Parking at 4050 S Lake Shore Dr
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4050 S Lake Shore Dr

Ward 5, cleaning section 17 · 21,983 parking tickets were written across 52 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, November 2
Then Tuesday, November 3. 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: 4700 S Woodlawn Ave alone took 409 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,824 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4700 S Woodlawn Ave — 409, 10 min walk W
  • 1400 E 48th St — 339, 4 min walk W
  • 1300 E 50th St — 325, 8 min walk SW
  • 1300 E 48th St — 256, 6 min walk W
  • 1400 E 50th St — 191, 7 min walk SW
Permit zones864 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 4500 S Oakenwald Ave — 864, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks7,750 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5000 S Cornell Ave — 831, 8 min walk S
  • 5000 S Lake Shore Dr — 778, 8 min walk SE
  • 1300 E Hyde Park Blvd — 656, 10 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Blackstone Ave — 632, 10 min walk S
  • 5000 S Dorchester Ave — 605, 8 min walk SW
Posted restrictions5,571 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 4600 S Lake Park Ave — 1,188, 7 min walk NW
  • 1600 E 50th Pl — 1,012, 6 min walk S
  • 5100 S Harper Ave — 728, 10 min walk S
  • 5000 S Blackstone Ave — 642, 8 min walk SW
  • 5000 S East End Ave — 618, 7 min walk S
Metered blocks5,716 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 1400 E Hyde Park Blvd — 3,832, 9 min walk SW
  • 1500 E Hyde Park Blvd — 1,779, 8 min walk S
  • 4700 S Cornell Dr — 105, 3 min walk NW

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 5, section 17. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

May19Tue
May20Wed
Jul17Fri
Jul20Mon
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Nov2Mon
Nov3Tue

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Monday, November 2.
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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.