A. Location. Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be located as close as possible to ramps, walkways, entrances and elevators. Where feasible, these parking spaces shall be located so that the physically handicapped are not forced to wheel or walk across main traffic lanes or behind parked cars to reach the ramps and other facilities. The spaces shall be situated in those areas of the parking lots located nearest to each primary building entrance.
B. Area. Each handicapped parking space shall contain a rectangular area of at least nineteen (19) feet long and fourteen (14) feet wide. One (1) of every eight (8) handicapped parking spaces shall be at least seventeen (17) feet wide for van access. A minimum of one van-accessible space is required.
C. Required number of spaces. The following number of parking spaces shall be reserved for the physically handicapped:
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Total Parking Spaces in Lot |
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Required Minimum Number |
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Up to 25 |
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26 to 50 |
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2 |
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51 to 75 |
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3 |
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76 to 100 |
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4 |
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101 to 150 |
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5 |
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151 to 200 |
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6 |
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201 to 300 |
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7 |
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301 to 400 |
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8 |
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401 to 500 |
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9 |
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501 to 1,000 |
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2 % of total |
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Over 1,000 |
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20, plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000 |
D. Identification.
Parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall be identified by signs, seventy (70) square inches, located such that the bottom edge of the sign must be at least eighty (80") inches above the parking surface. The signs shall state that the space is reserved by law for the physically handicapped. Where these signs are placed flush against buildings or structures or in other locations not accessible to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, the height may be reduced to six (6) feet. Painted pavement markings containing the international handicapped symbol must be provided in addition to required signs.
E. Curbs.
1. Where a curb exists between a parking lot and a sidewalk, a horizontally scored ramp of not more than twelve percent (12%) slope or curb cut shall be provided for wheelchair access.
2. The curb cut shall not be less than four (4) feet wide and shall have a grade of not more than one (1) foot in twelve (12) feet.
3. Curb cuts shall be provided within thirty (30) feet of each accessible entrance to the structure, at all pedestrian walk intersections and elsewhere to provide reasonably direct circulation within each development. Where a curb cut is provided at an intersection quadrant, curb cuts shall be provided at the opposite quadrants along the involved crosswalks.
4. The curb cuts shall not be more than one hundred fifty (150) feet apart.
F. Sidewalks.
1. Sidewalks shall be scored or textured to indicate the location of doors to blind persons.
2. Exterior sidewalks shall not be obstructed.
3. Exterior sidewalks shall have a side slope not greater than one (1) inch in four (4) feet. They shall be at least four (4) feet wide and have a grade of not more than (1) foot in twenty (20) feet.
4. Wherever sidewalks cross driveways, parking lots or other sidewalks, they shall blend to a common level.
G. Storm drains.
Storm drain grates and similar devices shall not be located within the required area of access for the physically handicapped.
H. Grade.
The grade of parking spaces for the physically handicapped shall not be more than one (1) foot in twenty (20) feet. The grade for the parking facility shall provide positive drainage with no slope less than two percent (2%).
