A. Generally: Accessible parking spaces shall be provided and designed to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
B. Number Required:
1. Where parking is required under this Part 7.4.10 and except as otherwise provided in this Subsection B, accessible parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the table below. Spaces required by this Section 7.4.1006 shall count toward fulfilling off-street parking requirements unless the minimum required is fifteen (15) spaces or less. One (1) in every six (6) accessible parking spaces with a minimum of one shall be van accessible.
Number of Accessible Spaces Required | ||
Number of Parking Spaces Provided | Number of Accessible Spaces Required | Number of Van Accessible Spaces Required |
Number of Accessible Spaces Required | ||
Number of Parking Spaces Provided | Number of Accessible Spaces Required | Number of Van Accessible Spaces Required |
1 - 25 | 1 | 1 |
26 - 50 | 2 | 1 |
51 - 75 | 3 | 1 |
76 - 100 | 4 | 1 |
101 - 150 | 5 | 1 |
151 - 200 | 6 | 1 |
201 - 300 | 7 | 2 |
301 - 400 | 8 | 2 |
401 - 500 | 9 | 2 |
501 - 1,000 | 2% of total | 1/6 of number of accessible spaces required |
1,001 and over | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 | 1/6 of number of accessible spaces required |
2. At least two (2) percent, but not less than one (1) parking space, of each type of parking space provided for attached dwelling unit, multi-family dwelling, group cooperative living, group living residence, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, retirement home, rooming or boarding house, religious institution, single-family detached, accessory dwelling unit, and two-family dwelling uses shall be accessible.
3. At least ten (10) percent, but not less than one (1) parking space, of patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve hospital outpatient facilities shall be accessible.
4. At least twenty (20) percent, but not less than one (1) parking space, of the patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve human service facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and outpatient physical therapy facilities shall be accessible.
5. This Subsection B does not apply to parking spaces used exclusively for buses, trucks, delivery vehicles, law enforcement vehicles or vehicular impound provided that lots are accessed by the public are provided with an accessible passenger loading zone.
6. Attached or detached single-family and two-family dwellings are not required to provide accessible spaces.
C. Location:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection C, accessible parking spaces shall be located so as to provide the shortest accessible route to an accessible building entrance unobstructed by curbs, ingress/egress lanes, or other obstacles.
2. Where buildings have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking spaces shall be dispersed and located near the accessible entrances.
3. In parking facilities that do not serve a particular building, accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest route to an accessible pedestrian entrance to the parking facility.
4. In multilevel parking structures, van accessible parking spaces are permitted on one level.
5. 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.
D. Dimensions:
1. Accessible parking spaces shall comply with the dimensional standards in Table 7.4.10-D. Two (2) accessible parking spaces may share a common aisle and be on either side of the parking space, unless it is an angled van space, which must have the access aisle on the passenger side. Access aisles shall not contain built-up curb ramps.
Dimensions of Accessible Spaces | |||
Type of Accessible Parking Space | Minimum Width of Parking Space (ft.) | Minimum Width of Access Aisle (ft.) | Minimum Vertical Clearance (in.) [1] |
Standard | 8 | 5 | N/A |
Van-accessible | 8 | 8 | 98 |
Van-accessible within private garage [2] | N/A | N/A | 84 |
NOTES: [1] Vertical clearance requirements apply to parking spaces, access aisles, and vehicular routes and entrances serving them. [2] Standards apply to van-accessible spaces located within private garages of any Residential use or Religious Institution use, and the access aisles, vehicular routes, and entrances serving them. | |||
2. The length of an access aisle shall be the full length of the parking spaces served as shown in the following pictures:
E. Curb Ramps and Accessible Routes: Curb ramps and accessible routes shall be provided that allow unobstructed travel from an accessible parking space to the accessible building entrance. Parked vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the clear width of an accessible route. Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 (two (2) percent grade) in all directions.
F. Markings: Accessible parking spaces shall be marked with four- (4) inch lines. Access aisles shall be outlined and diagonally striped at forty-five (45) degree angles in a contrasting color such as yellow, white, or blue so as to discourage parking in them.
G. Signs:
1. Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection G, each accessible parking space shall be designated as reserved by an unobstructed sign, centered to the space, showing the International Symbol of Accessibility.
2. Van accessible spaces shall have an additional sign containing the designation, "van accessible," mounted below the symbol of accessibility.
3. Each accessible parking space sign shall be no smaller than eighteen (18) inches tall by twelve (12) inches wide. Each van accessible sign shall be no smaller than six (6) inches tall by twelve (12) inches wide.
4. Signs shall be located at the head of the space with the bottom of the sign(s) between five (5) feet and seven (7) feet above the finish floor or ground surface. (Ord. 23-03)