Parking for the handicapped shall be provided at a size, number and location, as specified by the current Illinois Accessibility Code.
Total Number of Parking Spaces Provided in Parking Facility | Minimum Number of Required Accessible Parking Spaces |
Total Number of Parking Spaces Provided in Parking Facility | Minimum Number of Required Accessible Parking Spaces |
1 to 20 | 1 |
21 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 1,000 | 2% of total number |
Over 1,000 | 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
(A) Dimensions of handicapped spaces and access aisle. Each parking shall be at least 16 feet wide and stripped in conformance with the current State of Illinois Accessibility Standards. Adjacent parking spaces shall not share a common access aisle. All access aisles shall blend to a common level with an accessible route and shall be diagonally stripped.
(B) Signage of handicapped spaces. Each parking space designated for handicapped persons shall comply with the current state statute as amended and meet the requirements of the current U.S. Department of Transportation Standards for the required sign. Signs shall be vertically mounted on a post or a wall at a the front of the parking space, no more than five feet from the front of the parking space, and set a minimum of four feet, maximum six feet from grade level to the bottom of the sign. Each sign designating a parking facility for persons with disabilities shall also exhibit sign specifying the fine.
(C) Bicycle parking. All uses providing over 25 spaces shall provide space and facilities for bicycle parking.
(Ord. 480B, passed 8-21-1953; Ord. 90-O-036, passed 11-8-1990; Ord. 14-O-36, passed 11-14-2014; Ord. 19-O-20, passed 9-17-2019)