Parking at 4950 N Merrimac Ave
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4950 N Merrimac Ave

Ward 45, cleaning section 9 · 3,261 parking tickets were written across 107 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?
3
5155 N Nagle Ave (6 min walk) · 6378 W Foster Ave (6 min walk) · 6020 W Foster Ave (8 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 4800 N Melvina Ave alone took 61 tickets in three years, a 3 min walk away.

Street cleaning151 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 4800 N Melvina Ave61, 3 min walk SE
  • 5000 N Meade Ave45, 5 min walk NE
  • 6100 W Higgins Ave45, 4 min walk NE
Permit zones246 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5100 N Austin Ave83, 8 min walk NE
  • 6200 W Giddings St57, 7 min walk S
  • 4600 N Melvina Ave56, 8 min walk S
  • 5000 N Marmora Ave50, 9 min walk E
City sticker checks63 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 4800 N Mobile Ave63, 4 min walk S
Plate checks1,510 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6000 W Lawrence Ave152, 8 min walk SE
  • 4900 N Mason Ave146, 8 min walk E
  • 4900 N Marmora Ave102, 9 min walk E
  • 6000 W Giddings St92, 9 min walk SE
  • 5000 N Natchez Ave71, 5 min walk W

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

Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, September 22.
Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
Cameras
3 within a short walk. The app warns you out loud before you reach one.
City sticker & plates
A missed sticker is $200 and it’s a deadline, not a driving mistake. We buy them on time, every year.
The tickets you still get
Contested by mail — 59% of mailed contests are dismissed — and paid before the fine doubles.
What it costs
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.