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Note: locate accessible parking spaces as close as possible to the accessible entrances and on an accessible route to the building.

Install a sign with the international symbol of accessibility and mount high enough so sign is not hidden by a vehicle parked in the space.

Locate parking space and access aisle on relatively level ground (1:50 maximum slope in all directions)

Two parking spaces may share a common access aisle (van or car).

Install curb ramp where an accessible route crosses a curb - note: curb ramp does not extend into the access aisle.

Note: Accessible parking spaces for cars must have an access aisle that is at least five feet wide.

Accessible parking spaces for cars must have an access aisle that is at least five-feet wide. The other features are the same as for vans, except that the sign designating the parking space only has an international symbol of accessibility, and there is no requirement for a minimum vertical height.

The number of accessible parking spaces that should be provided is based on the total number of parking spaces that you provide. For example, if your parking lot has 25 or fewer spaces, then 1 should be an accessible parking space. If it has 50 or fewer spaces, it should have 2 accessible parking spaces.

If you provide only one accessible parking space, it also must be a van accessible space. In facilities where more than one accessible parking space is required, one of eight accessible parking spaces must be van accessible.

Where parking is provided in several locations near building entrances, the accessible parking should also be dispersed, if doing so is readily achievable. Since van accessible parking spaces are provided in limited numbers, it is often not possible to disperse the van accessible parking spaces. 5