlington street for more than 24 hours, and outside downtown, overnight parking from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. is limited to alternate sides of the street by calendar date under City Code § 293-3E. There is no alternate-side option at all in the Central Business District during those hours.
No vehicle shall be permitted to stand in one place on a street or highway for more than 24 hours. ... No person shall stop, park or leave stand any vehicle on a ... ny street or alley in the City which is not a state or county trunk highway and not in the Central Business District between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except as herein provided: ... On even-numbered calendar dates, vehicles may be parked on the side of the street adjacent to lots and houses which have been assigned even numbers. On odd-numbered calendar dates, vehicles may be parked on the side of the street adjacent to lots and houses which have been assigned odd numbers.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4997580; v29 updated 2026-07-07; through 07-07-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 293-3E(1)(a) sets a flat citywide cap: no vehicle may stand in one place on a street or highway for more than 24 hours. , with no exception for alternating sides. Outside the CBD, Subsection (1)(b)[3](a) allows overnight parking during those same hours only on the side of the street matching the calendar date: even house numbers on even dates, odd numbers on odd dates, determined by the date after midnight. Where a block has no opposite side available, such as a cul-de-sac, parking is allowed on the only available side under (1)(b)[3][b].
The alternate-side scheme does not apply to physicians on emergency calls or other emergency vehicles under (1)(b)[3][c], and Subsection (1)(b)[3][d] suspends alternate-side parking entirely during any declared snow emergency. Certain vehicles, commercial trucks longer than 21 feet, wider than 7 feet, or taller than 7 feet with more than four single-tired wheels, plus buses, trailers, camping trailers, motor homes, and tractors, are ineligible for alternate-side parking under (1)(b)[3][e]. The Chief of Police may grant an individual overnight parking exception under (2)(b), allow up to one hour of parking near a night business open during the restricted hours under (2)(c), or temporarily suspend enforcement in exceptional conditions, reporting the dates and circumstances to the City Administrator, under (2)(e).
Violations & Fines
No permit issued under this section excuses parking in violation of state law or a posted sign, per § 293-3F. Overnight parking violations, like other Chapter 293 offenses, fall under the Code's general penalty in § 1-4 where no specific fine is set: a first offense forfeits $5 to $500 plus costs, and a repeat offense within a year forfeits $10 to $1,000, with jail up to 90 days for unpaid forfeitures. A vehicle left overnight in violation can also be ticketed and, under related winter-parking provisions, towed at the owner's expense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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