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Accessible Parking Spaces. [§502] Requirements for accessible parking spaces address the size and marking of regular and van spaces and access aisles, surfaces, vertical clearance at van spaces, identification, and connecting accessible routes.
Parking Spaces. Accessible parking spaces must be provided for cars and vans. Car accessible spaces must: Be at least 96 inches wide. Have an access aisle at least 60 inches wide. Have no more than a 1.48 (2.08%) slope in all directions. Have a surface that is firm, stable, and slip-resistant.
Requirements for accessible parking spaces address the size and marking of regular and van spaces and access aisles, surfaces, vertical clearance at van spaces, identification, and connecting accessible routes.
The ADA sets out detailed requirements for accessible parking that every property owner must follow. One of the primary stipulations is ensuring a sufficient number of accessible spaces relative to the total number of parking spaces available. For instance, a parking lot with up to 25 spaces must have at least one accessible parking space.
When a business or State or local government restripes parking spaces in a parking lot or parking structure (parking facilities), it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards).
Car parking spaces shall be 96 inches (2440 mm) wide minimum and van parking spaces shall be 132 inches (3350 mm) wide minimum, shall be marked to define the width, and shall have an adjacent access aisle complying with 502.3.
Guide. 1 Restriping Parking Lots. Accessible Parking Spaces. When a business, State or local government agency, or other covered entity restripes a parking lot, it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Failure to do so would violate the ADA.
In the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, the details of handicap-accessible parking lots and spaces are outlined. But, it may be a bit challenging to read this rather technical set of rules. So to help you out, ADA Central has put together this guide to the requirements for parking spaces.
Accessible parking spaces shall be permitted to be located in different parking facilities if substantially equivalent or greater accessibility is provided in terms of distance from an accessible entrance or entrances, parking fee and user convenience.
How many accessible parking spaces are needed? The minimum number of accessible parking spaces required depends on the total number of parking spaces in the lot, as seen in the table below. Furthermore, one of every six accessible parking spaces, or fraction of six, must be “van-accessible.”