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On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:32:36 -0500, Califbill
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On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:39:33 -0500, Califbill
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The parking lot for my
insurance agent, is listed as private parking. No ADA spots. Reason.
Some guy was suing insurance agents all over the state if no handicapped
parking. Even if they had a lot with only 2-3 spaces.

If he did get into court, he would lose

If there are only 3 spaces now, you will end up with 2. One will be a
van accessible space with an 8' access aisle next to it and you can
use the rest for (probably only one) regular parking spot.
If you only have 2 now, guess what? You only have one and it is
handicap only with an access aisle where the other spot used to be.
No regular spots at all.
http://www.ada.gov/restripe.htm

BTW there is a way to move the handicapped spot away from the door.
Put the wheel chair ramp at the other end of the building..

I have to go to ADA training every other year.
This year I took a break from parking lots and wheel chair accessible
toilets. I did the "recreational facility" class

Most of the boat docks you see are illegal, simply waiting for a
complaint. Same with swimming pools. Campgrounds are next.
The DoJ is still working on those regulations but they are coming.

They call it. Employee parking only. Not for public use.

You should go to one of those classes. The ADA guy would say "does
that mean you would not hire a handicapped person"?
That opens up a whole other can of worms. (and another class"workplace
law")
That is another required CEU course for me.

These ADA classes are increasingly being taught by lawyers, not the
typical builder/architect types who used to do it. This has gone
beyond "reasonable accommodation" into a situation where there are
people who make a living suing people.
The code enforcement officials are caught on the middle and they tend
to err on the side of caution, lest their city be named in the suit
too.

They would install a handicapped spot if there was a handicapped employee.
Basically the suing person was not allowed in the parking lot, so would not
have a right to park there from what I understand.