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Restripping parking lot for access opens bag of worms

ADAguy

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Is restriping a parking lot of a strip center to add accessible spaces considered an alteration?
Pre-existing 1978, unsprinklered 1 story 400 feet long with rear driveway behind building.
No fire lanes on site.
Does restriping trigger addition of fire lane stripping if non pre-existing?
 
I would say no

Just because you re paint, have to paint your house every so often, does not kick in code requirements
 
When a business, State or local government agency, or other covered entity restripes a parking lot, it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the ADA Standards for Accessible Design. Failure to do so would violate the ADA.
Businesses or privately owned facilities that provide goods or services to the public have a continuing ADA obligation to remove barriers to access in existing parking lots when it is readily achievable to do so. Because restriping is relatively inexpensive, it is readily achievable in most cases.
https://www.ada.gov/restripe.pdf
 
Is restriping a parking lot of a strip center to add accessible spaces considered an alteration?
Pre-existing 1978, unsprinklered 1 story 400 feet long with rear driveway behind building.
No fire lanes on site.
Does restriping trigger addition of fire lane stripping if non pre-existing?
In CA, restriping the lot, typically, does not trigger other upgrades.
 
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