(a) Compliance with Other Laws
The requirements for accessible parking facilities as described in this section are in conformance with the California Code of Regulations, Title 24, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended.
(b) Requirements for Residential Facilities
In addition to parking for non-residential facilities, the requirements set forth in this section shall apply to common parking in residential facilities of four (4) or more units. These requirements shall not apply to parking which is restricted by design for the exclusive use of a single unit.
(c) Number of Stalls Required
The following table establishes the number of accessible parking stalls required.
Total Number of Stalls in Lot or Structure | Number of Accessible Stalls Required |
Total Number of Stalls in Lot or Structure | Number of Accessible Stalls Required |
1-25 | 1 |
26-50 | 2 |
51-75 | 3 |
76-100 | 4 |
101-150 | 5 |
151-200 | 6 |
201-300 | 7 |
301-400 | 8 |
401-500 | 9 |
501-1,000 | 2% of total |
More than 1,000 | 20 spaces + 1 space for each 100 spaces over 1,000. |
(d) Van-Accessible Stalls
(1) When at least five (5) total parking spaces are provided at buildings and facilities subject to these regulations, one in every eight accessible stalls, but not less than one, shall be "van accessible," and shall be specially signed as such .When fewer than five total parking spaces are provided at buildings and facilities subject to these regulations, one accessible parking space shall be provided and shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) feet wide and be lined to provide a minimum nine-foot (9') parking area and a five-foot (5') loading and unloading area, as illustrated in Figure 1 of Section 18.54.070. However, there is no requirement that this stall be van-accessible and no requirement that it be reserved exclusively or identified for use only by persons with disabilities.
(2) All "van accessible" parking stalls may be grouped on one level of a parking structure.
(3) Van-Accessible Parking Stall Size. If only one van-accessible stall is provided, it shall be seventeen (17) feet wide and lined to provide a nine (9) foot parking area and an eight (8) foot loading and unloading area on the passenger side of the vehicle. When more than one van-accessible stall is provided, in lieu of providing a seventeen (17) foot wide space for each parking stall, two stalls may be provided within a twenty-six (26) foot wide area lined to provide a nine (9) foot parking area on each side of an eight (8) foot loading and unloading area in the center. The minimum length of each parking stall shall be eighteen (18) feet. Refer to Figures 1 and 2 of Section 18.54.070
(e) Required Number of Stalls for Medical Facilities
At facilities providing medical care and other services for persons with mobility impairments, accessible parking stalls shall be provided in accordance with the table in subsection (c) above, except as follows:
(1) Ten percent (10%) of the total number of parking stalls provided serving each outpatient unit or facility shall be accessible.
(2) For units and facilities that specialize in treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments, twenty percent (20%) of the total number of parking stalls provided serving each such unit or facility shall be accessible.
(f) Non-Van Accessible Parking Stall Sizes
If only one non-van-accessible stall is provided, it shall be fourteen (14) feet wide and lined to provide a nine (9) foot parking area and a five (5) foot loading and unloading area on the passenger side of the vehicle. When more than one stall is provided, in lieu of providing a fourteen (14) foot wide space for each parking stall, two stalls can be provided within a twenty-three (23) foot wide area lined to provide a nine (9) foot parking area on each side of a five (5) foot loading and unloading area in the center. The minimum length of each parking stall shall be eighteen (18) feet. Refer to Figures 1 and 2 of Section 18.54.070.
(g) Parking Stall Location
Accessible parking stalls serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance. 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. In buildings with multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible parking stalls shall be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances.
(h) Arrangement of Parking Stalls
In each parking area, a bumper or curb shall be provided and located to prevent encroachment of cars over the required width of walkways. The stalls shall also be located so that a person with a disability is not compelled to wheel or walk behind parked cars other than his/her own. Accessible pedestrian ways shall be provided from each such parking stall to related facilities, including curb cuts or ramps as needed. Ramps shall not encroach into any parking stall. The following exceptions apply:
(1) Ramps located at the front of accessible parking stalls may encroach into the length of such stalls when such encroachment does not limit the capability of a person with a disability to leave or enter his/her vehicle, thus providing equivalent facilitation. Refer to Figures 1 and 2 of Section 18.54.070.
(2) Where the city's accessibility coordinator determines that compliance with any regulation of this subsection (h) would create an unreasonable hardship, an exception or waiver may be granted, when equivalent facilitation is provided.
(3) Parking stalls may be provided which would require a person with a disability to wheel or walk behind other than accessible parking stalls when the city's accessibility coordinator determines that compliance with these regulations or providing equivalent facilitation would create an unreasonable hardship.
(i) Slope of Parking Stall
Surface slopes of accessible parking stalls and passenger loading zones shall be a minimum of 1:100 (one percent, for drainage purposes) and shall not exceed 1:50 (two percent) gradient in any direction.
(j) Identification
Each accessible parking stall shall be identified by a permanently affixed reflectorized sign constructed of porcelain on steel, beaded text, or its equivalent, displaying the international symbol of accessibility. The sign shall not be smaller than seventy (70) square inches in area and shall be centered at the interior end of the parking space at a minimum height of eighty (80) inches from the bottom of the sign to the finished grade of the parking space, or centered on the wall at the interior end of the parking space at a minimum height of thirty-six (36) inches from the finished grade of the parking space, ground, or sidewalk. Van-accessible parking stalls as described in subsection (d)(3) above shall have an additional sign "Van-accessible" mounted below the symbol of accessibility.
A sign shall also be posted, in a conspicuous place, at each entrance to the off-street parking facility. The sign shall be no less than seventeen (17) inches by twenty-two (22) inches in size with lettering no less than one inch in height, clearly and conspicuously stating the following:
Unauthorized vehicles parked in designated accessible spaces not displaying distinguishing placards or license plates issued for disabled persons may be towed away at owner's expense. Towed vehicles may be reclaimed at ___________ or by telephoning __________.
Blank spaces are to be filled in with appropriate information as a permanent part of the sign.
In addition to the above requirements, the surface of each accessible parking stall shall have a surface identification duplicating either of the following schemes: by outlining or painting the stall in blue and painting on the ground in the stall, in white or suitable contrasting color, the international symbol of accessibility (a profile view depicting a wheelchair with occupant); or by painting the international symbol of accessibility on the ground in the stall in white on a blue background. The symbol shall be at least three feet by three feet square and be located so that it is visible to a traffic enforcement officer when a vehicle is properly parked in the space, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of Section 18.54.070.
(k) Vertical Clearance
Entrances to and areas within parking structures shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight feet two inches (8'2") where required for access to accessible parking stalls. The minimum vertical clearance at accessible passenger loading zones and along at least one vehicle access route to such areas from site entrance(s) and exit(s) shall be nine feet six inches (9'6"). The following exceptions apply:
(1) Where the city's accessibility coordinator determines that compliance with this subsection would create an unreasonable hardship, an exception may be granted, when equivalent facilitation is provided.
(2) This section shall not apply to existing buildings where the city's accessibility coordinator determines that, due to legal or physical constraints, compliance with these regulations or equivalent facilitation would create an unreasonable hardship.
(l) Accessible Passenger Loading Zones
If passenger loading zones are provided, then at least one passenger loading zone shall be accessible. Accessible passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle at least five feet wide and twenty feet long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space (refer to Figure 2 of Section 18.54.070). If there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull-up space, then a curb ramp shall be provided.
(m) Valet Parking
Valet parking facilities shall provide a passenger loading zone complying with subsection (l) above, located on an accessible route to the entrance of the facility. The requirements of this section apply to facilities with valet parking.
(Ord. 4964 § 3 (part), 2007)