Parking at 4850 N Merrimac Ave
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Parking at this address

4850 N Merrimac Ave

Ward 45, cleaning section 9 · 3,320 parking tickets were written across 99 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, September 22
Then Wednesday, September 23. 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?
2
5155 N Nagle Ave (8 min walk) · 6378 W Foster Ave (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4500 N Melvina Ave alone took 74 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning335 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4500 N Melvina Ave — 74, 9 min walk S
  • 4500 N Mobile Ave — 63, 9 min walk S
  • 4800 N Melvina Ave — 61, 2 min walk E
  • 4500 N Moody Ave — 47, 10 min walk SE
  • 5000 N Meade Ave — 45, 6 min walk NE
Permit zones236 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 9 min walk NE
  • 6200 W Giddings St — 57, 5 min walk S
  • 4600 N Melvina Ave — 56, 6 min walk SE
  • 4800 N Normandy Ave — 40, 10 min walk W
City sticker checks63 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 4800 N Mobile Ave — 63, 1 min walk SW
Plate checks1,499 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6000 W Lawrence Ave — 152, 7 min walk SE
  • 4900 N Mason Ave — 146, 8 min walk E
  • 4500 N Mulligan Ave — 105, 9 min walk S
  • 4900 N Marmora Ave — 102, 9 min walk E
  • 6000 W Giddings St — 92, 7 min walk SE
Posted restrictions55 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 5900 W Lawrence Ave — 55, 9 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 9. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr23Thu
Apr24Fri
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep22Tue
Sep23Wed

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
2 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
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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.