Parking at 5250 N Melvina Ave
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Parking at this address

5250 N Melvina Ave

Ward 45, cleaning section 11 · 3,246 parking tickets were written across 113 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?
3
6378 W Foster Ave (4 min walk) · 5155 N Nagle Ave (5 min walk) · 6020 W Foster Ave (6 min walk)

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5600 N Meade Ave alone took 88 tickets in three years, a 10 min walk away.

Street cleaning322 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5600 N Meade Ave — 88, 10 min walk N
  • 5300 N Nashville Ave — 83, 8 min walk W
  • 4800 N Melvina Ave — 61, 10 min walk S
  • 5000 N Meade Ave — 45, 7 min walk SE
  • 6100 W Higgins Ave — 45, 4 min walk S
Permit zones134 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5100 N Austin Ave — 83, 7 min walk SE
  • 5500 N Mcvicker Ave — 51, 8 min walk NE
Plate checks1,149 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 N Northwest Hwy — 138, 8 min walk N
  • 5500 N Austin Ave — 116, 9 min walk NE
  • 5300 N Mcvicker Ave — 94, 5 min walk E
  • 5400 N Northwest Hwy — 87, 8 min walk NE
  • 5600 N Moody Ave — 79, 9 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 45, section 11. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr29Wed
Apr30Thu
Jul15Wed
Jul16Thu
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
3 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.