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

What an ADA Parking Audit Looks Like in McMinnville

An ADA parking compliance audit is a structured inspection of your lot against the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233. For McMinnville property owners — whether your lot serves a Third Street tasting room, a Lafayette Avenue clinic, or a Highway 18 retail center — an audit replaces guesswork with a documented picture of exactly where your lot stands before a plaintiff's attorney or a building official gets there first.

This page covers what happens during the audit, what tends to turn up in Yamhill County, and how to prepare. For the statewide framework, see our Oregon ADA parking compliance guide and the detailed ADA compliance audit process.

What the Auditor Measures

A thorough audit follows a fixed sequence so nothing slips.

Space count. Total spaces and accessible spaces are counted and checked against the federal table — one accessible space per 25 in the lower ranges, at least one in six being van-accessible. Outpatient medical and rehab uses carry higher ratios.

Stall and aisle dimensions. Each accessible stall is measured for width (8 feet minimum) and its access aisle (5 feet standard, 8 feet van), and the auditor confirms the aisle connects to an accessible route.

Slope. A digital level checks every accessible stall and aisle. Over 2 percent in any direction is a finding — a common one on McMinnville's older downtown lots that have settled.

Signage. Sign height (60 inches to the bottom), the accessibility symbol, the van designation, and Oregon's supplemental fine plate are all verified.

Surface and route. The accessible route from stall to entrance is walked for trip hazards, cracks wider than half an inch, potholes, level changes, and ponding water.

Common Findings in McMinnville Lots

Across Yamhill County, the same issues recur:

• Slope drift — stalls that were compliant at construction but moved out of tolerance as the base settled
• Faded symbols — the accessibility symbol worn off by tourist-season traffic and weather
• Wrong sign height — signs mounted too low or missing the Oregon fine plate
• Too few van stalls — older downtown lots built before the one-in-six van ratio
• Aisle problems — access aisles too narrow, unmarked, or used as overflow parking during events
• Broken routes — a curb, step, or cracked path interrupting the accessible route

Our 10 most common ADA parking violations guide expands on each and its typical fix.

How to Prepare for Your Audit

1. Pull any site plans or as-built drawings you have
2. Note the lot's total and accessible space counts
3. Clear the accessible stalls and aisles so they can be measured
4. List recent paving, sealcoating, or restriping work
5. Flag any complaints or demand letters already received

What You Get Afterward

A good audit ends with a written report: a stall-by-stall inventory, photos of each finding, measurements, and a prioritized correction list. The best reports sort fixes by risk and cost so you can close the cheap, high-liability gaps — signage, restriping, hatching — first, then schedule larger items like regrading or route repairs.

If the report calls for new layout work, see how local crews approach parking lot striping in McMinnville.

Audit, Then Fix

An audit is most useful when it leads straight into remediation. A contractor who can both inspect and fix keeps the project moving — measuring the lot, finding the gaps, then correcting signage, striping, slope, and surface issues in one coordinated scope.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt audits and remediates parking lots across McMinnville and Yamhill County. We document what we find and fix the highest-risk items first.