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

Striping a Fairview Lot to Code, Not Just to Color

Repainting a Fairview parking lot and striping it to ADA code are two different jobs. A lot near the outlets or along Halsey Street might get fresh lines every few years that simply trace the old layout — including any old mistakes. If the previous accessible stall had a too-narrow aisle or a faded-out symbol, repainting the same pattern just renews the problem in brighter paint.

This guide is about the right version: laying out accessible stalls, aisles, and markings that meet the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's overlay. Keep our ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon handy for the legal framework behind the layout.

Lock the Dimensions Before the Paint

Dimensions come first, chalked out before a drop of paint hits the asphalt.

• Standard accessible stall: minimum 8 feet wide
• Van-accessible stall: minimum 8 feet wide with an 8-foot access aisle, or 11 feet wide with a 5-foot aisle
• Standard access aisle: 5 feet wide
• Van clearance: 98 inches of vertical clearance along route, stall, and aisle

On a small Fairview lot, the one accessible space typically has to be van-accessible, since the one-in-six van ratio rounds up to one the moment you have any accessible stall. On the larger outlet and big-box lots, the issue flips: you need several accessible stalls, at least one van per six, and they should be dispersed across entrances rather than bunched at one door. Our 2026 ADA striping requirements page has the full dimension table.

The Access Aisle Carries the Markings

The access aisle beside each accessible stall does more striping work than the stall itself:

• Diagonal hatching across the full aisle in a high-contrast color
• "NO PARKING" lettering inside the aisle
• A border tying the aisle to the stall at the same surface level
• A connection to the accessible route to the entrance

Adjacent accessible stalls can share one aisle, which is the space-efficient layout for a tight Fairview lot. The hatching is the signal that the aisle is not a parking spot — to drivers, to delivery vans on the busy retail lots, and to the wheelchair user who needs the room. See our ADA access aisle striping spec for hatch spacing and lettering.

Symbols, Paint, and Staying Legible

The International Symbol of Accessibility goes in each accessible stall, white on a blue field, big enough to read from a moving car. Many Fairview owners also paint the stall border blue, common Oregon practice. The key is legibility: Fairview's wet winters and summer sun fade paint within a year or two, and on the high-traffic outlet lots it goes faster. A faded symbol can be treated as a compliance gap, so reflective beads and an annual repaint schedule are cheap protection.

The Sign — Including Oregon's Fine Plate

Striping is only half of compliance. Each accessible stall needs a vertical sign with the accessibility symbol, mounted with the bottom at least 60 inches above the pavement so it stays visible past a parked vehicle. Van stalls add a "Van Accessible" plate. And in Oregon, the sign must also show the fine amount under ORS 447.233. A crew that lays a flawless stripe job but leaves an old sign without the Oregon fine plate has left the Fairview lot non-compliant.

Refresh or Re-Lay?

If your Fairview lot was laid out correctly, ADA restriping is mostly refreshing the symbol, hatching, borders, and sign. If the original layout was wrong — narrow aisles, no van dimensions, stalls far from the door, or all accessible stalls clustered at one entrance on a big lot — then "restriping" really means re-laying that section: measuring, chalking new lines, and painting fresh. Re-laying costs more but is the only real fix for a bad layout. A fresh sealcoat is the ideal moment, since you are painting onto a clean, dark surface with no old lines fighting the new.

A Clean Fairview Striping Sequence

1. Confirm required accessible and van counts for your total spaces
2. Locate accessible stalls on the shortest accessible route to each entrance
3. Chalk stall and aisle dimensions and verify slope stays under 2 percent
4. Paint stall borders, aisle hatching, and "NO PARKING" lettering
5. Stencil the accessibility symbol in each stall
6. Mount or update signs at 60 inches with the Oregon fine plate

Run in that order, a Fairview restripe produces a layout that survives inspection. Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes accessible parking to current code across Fairview and east Multnomah County. For standard restripe pricing and scheduling, see our parking lot striping in Fairview guide, or explore our professional striping services.