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

Restriping a Grants Pass Lot to an ADA-Compliant Layout

When the accessible symbol in a Grants Pass parking lot has faded to a faint outline, or an access aisle has worn to a few pale lines, the lot is out of code — even if nothing about the layout has changed. Restriping is the fastest, lowest-cost way to bring a Josephine County lot back into compliance, and for most properties downtown on 6th and 7th Streets or along Redwood Highway (199) it is the only work required. This guide covers what an ADA-compliant restripe includes, what the paint must deliver, and how the Rogue Valley climate shapes the timing.

A restripe is not a full compliance overhaul. It refreshes and corrects the markings on a lot whose underlying layout, counts, and grades are sound. If your lot is also short on accessible stalls or has slope problems, those are separate fixes, covered in our ADA parking compliance guide for Oregon.

What an ADA Restripe Has to Include

A compliant ADA restripe answers to the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233. Each element below has to be right.

Accessible Stall Markings

Each accessible stall must be striped to at least 8 feet wide. The International Symbol of Accessibility is painted in the stall, usually white on a blue field, centered so it reads to drivers and isn't blocked by a vehicle overhang. Faded or partial symbols are non-compliant, so a restripe repaints them at full opacity.

Access Aisles

The aisle beside each stall is striped with diagonal hatching and a NO PARKING legend so no one blocks the space a wheelchair user needs to deploy a lift or ramp. Standard stalls take a 5-foot aisle; van stalls take an 8-foot aisle (or the 11-foot-stall-plus-5-foot-aisle alternative). Our ADA access aisle striping spec details the hatch spacing, legend, and shared-aisle rules. In the tight, older downtown Grants Pass lots, the aisle width is the element most often squeezed below spec.

Van Designation

At least one in every six accessible stalls must be van-accessible, marked with the wider aisle and a "Van Accessible" sign. A restripe is the moment to confirm your van count and widen an aisle if the lot was striped under older ratios.

Layout Verification

Before paint touches asphalt, a careful contractor confirms the existing layout still meets the standards — stall widths, aisle widths, the count, and the slope. Restriping over a non-compliant layout just repaints the violation. The full 2026 checklist is in our ADA striping requirements for 2026.

Paint and Materials for Grants Pass's Climate

Grants Pass shares the hot, dry summers of the southern Rogue Valley, with long stretches of intense sun and high UV. That sun is the enemy of traffic paint: standard water-based latex, the most common and economical choice, fades faster here than in the cooler valleys to the north. Property owners who want longer life between restripes often step up to a higher-durability paint or add reflective glass beads for nighttime visibility. Whatever the product, the blue and white of accessible markings must stay sharp and high-contrast, because a faded symbol invites a complaint.

The flip side of the hot, dry climate is timing. Grants Pass has one of the longest reliable striping seasons in Oregon. Traffic paint needs dry pavement and temperatures comfortably above 50°F, and the Rogue Valley delivers that from late spring well into fall. Summer scheduling fills up, so booking ahead secures both the dates and the surface conditions you want.

Restripe vs. New Layout

If your Grants Pass lot has a sound, compliant layout and just needs fresh, code-correct markings, a restripe follows the existing lines and corrects the accessible elements — the fast, economical path. If the lot was never professionally laid out for ADA, or an audit found the count, aisle widths, or slopes out of tolerance — common in the historic downtown lots — a new layout is the better investment. A new layout includes measuring, planning, and chalk-lining before paint, and it is the chance to maximize stall count while guaranteeing compliance. General striping pricing for the area is on our parking lot striping in Grants Pass page.

Sequencing With Sealcoat

If you are sealcoating, stripe after the sealcoat cures, not before. A fresh, dark surface gives the accessible markings better adhesion and far stronger contrast — the blue and white pop against clean black asphalt. Restriping a lot you sealcoated last season is also a natural moment to bring the accessible layout fully up to code in one visit.

Get Your Grants Pass ADA Striping Done Right

An ADA restripe is precise work. The dimensions, the symbol placement, the aisle hatching, and the van designation all have to meet the standard — a lot that looks freshly painted but misses a measurement is still non-compliant. Cojo Excavation & Asphalt restripes Grants Pass and Josephine County lots to a code-correct ADA layout, verifying the count, widths, and slopes before the paint goes down. See our professional striping services for the full scope.

The specifications here are general guidance under the 2010 ADA Standards and ORS 447.233 — a site survey confirms what your lot needs. Request a free quote and we will assess your Grants Pass lot and stripe it to code.