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

What an ADA Parking Audit Looks Like in Oregon City

An ADA parking compliance audit is a structured inspection of your lot against the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233. For Oregon City property owners — whether your lot sits along McLoughlin Boulevard, off Molalla Avenue, or up on Beavercreek Road — an audit is the difference between guessing your lot is fine and knowing exactly where the gaps are before a plaintiff's attorney or a building official finds them first.

This page explains what happens during an audit, what tends to turn up in Clackamas County, and how to get the most out of the visit. 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 moves through the lot in a fixed sequence so nothing gets skipped.

Space count. The auditor counts total spaces and accessible spaces, then checks them against the federal table — one accessible space per 25 in the lower ranges, with 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). The auditor confirms the aisle connects to an accessible route.

Slope. A digital level checks slope on every accessible stall and aisle. Anything over 2 percent in any direction is a finding. On Oregon City's sloped terrain near the bluff and Beavercreek Road, this is one of the most common failures.

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

Across Clackamas County, the same handful of issues turn up again and again:

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

Our 10 most common ADA parking violations guide expands on each of these and the typical fix.

How to Prepare for Your Audit

You do not need to do much before the visit, but a few steps make it more productive:

1. Pull any site plans or as-built drawings if you have them
2. Note the lot's total and accessible space counts
3. Clear the accessible stalls and aisles so they can be measured
4. List any recent paving, sealcoating, or restriping work
5. Flag any complaints or demand letters you have 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 list of corrections. The best reports sort fixes by risk and cost so you can close the cheap, high-liability gaps — signage, restriping, hatching — first, then schedule the larger items like regrading or route repairs.

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

Audit, Then Fix

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

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