Parking at 4050 S California Ave
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4050 S California Ave

Ward 12, cleaning section 7 · 28,490 parking tickets were written across 126 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Thursday, September 24
Then Friday, September 25 · Tuesday, October 27 · Wednesday, October 28. 9am–2pm. A missed one is $60.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone — but nearby blocks are, so a guest can still cross the line into one.
Cameras nearby?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2800 W 38th St alone took 543 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.

Street cleaning7,009 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2800 W 38th St — 543, 5 min walk N
  • 3000 W 40th St — 428, 6 min walk W
  • 2900 W 38th Pl — 381, 6 min walk NW
  • 2700 W 38th Pl — 310, 6 min walk N
  • 4000 S Artesian Ave — 288, 9 min walk E
Permit zones10,010 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3100 W 41st Pl — 770, 9 min walk W
  • 2800 W 40th St — 605, 1 min walk W
  • 4300 S Fairfield Ave — 490, 8 min walk S
  • 4200 S Fairfield Ave — 442, 5 min walk S
  • 4300 S Washtenaw Ave — 438, 8 min walk S
Plate checks3,484 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3100 W 40th Pl — 489, 8 min walk W
  • 3000 W 41st St — 472, 7 min walk SW
  • 2900 W 40th Pl — 332, 3 min walk W
  • 4100 S Albany Ave — 261, 8 min walk W
  • 4000 S Sacramento Ave — 230, 5 min walk W
Posted restrictions4,501 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4100 S Archer Ave — 1,087, 5 min walk SW
  • 3900 S Albany Ave — 289, 8 min walk W
  • 2600 W 42nd St — 283, 6 min walk SE
  • 4200 S Rockwell St — 281, 7 min walk SE
  • 4200 S Talman Ave — 267, 7 min walk SE
Metered blocks3,268 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 4200 S Archer Ave — 662, 9 min walk SW
  • 4200 S Sacramento Ave — 436, 7 min walk SW
  • 4100 S Francisco Ave — 315, 4 min walk SW
  • 3900 S Archer Ave — 314, 2 min walk NE
  • 4100 S Richmond St — 305, 4 min walk SW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 12, section 7. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
May19Tue
May20Wed
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Jul23Thu
Jul24Fri
Aug24Mon
Aug28Fri
Sep24Thu
Sep25Fri
Oct27Tue
Oct28Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Thursday, September 24.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
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The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
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What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.