Parking at 850 N California Ave
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Parking at this address

850 N California Ave

Ward 36, cleaning section 10 · 28,692 parking tickets were written across 103 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Wednesday, October 21
Then Thursday, October 22. 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?
4
2980 W Chicago Ave (5 min walk) · 771 N Sacramento Blvd (6 min walk) · 1111 N Humboldt Blvd (8 min walk) +1 more

Streets to watch nearby

street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 800 N Sacramento Blvd alone took 607 tickets in three years, a 6 min walk away.

Street cleaning11,957 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
  • 800 N Sacramento Blvd — 607, 6 min walk W
  • 800 N Mozart St — 484, 1 min walk W
  • 900 N Washtenaw Ave — 432, 4 min walk NE
  • 2600 W Augusta Blvd — 361, 5 min walk NE
  • 2600 W Haddon Ave — 325, 8 min walk NE
Permit zones6,493 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
  • 2700 W Crystal St — 693, 9 min walk N
  • 2500 W Cortez St — 511, 8 min walk NE
  • 800 N Richmond St — 479, 4 min walk W
  • 2500 W Haddon Ave — 478, 9 min walk NE
  • 1100 N Mozart St — 473, 7 min walk N
Plate checks2,672 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
  • 1000 N Rockwell St — 503, 6 min walk NE
  • 2700 W Haddon Ave — 417, 7 min walk N
  • 1100 N Washtenaw Ave — 403, 7 min walk NE
  • 1100 N Rockwell St — 324, 8 min walk NE
  • 1000 N Richmond St — 215, 6 min walk NW
Posted restrictions826 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
  • 800 N Campbell Ave — 345, 8 min walk E
  • 1000 N Campbell Ave — 230, 9 min walk NE
  • 3000 W Augusta Blvd — 101, 8 min walk W
  • 2800 W Division — 96, 8 min walk N
  • 2900 W Grand Ave — 54, 5 min walk W
Metered blocks6,315 tickets
Metered. Pay the full time you will actually be gone, and set an alarm.
  • 2600 W Division St — 2,266, 9 min walk NE
  • 2700 W Division St — 2,179, 8 min walk N
  • 1100 N California Ave — 873, 6 min walk N
  • 1000 N California Ave — 617, 4 min walk N
  • 1200 N California Ave — 380, 10 min walk N

Every 2026 street-cleaning day on this block

Ward 36, section 10. Restriction runs 9am–2pm on each of these; a missed one is $60, and it doubles if it goes unpaid.

Apr17Fri
Apr20Mon
Jun3Wed
Jun4Thu
Jul21Tue
Jul22Wed
Sep3Thu
Sep4Fri
Oct21Wed
Oct22Thu

What makes this easy

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Street cleaning
A text the night before every cleaning day on this block — the next is Wednesday, October 21.
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Permit zone
Not needed here, but we flag the zones that start nearby.
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Cameras
4 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.