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

Restriping a Medford Lot to an ADA-Compliant Layout

When an accessible symbol in a Medford parking lot has faded to a ghost, or an access aisle has worn down to a few faint lines, the lot is out of code — even if nothing structural has changed. Restriping is the fastest, lowest-cost way to bring a lot in Jackson County back into compliance, and for most properties along Biddle Road, Stewart Avenue, or Crater Lake Highway it is also the only work required. This guide covers what an ADA-compliant restripe involves, what the paint has to deliver, and how the Rogue Valley climate shapes the timing.

Restriping is not the same as 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 spaces 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 is governed by the 2010 ADA Standards and Oregon's ORS 447.233. Every 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 — the wheelchair symbol — is painted in the stall, typically in white on a blue field, centered so it reads clearly to drivers and is not blocked by a parked vehicle's overhang. Faded or partial symbols are treated as non-compliant, so a restripe repaints them at full opacity.

Access Aisles

The access aisle beside each stall is striped with diagonal hatching and a NO PARKING legend so no one parks in the space a wheelchair user needs to deploy a lift or ramp. A standard accessible stall takes a 5-foot aisle; a van stall takes an 8-foot aisle (or the 11-foot-stall-plus-5-foot-aisle alternative). Our ADA access aisle striping spec breaks down the hatch spacing, legend, and shared-aisle rules in detail.

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 is right and to widen an aisle if the lot was striped before the current ratios.

Layout Verification

Before any paint hits the 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. For the full 2026 layout checklist, see our ADA striping requirements for 2026.

Paint and Materials for Medford's Climate

Medford's summers are hot and dry with heavy UV, and that sun is the enemy of traffic paint. Standard water-based latex is the most common and economical choice, but in the high-UV Rogue Valley it fades faster than it would on the coast or in the upper valley. 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: Medford 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 the dates and the surface conditions you want.

Restripe vs. New Layout

If your Medford 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 has never been professionally laid out for ADA, or an audit found the count, aisle widths, or slopes out of tolerance, a new layout is the better investment. A new layout includes measuring, planning, and chalk-lining the lot before paint, and it is the chance to maximize the stall count while guaranteeing compliance. General striping pricing for the area is covered on our parking lot striping in Medford page.

Sequencing With Sealcoat

If you are sealcoating the lot, stripe after the sealcoat cures, not before. A fresh, dark sealcoated surface gives the new accessible markings better adhesion and far better 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 Medford 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, because a lot that looks freshly painted but misses a measurement is still non-compliant. Cojo Excavation & Asphalt restripes Medford and Jackson County lots to a code-correct ADA layout, verifying the count, widths, and slopes before the paint goes down. See our full professional striping services for the complete 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 Medford lot and stripe it to code.