Parking Lot Striping in Union City, CA

Parking lot striping sets where people park, how they drive through, and where they walk. Fresh lines make a lot safer and easier to use, and they are the cheapest way to make a property look cared for. Striping is also where accessibility rules come into play, because a restripe is the moment the federal standards apply.

Restriping and the ADA

The U.S. Department of Justice says that when a business or a state or local government restripes a parking lot, it must provide accessible parking spaces as required by the 2010 ADA Standards. The minimum counts are set by the size of each lot: one accessible space for 1 to 25 total spaces, two for 26 to 50, three for 51 to 75, four for 76 to 100 and five for 101 to 150. At least one in six accessible spaces, and never fewer than one, must be van accessible.

Dimensions that matter

Under the 2010 Standards, a car-accessible space is at least 96 inches wide with an adjacent access aisle at least 60 inches wide. A van space is 132 inches wide with a 60-inch aisle, or 96 inches wide with a 96-inch aisle. Spaces and aisles may not slope more than 1:48 in any direction, and the bottom of the identification sign must be at least 60 inches above the ground. We measure slopes before we lay out accessible stalls, because the best spot for paint is not always the flattest spot.

What we stripe

• Standard and compact stalls
• Accessible stalls, aisles and symbols
• Directional arrows and stop bars
• Crosswalks and pedestrian routes
• Fire lanes and loading zones
• Curb painting
• Stenciled numbers and lettering

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Restripe or new layout?

Restriping follows the lines that are already there. A new layout changes stall angles, widths or traffic flow, and HomeGuide notes that it usually costs 20 to 50 percent more because the lot has to be measured and marked from scratch. After an overlay or sealcoat, the old lines are gone, so it is a good time to fix a layout that never worked.

Scheduling

Striping needs a clean, dry surface and paint needs time to dry before traffic. We stripe lots in sections or outside business hours so the property stays usable.

Paint and visibility

Striping paint has to stand out against the pavement. On a faded gray lot, even fresh lines look dull, which is why striping right after sealcoating gives the sharpest result. Accessible symbols, fire lanes and crosswalks need to be clearly visible to drivers, and we recommend refreshing them on busy lots before the main stall lines.