LA Cracks Down On Runyon Canyon Parking, New Permits Required

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Street parking near the popular Runyon Canyon Park is about to get more difficult — for non-residents, at least — after the City Council approved a new permit-parking district near the area Wednesday.

The move means that a 12-block area west of Runyon and north of Hollywood Boulevard will soon be under permit-parking restrictions, including portions of Hollywood and Laurel Canyon boulevards and Fairfax Avenue.

Some streets may be totally off limits for parking, while others may be restricted to certain times of day and lengths of time. Residents will be able to purchase permits from the city in order to circumvent the restrictions.

"The neighborhood has been inundated by nonresidents who park their vehicles in the area to hike Runyon Canyon, leaving few spaces for residents," Councilmember Nithya Raman wrote in a 2022 letter requesting the creation of the parking district.

The new parking district includes the following areas:

• Fareholm Drive between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue
• Fareholm Court between Fareholm Drive and the cul de sac
• Floral Avenue between Fareholm Drive and the cul de sac
• Granito Drive between Orange Grove Avenue and 7846 Granito Drive
• Binkley Drive between Granito Drive and the cul de sac
• Nichols Canyon Road between Hollywood Boulevard and 1875 Nichols Canyon Road
• Courtney Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Nichols Canyon Road
• Courtney Terrace between Courtney Avenue and the cul de sac
• Stanley Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and the cul de sac
• Curson Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Wattles Drive
• Wattles Drive between the 1900 block of Wattles Drive and Curson Avenue
• Curson Place between Curson Avenue (south intersection) and Curson Avenue (north intersection)
• Curson Terrace between Curson Avenue and the cul de sac
• North side of Hollywood Boulevard between Curson Avenue and Laurel Canyon Boulevard
• Ogden Drive between Hollywood Boulevard and Hillside Avenue
• Hillside Avenue between the cul de sac west of Fairfax Avenue and Ogden Drive
• Orange Grove Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Fareholm Drive
• Fairfax Avenue between Hollywood Boulevard and Hillside Avenue
• Fairfax Avenue between Hillside Avenue and Fareholm Drive
• Hiller Place between Hollywood Boulevard and Hemet Place
• Hemet Place between the cul de sac east of Hiller Place and Fareholm Drive
• Laurel Canyon Boulevard between Hollywood Boulevard and Fareholm Drive

Any one of the following restrictions can be put in place in the area, as determined by city parking officials. The council's action didn't spell out exactly what signs will be placed where:

• two-hour parking from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., permits exempt
• no parking 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., two hour parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., permits exempt
• no parking 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., permits exempt
• no parking 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., permits exempt
• no parking 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., four-hour parking 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., permits exempt

The creation of permit-parking districts requires a petition signed by at least 75 percent of residents in the area and a study by the city that confirms at least 85 percent of on-street spots are occupied in the area.