Parking at 5950 S California Ave
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Parking at this address

5950 S California Ave

Ward 16, cleaning section 10 · 30,440 parking tickets were written across 147 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Friday, September 18
Then Monday, September 21. 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 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning12,427 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 6100 S Sacramento Ave — 504, 6 min walk SW
  • 6200 S Sacramento Ave — 497, 8 min walk SW
  • 3000 W 59th St — 389, 7 min walk W
  • 2900 W 59th St — 343, 5 min walk NW
  • 6100 S Albany Ave — 333, 8 min walk SW
Permit zones3,943 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 6200 S Whipple St — 473, 9 min walk SW
  • 5900 S Troy St — 464, 9 min walk W
  • 6200 S Mozart St — 421, 7 min walk S
  • 6300 S Mozart St — 282, 9 min walk S
  • 6300 S Fairfield Ave — 280, 9 min walk S
Plate checks7,856 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 3100 W 61st St — 525, 10 min walk W
  • 6000 S Troy St — 410, 9 min walk W
  • 3100 W 60th St — 313, 8 min walk W
  • 3000 W 60th St — 302, 5 min walk W
  • 5800 S Troy St — 252, 9 min walk W
Posted restrictions2,729 tickets
Rush-hour restrictions. Read the sign before you leave it at 4pm.
  • 6300 S California Ave — 499, 9 min walk S
  • 6100 S Troy St — 499, 10 min walk SW
  • 6100 S Whipple St — 449, 8 min walk SW
  • 5900 S Kedzie Ave — 232, 10 min walk W
  • 5800 S California Ave — 205, 3 min walk N
Metered blocks3,485 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 3000 W 63rd St — 1,172, 10 min walk SW
  • 2900 W 63rd St — 772, 9 min walk S
  • 2800 W 63rd St — 593, 8 min walk S
  • 6200 S Rockwell St — 325, 9 min walk SE
  • 2600 W 63rd St — 269, 9 min walk SE

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 16, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr27Mon
Apr28Tue
Jul9Thu
Jul10Fri
Sep18Fri
Sep21Mon

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
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.