Title 17 COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REGULATION*
Chapter 17.70 PARKING, LOADING AND LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS
17.70.121 Handicap parking.
All uses, other than those residential served by on-lot parking, shall
provide parking spaces for motor vehicles which transport handicapped persons in
accordance with this section’s standards and Table 17.70.121.
Table 17.70.121
Required Number of Off-Street
Handicap Parking Spaces
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Number of Parking Spaces Provided
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Number of Handicap Spaces Required
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1-25
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1
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26-50
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2
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51-75
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3
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76-100
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4
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101-150
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5
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151-200
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6
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>200
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7 plus 1 for each 100 add’l. parking spaces provided
over 200
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A. Handicap parking spaces shall be a minimum of eight feet wide by
eighteen feet long with an adjacent parallel access aisle five feet wide. The
adjacent parallel access aisle may be shared by two accessible parking spaces.
One in every eight accessible spaces shall have an access aisle a minimum of
eight feet wide (rather than five feet) and contain a sign stating “Van
Accessible.”
B. Handicap parking spaces shall be located as close as
possible to an entrance which allows such persons to enter and leave the parking
area and building without assistance.
C. Handicap parking spaces shall be
posted and marked with both a ground-mounted sign and pavement marking which
includes the international symbol for barrier-free environments and a statement
informing the public that the parking space is reserved for use by handicapped
persons, meeting all requirements set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990.
D. Residential units designed for occupancy by disabled persons shall
provide one handicap parking space for each dwelling unit designed for such
occupancy.
E. Off-street parking spaces required for the handicapped by this
title shall count toward fulfilling this title’s total off-street parking
requirements.
F. Other title guidelines for handicap accessibility to public
facilities shall be in accordance with regulations issued by federal agencies,
including the United States Department of Justice, under the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990. More specifically, these regulations include 28 CFR
Part 36 “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public
Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities, Final Rule.” (Ord. 1495-96
§ 3(part), 1996).
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