ADA Parking Lot Compliance in Beaverton, Oregon: 2026 Guide

ADA Parking Compliance for Beaverton Property Owners

Beaverton is one of the densest commercial suburbs in the Portland metro, packed with retail centers along Cedar Hills Boulevard and Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, office parks, medical buildings, and the busy core around the Round and downtown. For Washington County property owners, ADA compliance under the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233 is a legal duty — and in a high-traffic city like Beaverton, accessible parking gets used hard and noticed quickly.

This guide gives Beaverton building owners and property managers a practical overview of what compliance requires on the pavement. The statewide framework lives in our Oregon ADA parking compliance pillar; this page puts it in a Beaverton context.

How Many Accessible Spaces a Beaverton Lot Needs

Your accessible-space count is driven by the lot total. The 2010 ADA Standards require one accessible space for the first 25, then two for 26–50, three for 51–75, four for 76–100, five for 101–150, and up. A 70-space lot off Cedar Hills needs three accessible stalls; a 160-space center needs six.

At least one in six accessible spaces (rounded up) must be van-accessible. Beaverton's many medical and clinic properties carry higher ratios — outpatient facilities at 10 percent and rehab at 20 percent. Our guide to how many accessible spaces your lot needs lays out the full table.

Stall Dimensions, Access Aisles, and Slope

Three numbers define accessible-parking geometry in Beaverton:

• Standard accessible stall: at least 8 feet wide with a 5-foot access aisle.
• Van-accessible stall: 8 feet wide with an 8-foot access aisle (or 11 feet with a 5-foot aisle), plus 96-inch vertical clearance along the van route.
• Slope: no more than 2 percent in any direction across stalls and aisles.

Beaverton sits in the Tualatin Valley with some gentle rises toward the Cooper and Cedar Hills areas, and lots built on those grades — or that have settled over decades of heavy use — can drift past the 2 percent slope limit on accessible stalls and aisles. The underlying grade can only be confirmed by measuring on site.

Signage: The Oregon Fine Plate

Every accessible space in Beaverton needs a vertical sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility mounted at least 60 inches above the pavement to the bottom, plus a "Van Accessible" plate on van stalls. Oregon also requires a supplemental sign stating the fine for unauthorized parking — a step most states skip. A Beaverton lot with the wheelchair sign but no fine plate still falls short of ORS 447.233. Our ADA parking sign requirements guide covers the mounting and wording.

Surface Condition and Beaverton's Climate

Beaverton shares the wet Tualatin Valley climate, and persistent rain plus summer UV fade water-based parking paint quickly — the blue borders and the wheelchair symbol lose contrast within a couple of seasons, and a faded marking can itself be a violation. In Beaverton's high-turnover retail lots, heavy tire traffic adds mechanical wear on top of weather fade, so markings here can deteriorate even faster than in quieter areas.

Winter freeze-thaw movement opens cracks and creates the small level changes that become trip hazards along accessible routes. Cracks wider than half an inch and abrupt changes over a quarter inch in an accessible stall or route are compliance issues, not just wear. For Beaverton owners, the practical rhythm is to inspect accessible markings each spring after the wet season and re-stripe before the symbols fade out, scheduling the repaint for the drier summer.

When Repaving Triggers Upgrades

Routine maintenance — sealcoating, crack sealing, patching, refreshing existing lines — does not trigger new ADA obligations, but you can never make a lot less accessible than it currently is. A full repave, regrade, or expansion is an "alteration" that triggers the duty to bring the path of travel up to current standards to the maximum extent feasible. If you are planning to repave a Beaverton lot, treat it as the moment to fix counts, aisles, and slopes together rather than restriping the old layout back on.

Getting Compliant in Beaverton

For most Washington County lots, compliance combines restriping to a correct layout, installing or correcting signage with the Oregon fine plate, regrading any over-sloped accessible areas, and repairing surface defects on accessible routes. What your lot needs depends on what it measures today, which is why a site survey beats a generic checklist.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt serves commercial properties throughout Beaverton, Tigard, and the Washington County suburbs. We can assess your layout, document the gaps, and build a compliant plan. See our Beaverton parking lot striping guide for the marking side, learn about our professional striping services, or request a free quote.