Parking at 3450 N California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 9,277 parking tickets written across 91 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block
Ward 33, section 13. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.
Streets to watch near 3450 N California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W Fletcher St alone took 214 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.
- 2800 W Fletcher St — 214 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 3500 N Albany Ave — 196 tickets, 8 min walk NW
- 3200 N Whipple St — 195 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 3200 N Richmond St — 211 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 3600 N Campbell Ave — 167 tickets, 9 min walk NE
- 3100 N Washtenaw Ave — 94 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 2900 W Nelson St — 274 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 3200 N Elston Ave — 166 tickets, 6 min walk S
- 2800 W Nelson St — 165 tickets, 10 min walk S
- 2900 W Belmont Ave — 249 tickets, 7 min walk SW
- 3600 N California Ave — 99 tickets, 6 min walk N
- 3400 N Rockwell St — 97 tickets, 4 min walk E
- 3100 W Belmont Ave — 41 tickets, 10 min walk SW
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2549 W Addison St — speed camera, 9 min walk NE
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 1 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.
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 33, section 13. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.