§ 6.04.051. Handicapped parking spaces.

Any commercial real estate property owner offering parking for the general public shall provide specially designed and marked parking spaces for the exclusive use of physically disabled persons who have been issued parking permits pursuant to Florida Statutes and the Florida Accessibility Code.

1.

Diagonal or perpendicular parking spaces shall be a minimum of 12 feet wide measured from center to center of the blue demarcation lines. Parallel parking spaces shall be located either at the beginning or end of a block or adjacent to alley entrances. Curbs adjacent to such spaces shall be of a height which will not interfere with the opening and closing of motor vehicle doors.

2.

Each parking space shall be conspicuously outlined in blue paint, and shall be posted and maintained with a permanent, above-grade sign bearing the international symbol of accessibility or the caption "parking by disabled permit only," or bearing both sign and symbol. The signs shall not be obscured by a vehicle parked in the space. All handicapped parking spaces must be signed and marked in accordance with the standards adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

3.

All spaces shall have an adjacent access aisle 60 inches wide minimum. Parking access aisles shall be part of the accessible route to the building or facility entrance. Two accessible parking spaces shall share a common access aisle. Parked vehicle overhangs shall not reduce the clear width of an accessible circulation route.

4.

All spaces shall have accessible thereto a curb-ramp or curb-cut, when necessary to allow access to the building served, and shall be located so that users will not be compelled to wheel behind parked vehicles.

5.

The minimum number of such parking spaces shall comply with the following schedule:

Total Parking Required in Lot	Required Number of Accessible Spaces
Up to 25	1
26 to 50	2
51 to 75	3
76 to 100	4
101 to 150	5
151 to 200	6
201 to 300	7
301 to 400	8
401 to 500	9
501 to 1,000	2% of Total
over 1,000	20 plus 1 for each 100 over 1,000

 

6.

Passenger loading zones: Passenger loading zones shall provide an access aisle at least 60 inches wide and 20 feet long adjacent and parallel to the vehicle pull-up space. If there are curbs between the access aisle and the vehicle pull-up space, then a curb ramp shall be provided. A minimum vertical clearance of 108 inches shall be provided at accessible passenger loading zones and along vehicle access routes to the area from site entrances.

7.

Curb ramps:

a.

Curb ramps complying with Section 4.7, Curb Ramps, of the current edition of the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction shall be provided whenever an accessible route crosses a curb. Ramps or curb cuts from parking areas that are privately owned, to the walkway level, shall be provided and if more than one is provided, shall be spaced along such walkways at intervals of no more than 100 feet and such ramps or curb cuts shall be located as close as practical to main entrances and exits to buildings. All requirements contained herein for curb cuts pertain only to such features when located on privately owned property.

b.

Slope: Slopes of curb ramps shall comply with the Section 4.8.2, Slope and Rise, of the current edition of the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction. The slope shall be measured as shown in the following figure. Maximum counter slope of adjoining gutters and road surfaces immediately adjacent to the curb ramp or accessible route shall not exceed a ratio of one to 20. Curb cuts used in lieu of ramps shall have a maximum rise of eight inches.

c.

Width: The minimum width of a curb ramp shall be 44 inches, exclusive of flared sides.

d.

Surface: Surfaces of curb ramps shall comply with Section 4.5, Ground and Floor Surfaces, of the current edition of the Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction.

(Ord. No. 11-01, § 2, 1-18-11)