§ 17.36.2.070. Accessible parking and passenger loading.

A.

Generally. Accessible parking spaces shall be provided subject to this part, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), "ADA Standards for Accessible Design" 28 CFR 36, revised as of July 1, 1994, and amendments thereto.

B.

Number required. If parking spaces are required, then accessible spaces shall be provided, inclusive of the required number of regular spaces, in the quantity as shown in Exhibit 36-4. One (1) of eight (8) accessible parking spaces, but always at least one (1), must be van-accessible.

(Ord. 2950, 2007)

Exhibit 36-4. Minimum number of required accessible parking spaces

Total number of required parking spaces	Minimum number of additional accessible spaces
1 to 25	1
26 to 50	2
51 to 75	3
76 to 100	4
101 to 150	5
151 to 200	6
201 to 300	7
301 to 400	8
401 to 500	9
501 to 1000	2 percent of total
1,001 and over	20, plus 1 for each 200 over 1,000

 

C.

Location. Accessible spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel between the parking and the accessible entrance. When there are multiple entrances to a building of similar prominence (e.g., shopping mall) with nearby parking, accessible spaces shall be dispersed and provided at each location. In parking facilities that do not serve a particular building, accessible parking shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel to an accessible pedestrian entrance of the parking facility.

D.

Dimensions. Accessible parking spaces shall be at least one hundred eight (108) inches wide.

E.

Vertical clearance. For van-accessible parking spaces, a ninety-eight-inch high clearance shall be maintained above the space, access aisle, and on the route to and from the van-accessible space.

F.

Maximum slope. Accessible spaces and adjoining access aisles shall have a maximum slope of 1:50 in all directions. When accessible spaces are provided in an existing parking lot, the spaces shall be located on the most level surface close to the accessible building entrance.

G.

Signage. Each accessible space shall be so designated with a sign identified by the international symbol of accessibility mounted on a vertical pole. In addition, van-accessible spaces shall be so designated with a sign indicating "Van Accessible". Such signs shall be located so they cannot be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space (a minimum of six (6) feet in height).

H.

Pavement striping and markings. The boundary of the access aisle must be marked and the end of which may be squared or a semicircle. Additional pavement markings denoting the space are optional.

I.

Accessible route. An accessible route must be provided from the accessible parking space to the accessible entrance of the building. It must be at least thirty-six (36) inches wide, without steps or curbs. It shall be paved and not contain any feature that would restrict, inhibit, or unreasonably impeded the movement of a physically disabled individual. (See Exhibit 36-5)

J.

Access aisle. An access aisle for an accessible space shall be the same length as the adjacent parking space it serves and be at least sixty (60) inches wide for car access and ninety-six (96) inches wide for van-accessibility. Two (2) adjoining accessible parking spaces may share a common access aisle. (See Exhibit 36-5) An access aisle for a passenger loading zone shall be sixty (60) inches wide and twenty (20) feet long and adjacent and parallel to the space.

(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010)