ADA Parking Lot Compliance in Talent, Oregon: 2026 Guide

ADA Parking Compliance in Talent

Talent is a small Rogue Valley city in Jackson County, sitting along Highway 99 between Ashland and Phoenix. Much of its commercial core has been rebuilt or renewed in recent years, which puts a sharp point on accessibility: new construction and significant reconstruction are exactly the moments when ADA standards must be built in from the start. Whether you own a rebuilt storefront, a winery tasting room, or an office along Talent Avenue, your parking lot carries the same federal ADA and Oregon accessibility obligations as any commercial property in the state.

Compliance is both a legal duty and good business. Non-compliance exposes a Talent business to federal civil penalties, private lawsuits with attorney fees, and Oregon state enforcement — while accessible parking determines whether all of your customers can reach the door. This 2026 guide covers the essentials. For the full statewide picture, start with our ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon.

How Many Accessible Spaces Talent Lots Need

The required accessible count scales with total parking under the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design:

Total Parking Spaces	Required Accessible Spaces	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

At least one of every six accessible stalls (rounded up) must be van-accessible. Most Talent lots — a downtown shop, a tasting room, a clinic — sit in the lower tiers and need one or two accessible stalls, with the first always van-accessible. Outpatient medical and rehabilitation facilities carry higher ratios (10 to 20 percent). Our how many accessible spaces your lot needs page covers the full table and rounding rules. If your lot is part of a rebuild, getting the count right at the design stage costs far less than retrofitting later.

Stall and Aisle Dimensions

• Standard accessible stall: minimum 8 feet wide with a 5-foot access aisle.
• Van-accessible stall: 8 feet wide with an 8-foot access aisle, or 11 feet wide with a 5-foot aisle.
• Vertical clearance: 98 inches along the van route, at the stall, and through the aisle.
• Access aisle: diagonal hatching plus NO PARKING, level with the stall, connected to a continuous accessible route to the entrance.

Two accessible stalls can share one aisle between them. The aisle must never be parked in or blocked.

The 2% Slope Rule

Accessible stalls and their aisles must not exceed 2 percent slope in any direction on the finished surface. The Rogue Valley floor through Talent is relatively level, but lots built against the valley's edges or on fill can run steeper than they look, and any settlement pushes slopes out of tolerance. A stall that appears flat may measure 3 or 4 percent — a violation. Verifying slope takes a level, and where it fails, regrading and repaving the affected area is the fix. On a newly built or rebuilt lot, confirm the as-built slope matches the design.

Signage Requirements

Each accessible stall needs a vertical sign with the International Symbol of Accessibility, mounted at least 60 inches from the ground to the bottom of the sign and visible when a vehicle is parked. Van stalls add a "Van Accessible" plate. Oregon requires a supplemental sign stating the fine for unauthorized parking — an Oregon-specific detail that out-of-area installers often miss. Our ADA parking sign placement guide details heights, plates, and the fine sign.

Surface and Maintenance

Compliance extends to ongoing surface condition. The accessible stall, aisle, and route must stay firm, stable, and slip-resistant, with no abrupt level changes over a quarter inch, no cracks wider than half an inch, no potholes, and no ponding water. The Rogue Valley's hot, dry summers and cold winters create UV and freeze-thaw stress that fade and crack pavement over time. Prioritize accessible areas in seasonal maintenance and address trip hazards promptly.

When Repaving Triggers Upgrades

Routine maintenance — sealcoating, crack filling, patching, restriping existing markings — does not trigger ADA upgrades. A full repave, significant reconstruction, lot expansion, or regrading counts as an "alteration," obligating you to make the path of travel accessible and spend up to 20 percent of the project cost on accessibility where the existing route is not compliant. Given Talent's recent rebuilding activity, many local projects already trigger this rule — build accessibility into the scope from the start.

Getting Talent Lots Compliant

The efficient path is an audit followed by remediation: the audit measures every accessible element and produces a fix list, and remediation handles the restriping, signs, and grading. Our ADA compliance audit process page explains the walkthrough. For local striping pricing and seasonal timing, see our parking lot striping in Talent guide.