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ADA Compliance

The Americans with Disabilities Act was introduced in the 1990s and created a federal mandate for accessible parking (handicap spaces) at public buildings among other things. This has been good for the pavement industry because it supersedes local regulations and makes a uniform code throughout the country.

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Simply put, the ADA code is as follows:

I. Number of accessible spaces required for commercial properties, open to the public.

# of Spaces in LotMinimum # of Accessible
Spaces Required		Of Those, # Required
to be Van Accessible
 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 1
 301-400 8 1
 401-500 9 2
 501-1000 2% of total 1 in every 8 accessible spaces
 1001 & Over 20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1000 1 in every 8 accessible spaces

 

II. Layout

Accessible space - 8' with 5' hashout on left side
Two spaces can share a hashout
Van Accessible -  8' space with 8' hashout on right side

III. Signage

Accessible - Regular handicapped sign - Reserved parking and universal logo in center of each sign
Bottom of sign must be between 4' and 7' above surface
Van accessible - Same as above, except that the words "VAN ACCESSIBLE" shall be printed below the logo.

IV. Grade

Spaces, access aisles, loading zones shall have maximum slope at 2% in all directions