On Wednesday, the L.A. City Council approved a resolution to establish a Preferential Parking District in the neighborhood around Runyon Canyon, one of the city’s most popular hiking destinations. The trail receives about two million visitors a year.

Fourth District Councilmember Nithya Raman, who represents a portion of Hollywood, sent a letter on January 31, 2022, to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation requesting permit parking for neighborhoods near Runyon Canyon.

In the letter, Raman cited parking challenges caused by non-residents hiking Runyon Canyon and using the neighborhood to avoid the restrictions of the adjacent preferential parking district, leaving few spaces for residents.

Her concerns were at the heart of the motion passed by her and her colleagues.

The following streets will have new parking restrictions, including both sides of the streets unless otherwise specified:

• 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

Additionally, the specific parking restrictions on the above streets will read:

• 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 326 PERMITS EXEMPT
• NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM, 2-HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 326 PERMITS EXEMPT
• NO PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM; VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 326 PERMITS EXEMPT
• NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM; VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 326 PERMITS EXEMPT
• NO PARKING 10 PM TO 6 AM; 4 HOUR PARKING 6 AM TO 10 PM; VEHICLE WITH DISTRICT NO. 326 PERMITS EXEMPT

Photo of Runyon Canyon by Alex Vros on iStockphoto.com