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

Restriping a Gladstone Lot the Right Way

There is a difference between repainting the lines on a Gladstone parking lot and striping it to ADA code. Plenty of lots along Portland Avenue and McLoughlin Boulevard get a fresh coat of paint every few years that simply traces whatever was there before — including the mistakes. If the previous layout had a too-narrow access aisle or a missing accessibility symbol, repainting the same lines just renews the violation in brighter paint.

This guide is about doing it right: laying out accessible stalls, aisles, and markings that actually meet the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's overlay. For the legal framework behind the layout, keep our ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon open alongside this one.

Get the Stall and Van Dimensions Right Before You Paint

The dimensions are non-negotiable, and they are the first thing a striping crew should chalk out.

• 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 the route, stall, and aisle

In a small Gladstone lot, the single accessible space typically has to be van-accessible, because the van ratio of one in six rounds up to one as soon as you have any accessible stall. Skipping the van dimensions on a small lot is the most common striping error we see locally. Our 2026 ADA striping requirements page lays out the current dimension table in full.

The Access Aisle Is Where Striping Earns Its Keep

The access aisle is the striped zone beside the accessible stall, and it carries more markings than the stall itself:

• Diagonal hatching across the full aisle, painted in a high-contrast color
• "NO PARKING" lettering inside the aisle so drivers do not block it
• A border that ties the aisle to the stall at the same surface level
• A connection to the accessible route leading to the building entrance

Two accessible stalls can share a single aisle between them, which is the efficient layout for a Gladstone lot tight on space. The hatching is what tells everyone — drivers, delivery vans, and a wheelchair user deploying a ramp — that the aisle is not a parking spot. Our ADA access aisle striping spec covers the hatch spacing and lettering detail.

Paint, Symbols, and Visibility

The International Symbol of Accessibility goes inside each accessible stall in white on a blue field, large enough to read from a moving vehicle. Many Gladstone owners also paint the stall border blue, which is common Oregon practice even though the federal standard focuses on the symbol and the sign. Whatever colors you use, the markings have to stay legible: Gladstone's wet winters and summer sun fade traffic paint within a year or two, and a faded symbol can be treated as a compliance gap. Reflective glass beads added to the paint help the markings read at night for a modest upcharge.

Don't Forget the Sign — Including Oregon's Fine Plate

Striping is only half the job. Each accessible stall needs a vertical sign with the accessibility symbol, mounted with the bottom of the sign at least 60 inches above the pavement so it stays visible when a vehicle is parked. Van stalls add a "Van Accessible" plate. And because this is Oregon, every accessible parking sign must also show the fine amount for illegal parking, per ORS 447.233. A crew that stripes a perfect layout but leaves up an old sign without the Oregon fine plate has left the lot non-compliant.

Restriping vs. Re-Laying the Lot

If your Gladstone lot was laid out correctly the first time, restriping to ADA code is mostly a matter of refreshing the symbol, aisle hatching, stall borders, and sign. If the original layout was wrong — narrow aisles, missing van dimensions, stalls placed far from the entrance — then "restriping" really means re-laying that portion of the lot: measuring, chalking new lines, and painting from scratch. Re-laying costs more than a refresh, but it is the only way to actually fix a non-compliant layout. A fresh sealcoat is the ideal moment to do it, because you are painting onto a clean, dark surface with no old lines fighting the new ones.

A Clean Striping Sequence for a Gladstone Lot

1. Confirm required accessible and van counts for your total spaces
2. Locate accessible stalls on the shortest accessible route to the door
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

Done in that order, a Gladstone restripe produces a layout that survives an inspection instead of inviting one. Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes accessible parking to current code throughout Gladstone and Clackamas County. For pricing and scheduling on a standard restripe, see our parking lot striping in Gladstone guide, or explore our professional striping services.