Parking at 5150 N California
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Parking at this address

5150 N California

Ward 39, cleaning section 11 · 16,370 parking tickets were written across 123 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, October 2
Then Monday, October 5. 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?
1
3034 W Foster Ave (6 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 2900 W Argyle St alone took 302 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning5,891 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 2900 W Argyle St — 302, 6 min walk SW
  • 2500 W Argyle St — 301, 9 min walk SE
  • 3100 W Argyle St — 268, 9 min walk SW
  • 4900 N Albany Ave — 247, 10 min walk SW
  • 4800 N Washtenaw Ave — 246, 8 min walk S
Permit zones4,434 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Farragut Ave — 534, 2 min walk NE
  • 2500 W Balmoral — 476, 8 min walk NE
  • 2600 W Berwyn Ave — 300, 4 min walk NE
  • 5100 N Albany — 298, 8 min walk W
  • 5200 N Rockwell St — 276, 5 min walk E
Plate checks1,894 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5000 N Albany Ave — 372, 8 min walk SW
  • 4900 N Whipple St — 237, 9 min walk SW
  • 5000 N Rockwell St — 172, 6 min walk SE
  • 2700 W Argyle St — 139, 6 min walk SE
  • 2600 W Carmen Ave — 133, 5 min walk SE
Posted restrictions1,941 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 3000 W Argyle St — 424, 7 min walk SW
  • 5400 N Campbell Ave — 241, 10 min walk NE
  • 4800 N Sacramento Ave — 218, 10 min walk SW
  • 2400 W Foster Ave — 190, 9 min walk E
  • 5300 N Rockwell St — 183, 7 min walk NE
Metered blocks1,783 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2700 W Winona St — 565, 3 min walk SE
  • 5000 N Lincoln Ave — 337, 10 min walk SE
  • 5400 N Lincoln Ave — 279, 10 min walk NE
  • 5200 N California Ave — 216, 1 min walk NE
  • 2800 W Foster Ave — 160, 1 min walk W

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 39, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug12Wed
Aug13Thu
Oct2Fri
Oct5Mon

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, October 2.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
1 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.