ADA Parking Compliance Audit in Eugene, Oregon: What to Expect

What an ADA Audit Means for Eugene Property Owners

An ADA parking compliance audit is a measured, on-site inspection of your lot against the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233. For Eugene owners, it answers a single concrete question: does this lot meet accessibility requirements today, and if not, where exactly does it fall short and what will the fix involve?

Eugene's mix of campus-adjacent properties, busy West 11th retail, and the Coburg Road medical district means a wide range of lots with a wide range of accessible-use demands — which makes a proactive audit a smart move here. This page explains what a Eugene audit covers. The generic methodology lives in our guide to the ADA compliance audit process; the Oregon ADA parking compliance pillar covers the rules being checked.

What Gets Measured

An audit is field work with a tape and a level. On a Eugene lot, the auditor measures and documents:

• Accessible space count against the lot total.
• Van-accessible ratio — at least one in six.
• Stall and aisle widths — 8-foot stalls, 5-foot car aisles, 8-foot van aisles.
• Slope — checked with a digital level across each accessible stall and aisle, flagging anything over 2 percent.
• Signage — the wheelchair sign at 60 inches to the bottom, the "Van Accessible" plate, and Oregon's required fine plate.
• Ground markings — the painted symbol, blue borders, and access-aisle hatching, including whether they've faded out.
• The accessible route — the continuous path from stalls to entrance, with curb ramps, level changes, and trip hazards noted.

Each finding is logged with a measurement and a photo, giving you a documented record rather than an opinion.

Common Eugene Violations

A few failures recur on Eugene lots:

• Faded markings. Eugene's high rainfall — around 45 inches a year — and summer UV bleach paint quickly, and a worn wheelchair symbol is a frequent, citable finding.
• Insufficient accessible counts on medical lots. Outpatient facilities off Coburg Road need 10 percent accessible and rehab facilities 20 percent, ratios older lots often miss.
• Missing fine plates. Many Eugene lots carry the federal wheelchair sign but lack Oregon's supplemental fine-amount plate.
• Aisle problems. Access aisles too narrow, missing hatching, or blocked by cart corrals.
• Route defects. Cracks and small heaves along the path from parking to the entrance.

Our common ADA parking violations checklist walks through these so you can flag the obvious ones early.

The Audit Report

After the field work you receive a written report. A good Eugene report lists each deficiency with its measurement and photo, cites the standard it fails, and ranks the fixes by priority and effort. That ranking matters: refreshing a faded symbol and adding a fine plate are quick and cheap; regrading an over-sloped stall or adding accessible stalls to a medical lot is a bigger job. The report doubles as documentation that you identified and are addressing the issues — useful if a complaint surfaces later.

From Audit to Fix

Most Eugene findings sort into restriping to a correct layout, adding or correcting signage, regrading over-sloped areas, and repairing route surface defects. Striping and signage are the fastest, cheapest fixes and clear a large share of typical findings on their own. Grading and surface work is heavier and is usually best timed with a planned repave or sealcoat in Eugene's drier summer window.

The efficient path is to handle low-cost, high-impact items first — markings, signs, hatching — then fold the surface and grading work into your next maintenance cycle.

Get Your Eugene Lot Audited

If you own or manage commercial property in Eugene or Springfield and you are unsure your lot is compliant, a walk-through audit removes the guesswork. Cojo Excavation & Asphalt can assess your lot against current standards, document the gaps, and lay out a prioritized plan.

See our Eugene parking lot striping guide, explore our professional striping services, or request a free quote to schedule a site visit.