Parking at 4050 N California Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 4000–4099 N California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 12,895 parking tickets written across 103 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?
6
2782 W Irving Park Rd (1 min walk) · 2807 W Irving Park Rd (1 min walk)
Streets to watch near 4050 N California Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3700 N Albany Ave alone took 257 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.
Street cleaning8,985 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 3700 N Albany Ave — 257 tickets, 10 min walk SW
- 4000 N Mozart St — 240 tickets, 1 min walk NW
- 4000 N Albany Ave — 231 tickets, 8 min walk W
Permit zones888 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 4300 N Richmond St — 245 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 4300 N Francisco Ave — 243 tickets, 9 min walk N
- 4100 N Troy St — 204 tickets, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks328 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
- 2400 W Warner Ave — 122 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Belle Plaine Ave — 84 tickets, 9 min walk E
- 2400 W Cuyler Ave — 69 tickets, 9 min walk E
Plate checks1,347 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4000 N Rockwell St — 135 tickets, 5 min walk E
- 2900 W Waveland Ave — 134 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 2400 W Berteau Ave — 128 tickets, 8 min walk NE
Posted restrictions191 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
- 3600 N California Ave — 99 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 2500 W Bradley Pl — 92 tickets, 10 min walk SE
Metered blocks1,072 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 3000 W Irving Park Rd — 468 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 2900 W Irving Park Rd — 369 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 3100 W Irving Park Rd — 182 tickets, 9 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 2782 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk SE
- 2807 W Irving Park Rd — red-light camera, 1 min walk SW
- 2712 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk E
- 2705 W Irving Park Ave — speed camera, 2 min walk E
- 2501 W Irving Park Rd — speed camera, 7 min walk E
- 2721 W Montrose Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk N
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 6 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.