Parking at 4550 N Melvina Ave
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Parking at this address

4550 N Melvina Ave

Ward 38, cleaning section 8 · 5,137 parking tickets were written across 99 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Monday, September 28
Then Tuesday, September 29. 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: 5900 W Eastwood Ave alone took 131 tickets in three years, a 7 min walk away.

Street cleaning1,151 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5900 W Eastwood Ave — 131, 7 min walk E
  • 5800 W Eastwood Ave — 113, 9 min walk E
  • 4500 N Mcvicker Ave — 83, 4 min walk E
  • 4300 N Mcvicker Ave — 81, 7 min walk SE
  • 4500 N Melvina Ave — 74, 1 min walk E
Permit zones167 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6200 W Giddings St — 57, 4 min walk N
  • 4600 N Melvina Ave — 56, 4 min walk N
  • 4400 N Mulligan Ave — 54, 6 min walk SW
City sticker checks162 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 4200 N Mcvicker Ave — 99, 10 min walk SE
  • 4800 N Mobile Ave — 63, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks2,848 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6000 W Lawrence Ave — 152, 7 min walk NE
  • 4300 N Austin Ave — 142, 8 min walk SE
  • 5900 W Giddings St — 130, 8 min walk NE
  • 4400 N Monitor Ave — 114, 10 min walk E
  • 4400 N Mason Ave — 110, 8 min walk SE
Posted restrictions55 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5900 W Lawrence Ave — 55, 8 min walk NE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 38, section 8. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun9Tue
Jun10Wed
Aug4Tue
Aug5Wed
Sep28Mon
Sep29Tue

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, September 28.
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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.