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I.URBANDESIGNCONSIDERATIONS
7.PARKING
1.PROBLEMIDENTIFICATION
Poorparkingfacilities.
Insufficientwidthoftheparkingaisle.
Noallocationofparkingspaceforthe
disabled.
2.PLANNINGPRINCIPLE

Fig.1

Toprovideaccessibleparkingfacilitiesas
closeaspossibletothepointof
destination.
3.DESIGNCONSIDERATIONS
3.1General
Accessibleparkingprovisionsapplyto
bothoutdoorandundergroundfacilities.
Formultistoreyindoorparkingfacilities,
atleastonelevelshouldbeservedbyan
accessibleelevator.

Fig.2

3.2Number
Forparkingfacilitiesoflessthan50cars,
atleastoneaccessibleparkingspace
shouldbeprovidedineveryparkingfacility.
Forparkingfacilitiesofamaximum
numberof400spaces,accessibleparking
spacesshouldatleastbeprovidedinthe
ratioof1:50(oneaccessiblespacefor
every50spaces).
Forparkingfacilitiesofmorethan400
spaces,atleast8accessibleparking
spacesshouldbeprovidedplus1space
foreachadditionalincrementof100cars

Fig.3

over400.
3.3Location
Foroutdoorparking,accessibleparking
spacesshouldbelocatednotmorethan50
mfromaccessiblebuildingentrances.
Forindoorparking,accessibleparking
spacesshouldbelocatedrightnextto
accessibleelevators,orascloseas
possibletoexits.
Fig.4
Theendsofrowsarepreferableforvans
withliftsforwheelchairusers.

3.4Dimensions
Theminimumwidthofanaccessible
parkingspaceis3.60m.The
recommendedwidthis3.90m(fig.1).
Anaccessaisle1.20mwidecanbe
locatedbetweentwoordinaryparking
spaces(fig.2).
Forindoorparking,theminimumheight
clearanceforvanswithhydraulicliftsis
2.40m.
Whereparkingspacesareangled,the
extraspaceattheendofarowcanbe
usedasaparkingaislefordisabled
persons(fig.3).3.5Parkingcurb

Fig.5

Ifacurbexists,curbrampsshouldbe
providedtolinkaccessibleparkingspaces
toaccessiblepathways(fig.2).
Ifnocurbexists,atexturedsurfaceat
least0.60mwideisneededtoseparate
thepathwayfromthevehiculararea
otherwisebollardsshouldbeused(see
StreetFurniture).Precastwheelstopscan
alsobeusedtosetapartapassageat
least0.90mwide(fig.4)(fig.5).

Fig.6

3.6Curbsideparking
Curbsideparkingisdangerousfor
disabledpeopleunlessitisdesignedasan
accessibledropoffarea.
3.7Dropoffareas(fig.6)
Dropoffareasarebeneficialforpicking
upanddroppingoffpeoplewithphysical
limitations,parentswithchildren,people

Fig.7

carryingloads,etc.
Dropoffzonesshouldbeprovidedat
publictransportstopssuchasbusstops,
andnotmorethan30.00mfrom
accessiblebuildingentrances.
Thedropoffareashouldbeatleastbe
3.60mwideandincorporateanaisle1.20
mwidetoallowformanoeuvring.The
lengthshouldaccommodateatleasttwo
cars.
Appropriatecurbrampsshouldbe
providedtofacilitatecirculationoverpaved
surfaces.

Fig.8

Wherenocurbexiststomarkthe
separationbetweenpedestrianandvehicle
zones,theinstallationofacueis
necessarytoguidesightlesspedestrians:
(a)Bollardsmaybeused(seeStreet
Furniture)(b)Atactilemarkingstripat
least0.60mwidecanbeconstructedat
theedgeofthepathwaytowarnofthe
transitiontoavehiculararea.
Aprotectedshelterorcanopywith
seatingfacilitiesisarecommendeddesign
featureatpassengerloadingzones.
Signsshouldbeinstalledtoidentifya
dropoffzoneandpreventitsmisuseasa
parkingspace.
3.8Surface
Thesurfaceofaparkingfacilityshould
beuniformandsmooth.
Theslopeofaparkingrampshouldnot
exceed1:20.
3.9Signs(fig.7)
Accessibleparkingareasshouldbe
markedbytheinternationalsymbolof
accessibility.(1)
4.EXISTINGCONSTRUCTIONS
Iftheparkingareaismorethan50.00m
fromthebuildingentrance,avehicular
dropoffareawithin30.00mofthe
entranceshouldbebuiltoranaccessible
parkingspaceclosetotheentranceshould
beconstructed.

Fig.9

Ifnoaccessibleparkingspaceis
available,oneofthefollowingmeasures
shouldbeimplemented:
(a)Blockaperipheralregularstallwith
bollardstogetoneaccessibleparking
space(fig.8).
(b)Blockacentralregularstallwith
bollardstogettwoaccessibleparking
spaces(fig.9).
(c)Twoaccessibleparkingaisles(fig.9).
Forindoorparkingspaceswithclear
heightoflessthan2.40m,alternative
outdoorprovisionsforvanscarrying
disabledpeopleshouldbeprovided.
Notes:
(1)Anexactingfinecanbeimposedon
nondisableddriverswhoparkinaparking
spacedesignatedforthedisabled.

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