Parking at 650 W Montrose Ave
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 600–699 W Montrose Ave. Everything here is from City records — 56,506 parking tickets written across 83 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?
2
4429 N Broadway Ave (9 min walk) · 4446 N Broadway Ave (10 min walk)
Streets to watch near 650 W Montrose Ave
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4200 N Broadway alone took 1,405 tickets in three years, a 8 min walk away.
Street cleaning19,088 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 4200 N Broadway — 1,405 tickets, 8 min walk SW
- 4200 N Hazel St — 903 tickets, 6 min walk W
- 4100 N Clarendon Ave — 896 tickets, 9 min walk S
Permit zones4,295 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 700 W Bittersweet Pl — 1,382 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 600 W Bittersweet Pl — 1,198 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 800 W Windsor Ave — 942 tickets, 6 min walk NW
Plate checks1,407 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4500 N Marine Dr — 474 tickets, 4 min walk NW
- 4200 N Clarendon Ave — 452 tickets, 6 min walk SW
- 4200 N Sheridan Rd — 254 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions9,236 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 4100 N Marine Dr — 1,412 tickets, 7 min walk S
- 800 W Agatite Ave — 1,027 tickets, 4 min walk W
- 4600 N Clarendon Ave — 880 tickets, 8 min walk NW
Metered blocks21,510 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
- 4000 N Broadway St — 5,405 tickets, 9 min walk SW
- 4400 N Broadway — 3,476 tickets, 10 min walk W
- 4100 N Broadway St — 3,384 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Other enforcement876 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 4400 N Marine Dr — 472 tickets, 3 min walk NW
- 300 W Montrose Dr — 151 tickets, 7 min walk E
- 400 W Montrose Dr — 119 tickets, 7 min walk E
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 4429 N Broadway Ave — speed camera, 9 min walk W
- 4446 N Broadway Ave — speed camera, 10 min walk W
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.
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.