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
Number of Parking
Spaces Provided
Number of Handicap
Spaces Required
1-25
1
26-50
2
51-75
3
76-100
4
101-150
5
151-200
6
>200
7 plus 1 for each 100 add’l. parking spaces provided over 200

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).