1251.07 MOBILITY IMPAIRED ACCESSIBLE SPACES.
The City of Shaker Heights encourages all development within the City which serves the public to provide adequate facilities for accessibility to people with mobility impairments as defined by this Zoning Ordinance and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. In accordance with this goal and pursuant to the ADA, accessible parking shall be provided by any building or use initiated after the effective date of this Zoning Ordinance according to the following minimum requirements and any further requirements hereafter adopted by federal, state, or local law. If there are any discrepancies between the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance or any other state or local ordinance and the ADA, then the provisions of the ADA shall apply.
A. Required Spaces. Required mobility impaired accessible and van accessible parking spaces shall be provided in the amount set forth by Tables 1251.07.A, Accessible Parking Space Requirements, and 1251.07.B, Van Accessible Parking Space Requirements. In addition to these requirements, accessible patient parking at outpatient facilities must equal no less than ten percent (10%) of the required parking, and facilities which specialize in treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments must provide accessible parking equaling no less than twenty percent (20%) of the required parking for patient use.
B. Reductions In Accessible Space Requirements Are Prohibited. The required number of mobility impaired accessible parking spaces shall be calculated prior to any applied reduction in parking requirements otherwise approved by the City or provided pursuant to this Zoning Ordinance.
Total Off-Street Parking Spaces Provided | Required Minimum Number of Accessible Parking 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% of total number |
over 1000 | 20 plus 1 for each 50 spaces over 1000 spaces |
Accessible Spaces Required | Van Accessible Spaces Required |
1 to 8 | 1 |
9 to 16 | 2 |
17 to 24 | 3 |
25 to 32 | 4 |
33 and over | 1 van accessible space for every 8 accessible spaces |
C. Location Of Accessible Spaces. Each accessible or van accessible parking space shall be located along an accessible route to the building entrance. The minimum width of said accessible route shall be no less than three (3) feet.
D. Access Aisles. All parking lots shall provide access aisles for the mobility impaired within one hundred (100) feet of the entrance to the use served by the parking lot. Such access aisles shall be no less than five (5) feet in width when adjacent to one (1) accessible parking space and no less than eight (8) feet in width when adjacent to van accessible parking spaces. Access aisles may not be obstructed by any curb ramp or wheel stops.
E. Size of Accessible Spaces. Accessible parking spaces shall be a size no less than that required per Section 1251.10, Size of Required Parking Spaces and Aisles. Small car spaces shall not be designated for mobility impaired persons.
F. Maximum Slope. Accessible parking spaces and access aisles shall not exceed a slope of 1:50, and the ramp from the access aisle to the sidewalk or other transition to the principal use shall not exceed a slope of 1:12.
G. Vertical Clearance. Clearance for passenger loading areas and all parking levels which contains weather protected access to the principal use shall maintain an adequate height to permit access to vans used for accessible transit and paratransit. The vertical clearance for accessible parking spaces shall be no less than eight feet two inches (8 ft, 2 in), and the vertical clearance for passenger loading zones shall be no less than nine feet six inches (9 ft, 6 in).
H. Passenger Loading Zones. Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length, adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull up space. If there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull up space, then a curb ramp shall be provided.
I. Signage And Marking. All accessible spaces shall be designated by the international access symbol. Van accessible spaces will be labeled by both the international access symbol and an additional sign indicating that the space is accessible for vans. Signs shall be placed high enough not to be obscured by parked vehicles. The mobility-impaired symbol shall also be painted on the ground to the rear of the parking space.