ADA Parking Lot Compliance in Creswell, Oregon: 2026 Guide

ADA Parking Compliance for Creswell Businesses

Creswell sits right off Interstate 5 between Eugene and Cottage Grove, which makes it a natural stop for travelers and a growing base for local commerce along Oregon Avenue and Front Street. Whether you run a fuel-and-food lot off the freeway interchange, a downtown storefront, or a church or clinic serving the surrounding Lane County farmland, your parking lot carries the same federal and state accessibility obligations as a lot in a much larger city.

This guide covers what ADA parking compliance means for a Creswell property in 2026 — the counts, dimensions, signage, and slope limits — and the Oregon-specific rules that layer on top of the federal standard. For the full statewide framework, start with our ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon businesses; this page focuses on applying it locally.

How Many Accessible Spaces a Creswell Lot Needs

The required number of accessible stalls is set by the 2010 ADA Standards and scales with your total stall count:

Total Spaces	Required Accessible	Van-Accessible Minimum
1–25	1	1
26–50	2	1
51–75	3	1
76–100	4	1
101–150	5	1
151–200	6	1

The rule of thumb is one accessible space per 25 up to 100 spaces, then a tapering scale. At least one in every six accessible spaces — rounded up — must be van-accessible. For a small Creswell lot with a single accessible stall, that stall must be the van-accessible one. Our deeper breakdown of how many accessible spaces your lot needs walks through the full table and rounding rules.

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 access aisle, or an 11-foot stall plus a 5-foot aisle
• Vertical clearance: At least 98 inches along the van route to, at, and from the stall
• Access aisle: Diagonally hatched, kept clear, level with the adjacent stall, and connected to an accessible route to the entrance

Two accessible stalls can share a single access aisle placed between them, which is a common, space-efficient layout for Creswell's smaller commercial lots.

Slope: The 2 Percent Limit

Accessible stalls and their access aisles cannot exceed 2 percent slope in any direction. This is the requirement most often missed, because slope is invisible to the eye and changes as a lot settles. Creswell's lots sit on the valley floor near the Coast Fork Willamette, and even modest settling over a decade can push a once-compliant stall past tolerance. Slope is measured on the finished surface, so any repaving has to account for it.

Signage Requirements

Each accessible stall needs a sign showing the International Symbol of Accessibility, mounted with the bottom of the sign at least 60 inches above the ground so it stays visible above a parked vehicle. Van stalls add a "Van Accessible" plate. Oregon requires a supplemental plate stating the fine for unauthorized parking — a detail covered in our guide to ADA parking sign placement in Oregon. Faded or missing signs are treated as compliance gaps, not cosmetic ones.

The Oregon Overlay

Oregon's accessible parking law, ORS 447.233, and the Oregon Structural Specialty Code can impose obligations beyond the federal baseline — including the fine-amount sign plate and specific signage details. When the state and federal rules differ, you follow the stricter one. For a Creswell project, that usually means matching the federal dimensions and counts while adding Oregon's signage specifics.

Maintenance Keeps You Compliant

Compliance is not a one-time event. Oregon's wet winters and freeze-thaw cycles wear down paint and pavement, and a lot that passed last year can drift out of compliance through nothing more than faded markings and a new crack across an access aisle. Inspect accessible areas at least annually, keep aisles clear, and refresh striping before symbols become hard to read. When you are ready to verify everything at once, an ADA compliance audit process gives you a documented baseline.

A General Guide, Not a Legal Determination

The figures here reflect the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233 overlay as general guidance, not a site-specific legal determination. Your exact obligations depend on lot age, alteration history, occupancy type, and local code. Confirm requirements with a licensed surveyor or your local building official before finalizing any striping or construction scope.

Bring Your Creswell Lot Up to Code

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt serves Creswell and the surrounding Lane County corridor with ADA-compliant layout, striping, and signage. We measure your lot, confirm counts and slopes, and stripe to spec so your accessible parking holds up to scrutiny.

Request a free compliance quote — we respond within 24 hours. See our professional striping services, and for general line work review our guide to parking lot striping in Creswell.