Parking at 5850 S California Ave
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Parking at this address

5850 S California Ave

Ward 15, cleaning section 6 · 27,634 parking tickets were written across 147 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Tuesday, October 6
Then Wednesday, October 7 · Wednesday, November 4 · Thursday, November 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?
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: 6100 S Sacramento Ave alone took 504 tickets in three years, a 9 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,971 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6100 S Sacramento Ave — 504, 9 min walk SW
  • 3000 W 59th St — 389, 7 min walk W
  • 2900 W 59th St — 343, 4 min walk W
  • 5900 S Albany Ave — 304, 8 min walk W
  • 6000 S Albany Ave — 289, 9 min walk SW
Permit zones4,088 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 5900 S Troy St — 464, 9 min walk W
  • 6200 S Mozart St — 421, 10 min walk S
  • 5500 S Fairfield Ave — 372, 9 min walk N
  • 5500 S Washtenaw Ave — 274, 8 min walk N
  • 5600 S Troy St — 254, 10 min walk NW
City sticker checks147 tickets
They check stickers on this block. Keep your city sticker current.
  • 5500 S Richmond St — 147, 9 min walk NW
Plate checks8,360 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 6000 S Troy St — 410, 10 min walk SW
  • 5600 S Albany Ave — 388, 9 min walk NW
  • 3100 W 60th St — 313, 9 min walk SW
  • 3100 W 57th St — 309, 9 min walk NW
  • 3000 W 60th St — 302, 6 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,599 tickets
Hydrants get ticketed here. Leave 15 feet.
  • 6100 S Whipple St — 449, 9 min walk SW
  • 5800 S California Ave — 205, 1 min walk E
  • 2900 W 55th St — 201, 10 min walk N
  • 5800 S Kedzie Ave — 154, 10 min walk W
  • 6100 S California Ave — 142, 7 min walk S

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 15, section 6. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr15Wed
Apr16Thu
May13Wed
May14Thu
Jun11Thu
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Jul13Mon
Jul14Tue
Aug10Mon
Aug11Tue
Sep8Tue
Sep9Wed
Oct6Tue
Oct7Wed
Nov4Wed
Nov5Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Tuesday, October 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.