Chicago parking by block · Gage Park · Ward 14

Parking at 5250 S California Ave

Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 5200–5299 S California Ave. Everything here is from City records — 20,310 parking tickets written across 115 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?

2445 W 51st St (9 min walk) · 2440 W 51st St (9 min walk)

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 8. 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 5250 S California Ave

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 3000 W 54th St alone took 346 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,290 tickets

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

3000 W 54th St — 346 tickets, 8 min walk SW
5000 S Rockwell St — 242 tickets, 6 min walk NE
5300 S Artesian Ave — 197 tickets, 10 min walk E

Permit zones6,229 tickets

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

3100 W 53rd St — 677 tickets, 10 min walk W
3000 W 53rd St — 627 tickets, 7 min walk W
5200 S Troy St — 472 tickets, 9 min walk W

City sticker checks147 tickets

They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.

5500 S Richmond St — 147 tickets, 9 min walk SW

Plate checks5,767 tickets

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

5300 S Albany Ave — 297 tickets, 9 min walk SW
5200 S Albany Ave — 295 tickets, 8 min walk W
5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244 tickets, 6 min walk E

Posted restrictions2,246 tickets

Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.

3000 W 55th St — 473 tickets, 10 min walk SW
2600 W 55th St — 226 tickets, 8 min walk SE
2900 W 55th St — 201 tickets, 8 min walk SW

Metered blocks1,614 tickets

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

2800 W 55th St — 811 tickets, 7 min walk S
2700 W 55th St — 482 tickets, 7 min walk S
5500 S Mozart St — 176 tickets, 10 min walk S

Cameras within a 10-minute walk

2445 W 51st St — speed camera, 9 min walk E
2440 W 51st St — speed camera, 9 min walk E

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 14, section 8. Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.