Chicago parking by block · Irving Park · Ward 30

Parking at 3850 N Central Park Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 3800–3899 N Central Park Ave. Everything here is from City records — 21,749 parking tickets written across 139 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.

When is this block cleaned?

Thursday, September 24

9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.

Do I need a permit?

Not in a residential permit zone.

Cameras nearby?

3647 W Irving Park Rd (4 min walk) · 4020 N Elston Ave (5 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 30, section 2. 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 3850 N Central Park Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3800 N Sawyer Ave alone took 258 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning8,631 tickets

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

3800 N Sawyer Ave — 258 tickets, 9 min walk E
4000 N St Louis Ave — 253 tickets, 5 min walk NE
3600 W Belle Plaine Ave — 246 tickets, 6 min walk N

Permit zones3,481 tickets

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

4100 N Bernard St — 325 tickets, 8 min walk NE
3700 W Cornelia Ave — 308 tickets, 10 min walk S
3700 N Drake Ave — 276 tickets, 2 min walk SE

Plate checks1,986 tickets

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

3300 W Byron St — 244 tickets, 6 min walk E
3900 N Monticello Ave — 214 tickets, 3 min walk NW
3200 W Grace St — 214 tickets, 10 min walk E

Posted restrictions753 tickets

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

4200 N Drake Ave — 248 tickets, 10 min walk N
3700 W Addison St — 205 tickets, 8 min walk SW
4000 N Kimball Ave — 134 tickets, 7 min walk NE

Metered blocks6,331 tickets

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

3400 W Irving Park Rd — 1,137 tickets, 5 min walk NE
4000 N Elston Avenue — 745 tickets, 5 min walk NW
3500 W Irving Park Rd — 524 tickets, 4 min walk N

Other enforcement287 tickets

Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.

3400 W Berteau Ave — 287 tickets, 10 min walk NE

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

3647 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 4 min walk NW
4020 N Elston Ave — red-light camera, 5 min walk NW

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