Parking at 2850 N California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,801 parking tickets written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
4
2782 W Diversey Ave (2 min walk) · 2811 W Diversey Ave (2 min walk)
Streets to watch near 2850 N California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W Schubert Ave alone took 356 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,558 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3000 W Schubert Ave — 356 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 2700 W Logan Blvd — 284 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2900 N Albany Ave — 272 tickets, 8 min walk W
Permit zones6,495 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 2700 N Campbell Ave — 444 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 2800 N Rockwell St — 433 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 2700 N Troy St — 388 tickets, 10 min walk W
Plate checks2,259 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 2900 W Nelson St — 274 tickets, 7 min walk NW
- 2800 W Logan Blvd — 273 tickets, 8 min walk S
- 2500 N Richmond St — 267 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,021 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 2500 W Diversey Ave — 286 tickets, 6 min walk E
- 2900 W Belmont Ave — 249 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 2400 W Diversey Avenue — 197 tickets, 8 min walk E
Metered blocks231 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 2800 W Diversey — 231 tickets, 2 min walk S
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk S
- 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk S
- 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk S
- 2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk S
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 4 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.