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

Restriping a Salem Lot to ADA Standards

In Salem, as across the Willamette Valley, the most common ADA failures are striping failures — not cracked foundations or missing ramps, but stalls painted too narrow, access aisles without their hatching, and wheelchair symbols faded to a shadow. Restriping is where a non-compliant Marion County lot becomes a compliant one, and it is usually the most affordable correction available.

This page covers what ADA-compliant striping involves in Salem. For the legal context, see our Oregon ADA parking compliance pillar; for the paint and dimension specs statewide, our Oregon ADA striping requirements for 2026 guide goes deep.

What an ADA-Compliant Stripe Job Includes

An accessible stall done right means getting all of these elements correct:

• Stall width: at least 8 feet for a standard accessible space; 8 feet for a van stall with the wider aisle, or 11 feet with a 5-foot aisle.
• Access aisle: 5 feet wide for car stalls, 8 feet for van stalls, with diagonal hatching and ideally "NO PARKING" lettering.
• The symbol: the International Symbol of Accessibility in each stall, white on blue.
• Borders and contrast: blue outlines that read clearly against fresh, dark asphalt.

The access aisle is the element Salem owners most often get wrong. It is the transfer zone a wheelchair user needs beside the vehicle, and it must connect to an accessible route to the door — not double as an overflow space. Our ADA access aisle striping spec details the hatching and shared-aisle rules.

Layout Before Paint

The most valuable step in a Salem ADA restripe happens before the paint: confirming the layout is correct. Many Salem lots were striped long ago and have simply been traced over ever since, reproducing the same old shortfalls. 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 the capital's many public-facing and government-adjacent lots, that route accuracy matters — accessible stalls need to land at the closest accessible entrance, and on multi-entrance buildings they should be distributed accordingly.

Paint, Climate, and Durability in Salem

Salem's climate shapes how long a stripe job lasts. The wet Willamette Valley winters fade water-based traffic paint within 12 to 24 months, and the hot, dry summers — often into the 90s — add UV bleaching on top. Because a faded accessible symbol can be cited as a violation, paint durability is a compliance concern, not just an aesthetic one.

Salem owners have the usual levers. Oil-based traffic paint adheres better and lasts somewhat longer than latex. Thermoplastic markings cost several times more but can hold for three to five years even under heavy use, which often makes sense for high-turnover lots like grocery anchors, clinics, or busy state-service offices.

Timing is the other half of durability. Salem's striping season runs from late spring through early fall, and the hot, dry Valley summers are genuinely ideal curing conditions — better than Portland's, in fact. Scheduling a restripe for June through September gives the paint the best chance to bond and last.

Restriping After Sealcoat

Salem owners frequently bundle an ADA restripe with a sealcoat, and the order matters: sealcoat first, let it 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 and you are working from a blank canvas — the right time to fix counts, widen aisles, and reposition van stalls without fighting old paint.

Striping Your Salem Lot Right

Whether you are reviving fading markings or rebuilding a non-compliant layout, ADA striping in Salem means measuring the lot, confirming the layout against current standards, and applying durable paint during the dry season. A site visit tells you exactly what your lot needs.

Cojo Excavation & Asphalt stripes commercial lots across Salem and the mid-Valley. See our Salem parking lot striping overview, explore our professional striping services, or request a free quote and we will measure and plan a compliant layout.