EXPERT ADVICE
Restripe Solutions
f you’re ever asked to convert existing parking
lot stalls into handicap-accessible stalls, the job
may be easier than you think, and you may
not need to black out the existing striping.
If a new striper ever asks me about the the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I tell
them, as stripers, we don’t necessarily need
to know those rules. If it’s a simple matter of
restriping an existing layout and pattern, we
don’t need to know those rules. We simply re-
stripe what’s there. If we need to restripe to ex-
isting layout and pattern over seal coat, again,
we simply restripe what is there. If the project
calls for us to layout and stripe to customer
specifications, we look at the blueprint and
proceed. Again, we do not necessarily need to
know the specific ADA rules.
I’ll answer the question here, though, and I
use a dollar bill to remember the regulations;
one handicap spot (HC) is necessary for a
parking lot that holds up to 25 cars. Two HCs
are needed for 50 cars, three for 75 and four
for 100. In other words, one quarter (HC) is
25 cents (car capacity). Two for 50, three for
75 and four for 100. It goes up from there.
Again, although it may be good information
to know, it isn’t necessarily needed on a day-to-
day basis.
If a client asks about the ADA, I’ll offer the
same information and let them know that
those numbers are minimums. They can have
as many HC stalls as they want. It’s their prop-
erty. Moreover, the size of the stalls and the
associated hashed-out walkways, which I call
“gores,” are also given in terms of minimums.
Those sizes are 8 feet for the HC stall, and ei-
ther 8 feet or 5 feet for the gores. Keep that in
mind you may not need to black out.
DAN ZURCHER
That was the case for the Rusty Bucket
Restaurant. It was a simple request to add
more HC stalls. With 45 feet to work with,
there were two options. Option one was to
black out the existing stripes, since none would
line up with the new layout. We would then
lay out four 8-foot HC stalls, one 8-foot gore
and one 5-foot gore, totaling the 45 feet. These
are all minimum dimensions.
Option two was to simply convert the ex-
isting stalls to accept three new HC stalls and
then hash out two necessary gores. Remember,
two HC stalls can share one gore. This client
already had the three necessary HC stalls else-
where and wanted the van-accessible, hashed-
out walkway next to the existing concrete bull
nose on the right. That bull nose and sidewalk
may later be converted to include wheel-
chair-accessible ramps. That meant two new,
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