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Street cleaning in Lone Mountain/USF, SF

Schedules here are set block by block. Tap any block on the map for its exact posted day, time, and next sweep, then set a free reminder. Below: what the public ticket record shows about Lone Mountain/USF.

By the numbers · last ~2 years

Lone Mountain/USF in tickets

24,182
Street-cleaning tickets
$2.5M
In fines assessed
~9am
Most common ticket time
#17
of 36 hoods by volume
+11%
vs 5 years ago

The street-cleaning fine is $105 (2026). In Lone Mountain/USF, most tickets are written on Wednesdays around 9am.

What parking is like

Parking in Lone Mountain/USF

Of Lone Mountain/USF's mapped curb, about 74% is general street parking, 24% residential-permit (RPP). (Share of curb in SFMTA's Digital Curb data. The posted sign on your block always wins.)

Off-street parking nearby
  • 1750 FULTON ST · Garage240 spaces · $2/hr
  • 1 SHRADER ST · Garage229 spaces · $2/hr
  • 2130 FULTON ST · Garage770 spaces
  • 2675 Geary Blvd · Lot550 spaces

No street spot? Rates are operator-supplied. Confirm on arrival.

The live map

Lone Mountain/USF parking, live

Every curb in Lone Mountain/USF, colored by its next street sweep. Tap a block for its posted schedule, meters, permit zone, and a free move-your-car reminder.

Every swept block · 228 in Lone Mountain/USF

Street cleaning, block by block

Every swept street in Lone Mountain/USF. Open one for its blocks, then a block for its posted days and times, the next sweep dates and when tickets actually land.

Almaden Ct 1 block
Annapolis Ter 1 block
Anza St 13 blocks
Anzavista Ave 7 blocks
Arguello Blvd 5 blocks
Ashbury St 3 blocks
Atalaya Ter 1 block
Baker St 8 blocks
Barcelona Ave 1 block
Beaumont Ave 3 blocks
Blake St 1 block
Central Ave 6 blocks
Chabot Ter 1 block
Clayton St 3 blocks
Cole St 3 blocks
Collins St 1 block
Cook St 1 block
Edward St 1 block
Encanto Ave 1 block
Ewing Ter 3 blocks
Fell St 6 blocks
Fortuna Ave 1 block
Fulton St 12 blocks
Geary Blvd 28 blocks
Golden Gate Ave 12 blocks
Grove St 7 blocks
Hayes St 8 blocks
Hemway Ter 1 block
Kittredge Ter 1 block
Loraine Ct 1 block
Loyola Ter 1 block
Lyon St 7 blocks
Masonic Ave 12 blocks
McAllister St 7 blocks
Nido Ave 1 block
O'Farrell St 3 blocks
Paramount Ter 1 block
Parker Ave 6 blocks
Parsons St 1 block
Roselyn Ter 1 block
Rossi Ave 2 blocks
Saint Joseph's Ave 2 blocks
Shrader St 3 blocks
Spruce St 1 block
Stanyan Blvd 3 blocks
Stanyan St 5 blocks
Tamalpais Ter 1 block
Temescal Ter 1 block
Terra Vista Ave 6 blocks
Turk Blvd 16 blocks
Vega St 1 block
Willard St North 5 blocks
Wood St 1 block
When tickets happen in Lone Mountain/USF

By day & hour

Enforcement clusters at predictable times, not at random. These are the days and hours when Lone Mountain/USF street-cleaning tickets are actually written. Your block's posted window is what counts, but the pattern shows when to be careful.

By day of week
By hour of day
Heaviest-ticketed streets

Where tickets cluster

The Lone Mountain/USF streets with the most street-cleaning citations over ~2 years. High counts usually mean a busy corridor with frequent sweeping. Check the exact block on the map.

  • HAYES1,877 tickets
  • GOLDEN GATE1,748 tickets
  • FULTON1,714 tickets
  • GROVE1,630 tickets
  • TURK1,372 tickets
  • BAKER1,329 tickets
How enforcement works

The 2-hour sign, the 20-minute reality

San Francisco posts a street-cleaning window, often two hours, but the ticket doesn't wait. Across about 1.35 million GPS-located citations (over a million matched to blocks), the typical SF block gets most of its tickets inside the same ~20 minutes, usually right after the window opens. In Lone Mountain/USF, that cluster lands around 9am on Wednesdays.

Once the sweeper has physically passed your side of the street, SFMTA's own rules let you re-park there, even before the posted hours end. But don't park early assuming it's done, and being even a minute off is still ticketable.

Good to know: a residential parking permit (RPP) runs $224/yr; meters are free on Sundays and three holidays; and a car can't sit in one spot more than 72 hours, even with a permit. The posted sign is always the final word.

FAQ

Street cleaning in Lone Mountain/USF, answered

When is street cleaning in Lone Mountain/USF?

Street-cleaning schedules in Lone Mountain/USF are set block by block: each side of each street has its own day and time, so there's no single neighborhood-wide schedule. Open Lone Mountain/USF on the CURB map to see the exact posted schedule and next sweep for any block. In practice, most Lone Mountain/USF street-cleaning tickets are written on Wednesdays, clustered around 9am.

How much is a street-cleaning ticket in San Francisco?

As of 2026 the street-cleaning fine is $105 citywide (many older sites still list $73 to $97; those are out of date). Over the last ~2 years, Lone Mountain/USF drivers were issued 24,182 street-cleaning tickets totaling about $2.5M in fines.

How do I avoid a street-cleaning ticket in Lone Mountain/USF?

Move your car before the posted window: most tickets here are written around 9am on Wednesdays. CURB lets you tap your block, see the next sweep, and set a free reminder (calendar or push) ~30 minutes before, plus the night before. The posted sign always wins if it differs.

Can I park after the street sweeper passes in Lone Mountain/USF?

Yes. Under SFMTA's rules, once the sweeper has physically swept your side of the street you can re-park there, even if the posted hours haven't ended. But you can't park during the posted window just because it looks done early, and being even a minute off is ticketable. On most Lone Mountain/USF blocks the sweep clusters around 9am on Wednesdays. Check your exact block on the map.

Is street cleaning enforced on holidays?

Regular street sweeping stops on every city holiday SFMTA lists, about a dozen a year (for example Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas), overnight routes included. About 590 blocks post a holiday schedule on their sign, like HOLIDAYS 4 TO 6AM, and are swept at those hours on those days, except on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, when nothing is swept. Temporary signs and the posted schedule always override. When in doubt, read the sign on your block.

What if my car was towed for street cleaning in Lone Mountain/USF?

SF street-cleaning tows go to AutoReturn at 450 7th Street (open 24/7). Call (415) 865-8200 or check autoreturn.com to find your car. Expect a tow fee plus daily storage on top of the $105 ticket; a discounted low-income rate is available. Note: SF's "Text Before Tow" alerts do not cover street-cleaning tows.

How do I contest a street-cleaning ticket?

File a protest within 21 days of the citation through the SFMTA citation portal, ideally with a photo from where you parked showing a missing, faded, or blocked sign, or that you were ticketed outside the posted window. A meaningful share of first-level protests are dismissed, so it's often worth contesting if your sign was unclear.

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