ADA Parking Lot Striping in Salt Lake City, UT
Most parking lots in the Salt Lake Valley have accessible spaces. Getting the stall count, aisle widths, and signage exactly right is where most properties fall short. We audit and restripe commercial lots to current federal requirements before a complaint gets filed.
Signs Your Lot May Not Be ADA-Compliant
- Your accessible stall count is below the required ratio for your lot size. Federal law sets a minimum number of stalls based on total capacity, and most properties undercount.
- Access aisles are narrower than 60 inches for standard accessible stalls, or narrower than 96 inches for van-accessible stalls. A stripe in the wrong place makes a compliant-looking space legally non-compliant.
- The Van Accessible secondary sign is missing, or signs are mounted below the required 60-inch height to the bottom of the sign face.
- The ISA symbol is faded, damaged, or painted only on the ground without a corresponding post-mounted sign at the head of the space.
- The accessible route from the stall to the building entrance crosses a slope or surface change. Salt Lake Valley freeze-thaw cycles can push a previously compliant route out of spec between restripe cycles.
How Our ADA Striping Process Works
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Layout Audit
Walk the lot, count stalls, measure access aisles, check sign heights, and trace the accessible route to the building entrance. We compare what exists against the ADAAG requirements for your total lot capacity and document every gap.
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Gap Report
We tell you what needs to change and whether restriping the current layout achieves compliance or whether reconfiguration is required. If accessible stalls are not on the shortest route to the accessible entrance, restriping alone is not enough.
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Reconfigure or Restripe
If the stall locations are correct, we restripe to current dimensions. If stalls need to move, we lay out the corrected positions before any paint goes down. No guesswork: every placement is measured against ADAAG Section 502.
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Marking Application
Accessible stall outlines, ISA symbol, access aisle NO PARKING legend, and van-accessible stall dimensions applied to federal spec. We use the actual required dimensions, not general industry approximations.
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Sign Installation
ISA post-mounted signs and Van Accessible secondary signs installed at 60-inch minimum height to the bottom of the sign face. We provide a written stall diagram and completion documentation for your compliance records.
What ADA Striping Costs in Salt Lake City
Cost depends on stall count, whether the layout needs reconfiguration, and whether signage is part of the project. A lot with the correct number of accessible stalls in the right locations costs less than one where stalls need to be repositioned to meet the shortest-accessible-route requirement. Signage adds a per-post cost. We provide written quotes broken out by stall count, markings, and signage after the on-site audit.
Factors that affect price
- Number of accessible and van-accessible stalls required for your lot size
- Whether existing stall positions are compliant or require reconfiguration
- Signage: ISA post signs and Van Accessible secondary signs, per post installed
- Surface condition and whether access aisles need crack repair before marking
- Scheduling: overnight work for occupied commercial lots carries a modest premium
Scheduling Your ADA Striping Project
ADA compliance work gets same-week scheduling priority. A property with a known non-compliance has ongoing federal exposure from the day it is identified. Most ADA restripes are done overnight on occupied lots so accessible spaces are fully marked and signed before the property opens in the morning. We provide a written stall diagram and completion documentation that property managers can file with their compliance records.
- Same-week scheduling priority for identified compliance gaps
- Overnight application for occupied commercial properties
- Written stall layout diagram and completion documentation included
ADA Parking Lot Striping: Frequently Asked Questions
- How many ADA-accessible spaces does my parking lot require?
- The required minimum by total lot size: 1 to 25 spaces requires 1 accessible stall; 26 to 50 requires 2; 51 to 75 requires 3; 76 to 100 requires 4; 101 to 150 requires 5; 151 to 200 requires 6. For lots over 200 spaces the ratio continues per the full ADAAG table. Of every 6 accessible spaces, at least 1 must be van-accessible. Most small commercial lots in the Salt Lake Valley need 1 to 4 accessible stalls total, with at least 1 van-accessible stall among them.
- What is the difference between a standard and a van-accessible space?
- A standard accessible stall is 96 inches (8 feet) wide with a 60-inch (5-foot) access aisle. A van-accessible stall can be configured two ways: 132 inches (11 feet) wide with a 60-inch aisle, or 96 inches wide with a 96-inch (8-foot) aisle. Van-accessible stalls also require a minimum 98-inch vertical clearance on the approach and along the route to the entrance, plus a secondary Van Accessible sign mounted below the ISA sign.
- What are the current ADA penalties for non-compliant parking?
- The Department of Justice adjusts civil penalties annually under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act. As of the 2024 adjustment, first-violation civil penalties under ADA Title III start at $115,231. Subsequent violations start at $230,464. These apply to private commercial properties (Title III), which includes retail, office, restaurants, and most commercial parking. Government facilities fall under Title II with different enforcement. These penalties are separate from any private lawsuit a disabled individual may bring.
- Does my lot need to be reconfigured, or will restriping achieve compliance?
- It depends on where your current accessible stalls are located. ADA requires accessible spaces to be on the shortest accessible route from the lot to the accessible building entrance. If your spaces are correctly located but markings are faded or wrong dimensions, restriping achieves compliance. If the stalls are in the wrong location, the layout needs to change. We identify which situation you are in during the audit walk and give you the straightforward answer before quoting any work.
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Schedule Your ADA Compliance Audit
Free on-site audit, written gap report, same-day response. We bring commercial lots across 8 Salt Lake Valley suburbs into current federal compliance.