Parking at 5250 S Austin Ave
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Parking at this address

5250 S Austin Ave

Ward 23, cleaning section 5 · 4,842 parking tickets were written across 101 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, November 6
Then Monday, November 9. 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?
None
No speed or red-light camera within a 10-minute walk.

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5100 S Meade Ave alone took 73 tickets in three years, a 4 min walk away.

Street cleaning470 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 5100 S Meade Ave — 73, 4 min walk NW
  • 5600 S Mayfield Ave — 70, 10 min walk S
  • 5300 S Merrimac Ave — 66, 6 min walk W
  • 5300 S Meade Ave — 60, 3 min walk SW
  • 5300 S Melvina Ave — 57, 5 min walk W
Permit zones843 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5400 S Menard Ave — 233, 6 min walk SE
  • 5200 S Parkside Ave — 143, 9 min walk E
  • 5300 S Mayfield Ave — 128, 3 min walk SE
  • 5500 S Mobile Ave — 127, 10 min walk SW
  • 5300 S Austin Ave — 90, 2 min walk S
City sticker checks171 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 6200 W 55th St — 90, 9 min walk SW
  • 5100 S Mulligan Ave — 41, 9 min walk W
  • 5300 S Monitor Ave — 40, 4 min walk E
Plate checks2,117 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 5500 S Merrimac Ave — 187, 9 min walk SW
  • 5900 W 55th St — 170, 6 min walk S
  • 5500 S Mason Ave — 162, 7 min walk S
  • 5100 S Massasoit Ave — 88, 7 min walk NE
  • 5500 S Massasoit Ave — 82, 9 min walk SE
Posted restrictions53 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 5900 S Archer Ave — 53, 8 min walk E

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 23, section 5. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr13Mon
Apr14Tue
Jun22Mon
Jun23Tue
Aug28Fri
Aug31Mon
Nov6Fri
Nov9Mon

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, November 6.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
None nearby, but the app warns you anywhere in the city.
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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.