Parking at 5050 S California Ave
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5050 S California Ave

Ward 14, cleaning section 6 · 13,925 parking tickets were written across 94 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21 · Tuesday, November 10 · Thursday, November 12. 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
2445 W 51st St (8 min walk) · 2440 W 51st St (9 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2600 W 47th St alone took 296 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning4,588 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2600 W 47th St — 296, 9 min walk N
  • 5000 S Rockwell St — 242, 5 min walk E
  • 2700 W 47th St — 215, 9 min walk N
  • 2500 W 48th St — 198, 10 min walk NE
  • 5100 S Artesian Ave — 196, 9 min walk E
Permit zones3,843 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 3000 W 53rd St — 627, 9 min walk SW
  • 4600 S Mozart St — 415, 10 min walk N
  • 5000 S Artesian Ave — 355, 9 min walk E
  • 5300 S Sacramento Ave — 320, 10 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Troy St — 284, 9 min walk SW
Plate checks4,511 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5200 S Albany Ave — 295, 9 min walk SW
  • 5200 S Maplewood Ave — 244, 8 min walk SE
  • 5100 S Sacramento Ave — 244, 5 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Washtenaw Ave — 234, 3 min walk SE
  • 5100 S Whipple St — 226, 7 min walk SW
Posted restrictions971 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 2500 W 51st St — 169, 6 min walk E
  • 2700 W 51st St — 160, 1 min walk S
  • 5200 S Talman Ave — 139, 6 min walk SE
  • 2400 W 51st St — 99, 8 min walk E
  • 2600 W 53rd St — 88, 7 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 14, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
Jun5Fri
Jun8Mon
Jul29Wed
Jul30Thu
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon
Nov10Tue
Nov12Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Friday, September 18.
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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.