Parking Lot
ADA Parking Striping in Gresham, Oregon: Bringing Your Lot Up to Code
Cojo
May 30, 2026
6 min read
In Gresham, most ADA parking problems are striping problems — stalls painted too narrow, access aisles missing their hatching, and wheelchair symbols faded by east-county rain. Restriping is the step that turns a non-compliant Multnomah 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 Gresham. 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.
A correct accessible stall means getting all of these right:
The access aisle is the part Gresham 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. Our ADA access aisle striping spec covers the hatching and shared-aisle rules.
The most valuable step in a Gresham ADA restripe comes before the paint: confirming the layout is correct. Many of Gresham's older strip centers along Powell and Division have been traced over for years, carrying forward outdated counts and aisle widths.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 Gresham's multi-tenant centers, that route accuracy means distributing accessible stalls across the storefront frontage rather than clustering them at one end, so each business has a nearby accessible space.
Gresham's wet east-county climate is hard on parking-lot paint. The extra moisture that pushes up against the Mount Hood foothills, plus summer UV, fades water-based traffic paint within 12 to 24 months — the blue borders and the wheelchair symbol wash out, and because a faded accessible marking can be cited as a violation, durability is a compliance concern.
Gresham 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. Timing matters too: the Gresham 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.
Gresham 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.
Whether you are reviving fading markings or rebuilding a non-compliant layout, ADA striping in Gresham 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 Gresham, Troutdale, and the east metro. See our Gresham parking lot striping overview, explore our professional striping services, or request a free quote and we will measure and plan a compliant layout.
Understand what happens during an ADA parking compliance audit, common violations found in Oregon commercial lots, and how to prepare your property.
Complete guide to ADA parking requirements in Oregon, including space dimensions, van accessible standards, signage rules, and ORS 447.233 specifics for commercial property owners.
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