ADA Parking Striping in Beaverton, Oregon: Bringing Your Lot Up to Code

Restriping a Beaverton Lot to ADA Standards

In Beaverton, most ADA parking problems are striping problems — stalls painted too narrow, access aisles missing their hatching, and wheelchair symbols worn down by Tualatin Valley rain and heavy retail traffic. Restriping is the step that turns a non-compliant Washington County lot into a compliant one, and for most owners it is the most cost-effective correction available.

This page covers what ADA-compliant striping involves in Beaverton. For the legal backdrop, see our Oregon ADA parking compliance pillar; for the dimension and paint specs statewide, our Oregon ADA striping requirements for 2026 guide goes into detail.

What an ADA-Compliant Stripe Job Includes

A correct accessible stall means getting all of these right:

• Stall width: at least 8 feet for a standard accessible space; 8 feet for a van stall with the wider aisle, or 11 feet with a 5-foot aisle.
• Access aisle: 5 feet wide for car stalls, 8 feet for van stalls, with diagonal hatching and ideally "NO PARKING" lettering.
• The symbol: the International Symbol of Accessibility in each stall, white on blue.
• Borders and contrast: blue outlines that stay legible on fresh, dark asphalt.

The access aisle is the part Beaverton owners most often misunderstand. It is the transfer zone a wheelchair user needs beside the vehicle, and it must connect to an accessible route to the entrance — not double as overflow parking, which is a real temptation in Beaverton's packed retail lots. Our ADA access aisle striping spec covers the hatching and shared-aisle rules.

Layout Before Paint

The most valuable step in a Beaverton ADA restripe comes before the paint: confirming the layout is correct. Many of Beaverton's busy retail centers have been traced over for years, carrying forward outdated counts and aisle widths. A proper layout pass checks the accessible count against the total, confirms the one-in-six van ratio, verifies aisle widths and placement, and positions stalls on the shortest accessible route to the entrance.

For Beaverton's multi-tenant centers, that route accuracy means distributing accessible stalls across the storefront frontage so each business has a nearby accessible space, rather than bunching them at one end.

Paint, Climate, and Durability in Beaverton

Beaverton's wet valley climate fades water-based traffic paint within 12 to 24 months, and the city's high-turnover retail traffic adds mechanical tire wear on top — so markings here often deteriorate faster than in quieter areas. Because a faded accessible marking can be cited as a violation, durability is a compliance concern, not just an appearance one.

Beaverton owners can reach for longer-lasting materials: oil-based traffic paint adheres better than latex, and thermoplastic markings — several times the cost — can hold three to five years even under heavy retail traffic, often paying off in fewer restripe cycles for busy lots. Timing matters too: the Beaverton striping season runs late spring through early fall, and scheduling for the drier June-to-September window gives paint the best chance to bond before the rains return.

Restriping After Sealcoat

Beaverton owners frequently pair an ADA restripe with a sealcoat. The order matters: sealcoat first, cure, then stripe onto the clean dark surface for maximum contrast and adhesion. A fresh sealcoat is the ideal moment to correct an ADA layout because the old lines are gone — a blank slate to fix counts, widen aisles, and reposition van stalls without fighting old paint.

Striping Your Beaverton Lot Right

Whether you are reviving fading markings or rebuilding a non-compliant layout, ADA striping in Beaverton means measuring the lot, confirming the layout against current standards, and applying durable paint in the dry season. A site visit pins down exactly what your lot needs.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes commercial lots across Beaverton, Tigard, and the Washington County suburbs. See our Beaverton parking lot striping overview, explore our professional striping services, or request a free quote and we will measure and plan a compliant layout.