Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 33

Parking at 3450 W Belle Plaine Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3400–3499 W Belle Plaine Ave. Everything here is from City records — 33,950 parking tickets written across 149 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Tuesday, September 22

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

4020 N Elston Ave (6 min walk) · 3647 W Irving Park Rd (6 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 33, section 9. The restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60 and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

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Streets to watch near 3450 W Belle Plaine Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3600 W Montrose Ave alone took 629 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning16,136 tickets

Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.

3600 W Montrose Ave — 629 tickets, 9 min walk NW
3500 W Montrose Ave — 602 tickets, 8 min walk N
4100 N Kedzie Ave — 480 tickets, 7 min walk E

Permit zones2,817 tickets

Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.

4400 N Bernard St — 432 tickets, 9 min walk N
4100 N Bernard St — 325 tickets, 2 min walk NE
4000 N Sawyer Ave — 282 tickets, 6 min walk E

Plate checks3,476 tickets

Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.

4400 N Central Park Ave — 270 tickets, 9 min walk N
4200 N Kimball Ave — 257 tickets, 5 min walk N
4400 N Spaulding Ave — 249 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Posted restrictions1,892 tickets

Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.

4400 N Drake Ave — 417 tickets, 9 min walk N
4400 N Kimball Ave — 391 tickets, 9 min walk N
4400 N Monticello Ave — 390 tickets, 10 min walk NW

Metered blocks9,342 tickets

Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.

3200 W Montrose Ave — 1,192 tickets, 9 min walk NE
3400 W Irving Park Rd — 1,137 tickets, 3 min walk S
4000 N Kedzie Ave — 870 tickets, 7 min walk E

Other enforcement287 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3400 W Berteau Ave — 287 tickets, 3 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW
3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 6 min walk SW

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 2 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 33, section 9. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.