(a) A parking lot servicing the entrance of a building shall have a minimum of five percent, but at least one, of the parking spaces located near or adjacent to a walkway or drive and identified as reserved for disabled persons. Each reserved parking space shall be surfaced suitably for wheelchair travel and shall be at least 12 feet wide, unless paralleling a walkway or drive. Where a curb exists between a parking lot surface and sidewalk surface, an inclined walk or curb cut with a maximum gradient of one foot in eight feet, shall be provided for wheelchair access.
(b) At least one primary entrance to the building, conforming to the requirements of § 1442.04(c), shall be accessible from the parking lot or the nearest street by way of a hard-surfaced, nonslip walk, uninterrupted by steps or abrupt changes in level and having a minimum width of five feet and a maximum gradient of one foot in 20 feet, or a ramp meeting the requirements of § 1442.04(b).
(Ord. 74-75, passed 7-25-1974; Am. Ord. 06-81, passed 12-14-2006)