Florida Standards - The Striping Guys

Florida Standards

STRIPING LAYOUT - HANDICAP PARKING (ONE SPACE)
HANDICAP SIGN - MOUNTED ON BUILDING OR POST (See Below)

Do not place handicap parking where the disabled must cross vehicle traffic aisles. Locate near store entrance.

Maximum surface slope for parking-space and access aisle = 1/4 ft.

Paint all stipes 4" wide. Use template for logo - see handicap logo design below.

HANDICAP LOGO DESIGN:

Logo to be painted on asphalt
Background - Painted light blue
Logo - Painted white

HANDICAP SIGN:
Mount on building or on post below blue background with white logo and letters. Sign should also include the statment: "Van Accessible".
Note: When handicap parking space is in front of a storefront glass area, the sign can be screwed to the vertical aluminum members of the storefront glass, or directly glued to the exterior of the glass using a clear silicone adhesive.

POST:
Use steel post to mount sign if paving surface can be dug easily. Otherwise, mount sign to building wall or glass.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILTIES ACT (A.D.A.)

TOTAL PARKING SPACES

MINIMUM NUMBER REQUIRED

1 to 25
26 to 50
51 to 75
76 to 100
101 to 150
151 to 200
201 to 300
301 to 400
401 to 500
501 to 1000
More than 1000
Out patient medical and treatment facility
Any facility serving the mobility impaired

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2% Total spaces
20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1000
10% total spaces
20% total spaces

HANDICAPPED ACCESIBLE MINIMUM:

Regular handicapped access aisles must be at least 5'
Van accessible space must be 8'
Each 8' wide van space must have 8' wide access asible (marked with cross hatching).
Two adjacent parking stalls may share access aisles, if the aisle is between spaces.

ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSAL PARKING SPACE DESIGN:

Parking space 12' wide, access aisle 5'
All facilities are required to make 50% of their entrances Handicapped- accessible.
Proper placement of parking stops should be placed where the front end of a parked car does not disrupt the acess to the building.