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

Why a Veneta Property Owner Books an ADA Audit

Veneta sits just west of Eugene along Highway 126, the main route toward the coast. The town's commercial core — the businesses along Territorial Highway, the grocery and hardware lots, the community and event spaces near Fern Ridge — sees a steady mix of local traffic and seasonal pass-through visitors heading to Florence and the dunes. That visibility cuts both ways. A lot that drivers and customers see every day is also a lot that an inspector, an insurance adjuster, or a serial ADA plaintiff can see just as easily.

An ADA parking compliance audit is a structured walk-through of your lot measured against the ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon businesses. It tells you exactly where your lot stands before someone else does. Most Veneta owners book one for a simple reason: they would rather find the gaps themselves than receive a demand letter. This guide walks through what the audit actually checks, what the findings look like, and what typically happens after.

What the Audit Measures

A thorough audit follows the same sequence a federal investigator would. The general framework below mirrors the broader ADA compliance audit process; the Veneta-specific notes come from how lots in the Fern Ridge area tend to be built and weathered.

Accessible Space Count

The auditor counts every parking stall and applies the 2010 ADA Standards ratio: one accessible space for every 25 total spaces up to 100, then a tapering scale beyond that. A 40-space Territorial Highway retail lot needs 2 accessible stalls; a 120-space community-event lot needs 5. At least one in every six accessible spaces must be van-accessible, rounding up — so even a small lot with a single accessible stall must make that stall van-accessible.

Stall and Aisle Dimensions

• Standard accessible stall: 8 feet wide minimum, with an adjoining 5-foot access aisle
• Van-accessible stall: 8-foot stall plus an 8-foot aisle, or an 11-foot stall plus a 5-foot aisle
• Access aisle: marked with diagonal hatching, kept clear, connected to an accessible route to the door

The auditor tapes out each stall and aisle. Veneta's older lots were often striped before van ratios were common, so undersized aisles are a frequent finding here.

Slope

Accessible stalls and aisles cannot exceed 2 percent slope in any direction — running or cross. The auditor uses a digital level or smart level at several points per stall. Lots on Veneta's gently rolling parcels near Fern Ridge can settle unevenly over the years, which is one of the more common ways an originally compliant stall drifts out of tolerance.

Signage

Every accessible stall needs a sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility mounted so the bottom of the sign sits at least 60 inches above the pavement. Van stalls add a "Van Accessible" plate. Oregon also requires a supplemental plate stating the fine for illegal parking — a detail many out-of-state sign kits miss.

Surface and Route

Cracks wider than half an inch, potholes, missing detectable warnings at curb ramps, and breaks in the accessible route from stall to entrance all get flagged. These are safety issues as much as compliance issues.

What the Findings Report Looks Like

After the walk-through, you receive a written report. A good one ranks each finding by severity so you can fix the cheap, high-risk items first:

• Critical — Missing van stall, no signage, blocked or absent access aisle, slope well over 2 percent
• Moderate — Faded ground symbol, sign mounted too low, missing Oregon fine plate, undersized aisle
• Minor — Worn diagonal hatching, slightly faded border paint, a sign that needs straightening

This severity ranking maps closely to the 10 most common ADA parking violations, which is worth reviewing before your audit so nothing surprises you.

Fixes That Usually Follow in Veneta

Most Veneta findings fall into striping and signage rather than full reconstruction, which keeps remediation affordable:

• Restriping — Re-marking stalls, aisles, hatching, and symbols to current dimensions. Often the entire fix for a lot that was simply striped wrong years ago.
• Signage — Installing or raising signs to the 60-inch standard and adding the Oregon fine plate.
• Minor surface repair — Crack filling and patching in accessible areas to close trip hazards.
• Regrading — The larger fix, reserved for stalls whose slope cannot be corrected with surface work. Less common but worth knowing about.

When the fix is a restripe, our professional striping services handle the layout to spec. If your lot also needs general line work, our guide to parking lot striping in Veneta covers local pricing and timing.

How to Prepare for Your Audit

You do not need to do much, but a few steps make the visit faster and the report cleaner:

• Pull any original site plans or striping records if you have them
• Clear the accessible stalls and aisles of carts, debris, and parked vehicles on audit day
• Note any spots where you have seen water pond after rain — a slope clue
• Book during dry weather so slope and surface readings are accurate

A standard Veneta lot audit takes one to two hours on site, depending on size, with the written report following shortly after.

A General Guide, Not a Legal Determination

The standards described here reflect the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and Oregon's ORS 447.233 overlay as general guidance. They are not a substitute for a site-specific survey by a qualified professional. Exact obligations depend on your lot's age, when it was last altered, its occupancy type, and local code. Always confirm your specific requirements with a licensed surveyor or your local building official before committing to a remediation scope.

Get Your Veneta ADA Audit Scheduled

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt audits and corrects parking lots throughout Lane County, including Veneta and the Fern Ridge area. We measure every stall, check slope and signage, and hand you a clear, severity-ranked report — then we can restripe or repair on the spot if you want the work done by one crew.

Request a free ADA audit and quote — we respond within 24 hours. Learn more about our professional striping services and how we keep Lane County lots compliant and safe.