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Restriping Parking Lots and/or Parking Facilities
When a business, state or local government agency, or other covered entity restripes a parking lot and/or facility, it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Standards for Accessible Design. Failure to do so would violate the ADA. In addition, businesses or privately owned facilities that provide goods or services to the public have a continuing ADA obligation to remove barriers to access in existing parking lots when it is readily achievable to do so. Because restriping is relatively inexpensive, it is readily achievable in most cases. You may review or download information on the Department's ADA Internet site at any time. The site provides access to ADA regulations, technical assistance materials, and general ADA information. It also provides links to other federal agencies, and updates on new ADA requirements and enforcement efforts. The address is: www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm. Answers to technical and general questions about restriping parking lots or other ADA requirements are available by telephone on weekdays. Department of Justice ADA Information Line 800.514.0901 (voice) 800.514.0383 (tty)
Reference: ADA Standards for Accessible Design (28 CFR Part 36)

Kathy Phillips, CIC, CPP is an NPA member and ﬁrst , vice president of Alliant Insurance Services of Thousand Oaks, Calif., specializing in the placement of insurance for parking companies on a nationwide basis. She can be reached at kphillips@alliantinsurance.com.

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