Chicago parking by block · Avondale · Ward 35

Parking at 2850 N Mozart St

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 2800–2899 N Mozart St. Everything here is from City records — 26,048 parking tickets written across 144 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 11
9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
Zone 1651
A visitor without a day pass is a $75 ticket.
Cameras nearby?
4
2811 W Diversey Ave (2 min walk) · 2782 W Diversey Ave (2 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 35, section 10. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr
13
Mon
Apr
14
Tue
May
19
Tue
May
20
Wed
Jun
26
Fri
Jun
29
Mon
Aug
4
Tue
Aug
5
Wed
Sep
10
Thu
Sep
11
Fri
Oct
19
Mon
Oct
20
Tue

Streets to watch near 2850 N Mozart St

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3100 W Schubert Ave alone took 473 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,959 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
Permit zones7,311 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
Plate checks2,862 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
Posted restrictions1,492 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
Metered blocks2,224 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

  • 2811 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 2782 W Diversey Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 2755 N California Ave — red-light camera, 2 min walk SE
  • 2716 W Logan Blvd — speed camera, 7 min walk SE

How to not get any of these

  • A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
  • Zone 1651 rules, so a guest doesn’t collect a $75 ticket.
  • 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.
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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 35, section 10. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.