Parking Lot
ADA Parking Striping in Forest Grove, Oregon: Bringing Your Lot Up to Code
Cojo
May 30, 2026
6 min read
Striping is the visible face of ADA compliance. When the lines fade on a Forest Grove lot, the blue symbol wears thin, and the access aisle hatching disappears, a lot can fall out of compliance even though the layout never changed. Restriping to an ADA-compliant pattern is the quickest, most affordable way back up to code.
Forest Grove property owners in Washington County deal with wet winters, freeze-thaw cycles, and — on older downtown and campus lots — layouts that predate current standards. This guide covers what an ADA restripe involves locally and how to get it right the first time. For the legal picture, see our ADA parking lot compliance guide for Oregon.
This is general guidance — confirm your specific layout with a site survey before painting.
A proper ADA restripe is more than repainting faded lines. To meet the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's overlay:
The hatching matters more than people expect — a blank gap between stalls invites drivers to squeeze in. Our ADA access aisle striping spec breaks down hatch spacing and width, and the Oregon ADA striping requirements for 2026 page covers what the state expects on the surface.
The most common striping issue on older Forest Grove lots is a layout that predates current rules — undersized van aisles, accessible spaces that are too narrow, or symbols placed inconsistently. A van-accessible space needs an 8-foot aisle, and many downtown lots used 5 feet for every accessible stall. Restriping is the moment to correct that, usually by reclaiming width from an adjacent low-use stall.
Slope is the other half. Even a perfectly painted space fails ADA review on more than a 2 percent grade, and older lots that have settled often drift over the line. We check slope before painting, because there is no point striping a space that will not pass on geometry. When slope is the problem, that becomes a grading conversation rather than a paint one.
Paint choice drives how long your Forest Grove restripe lasts:
Timing matters because of the weather. The reliable striping window in Forest Grove runs late spring through early fall, when temperatures hold above 50°F and the pavement is dry enough for paint to bond.
A restripe usually pairs with signage. Each accessible space needs the vertical sign with the accessibility symbol mounted at least 60 inches high, the "Van Accessible" plate on van spaces, and the Oregon fine sign stating the penalty for unauthorized use. Painting the symbol without compliant signage leaves the space only half-compliant.
Striping costs scale with lot size, surface condition, and how much of the layout changes. Industry baselines put a complete ADA-compliant space — symbol, aisle hatching, and stall — in the range of $200 to $350 per space, with access aisle marking around $75 to $150 and each sign install around $150 to $250. These are reference ranges only. Actual Forest Grove pricing depends on lot condition, whether the old layout needs correcting, and whether slopes pass. A site visit gives you a real number. For broader local context, see our parking lot striping in Forest Grove page.
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