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

What an ADA Audit Means for Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro owners, it answers one concrete question: does this lot meet accessibility requirements today, and if not, where exactly does it fall short and what will the fix involve?

Hillsboro's mix of large tech campuses, Tanasbourne retail, and an older downtown core means audits here range from quick single-lot checks to multi-lot campus reviews. Large employers tend to take accessibility seriously, which makes a proactive audit a natural fit. This page explains what a Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro lot, the auditor measures and documents:

• Accessible space count against the lot total — including the large-lot percentage rules for campus lots.
• Van-accessible ratio — at least one in six, higher on the biggest lots.
• 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.
• Distribution — whether accessible stalls serve the shortest route to each building entrance, a key check on multi-building campuses.
• 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 Hillsboro Violations

A few failures recur on Hillsboro lots:

• Faded far-corner markings. On large campus lots, accessible stalls away from the main entrance fade unnoticed under the wet valley climate.
• Poor distribution. Accessible parking clustered at one lot or entrance instead of spread across a multi-building campus.
• Missing fine plates. Many Hillsboro lots carry the federal wheelchair sign but lack Oregon's supplemental fine-amount plate.
• Undersized counts on large lots. Campus lots that fall into the higher accessible tiers but were striped to an outdated number.
• Aisle and route issues. Narrow or unmarked access aisles and freeze-thaw cracks along accessible routes.

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 Hillsboro report lists each deficiency with its measurement and photo, cites the standard it fails, and ranks the fixes by priority and effort. For a multi-lot campus, the report also maps which lots and entrances are covered and which fall short on distribution — turning a sprawling site into a clear punch list. The report doubles as documentation that you identified and are addressing the issues, useful if a complaint surfaces later.

From Audit to Fix

Most Hillsboro findings sort into restriping to a correct layout, adding or correcting signage, regrading any over-sloped areas, and improving distribution across entrances. Striping and signage are the fastest, cheapest fixes and clear a large share of typical findings. On campuses, distribution fixes are often as simple as converting a few standard stalls near an under-served entrance into accessible ones. Grading and surface work is heavier and is usually best timed with a planned repave or sealcoat in the drier summer window.

Get Your Hillsboro Lot Audited

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

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