How Many Handicapped Parking Spaces Are Required Under the ADA?
The number of handicapped parking spaces that a place of public accommodation is required to have under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is based on the number of total number of parking spaces in the parking facility. The following chart is from the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and shows the number of required accessible spaces based on the total size of the parking lot:
Total Number of Parking Spaces Provided in Parking Facility |
Minimum Number of Required Accessible Parking Spaces |
1 to 25 |
1 |
26 to 50 |
2 |
51 to 75 |
3 |
76 to 100 |
4 |
100 to 150 |
5 |
151 to 200 |
6 |
201 to 300 |
7 |
301 to 400 |
8 |
401 to 500 |
9 |
501 to 1000 |
2% of total |
1001 and over |
20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 |
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