2012 Florida Accessibility Code for Building Construction Pocket Guide
208.2 Minimum Number. Parking spaces complying with 502 shall be provided in accordance with Table 208.2 except as required by 208.2.1, 208.2.2, and 208.2.3. Where more than one parking facility is provided on a site, the number of accessible spaces provided on the site shall be calculated according to the number of spaces required for each parking facility.
The number of parking spaces for persons who have disabilities must be increased on the basis of demonstrated and documented need.
Table 208.2 Parking Spaces
|
Total Number of Parking Spaces Provided in Parking Facility |
Minimum Number of Required Accessible Parking Spaces |
|---|---|
|
1 to 25 |
1 |
|
26 to 50 |
2 |
|
51 to 75 |
3 |
|
76 to 100 |
4 |
|
101 to 150 |
5 |
|
151 to 200 |
6 |
|
201 to 300 |
7 |
|
301 to 400 |
8 |
|
401 to 500 |
9 |
|
501 to 1000 |
2 percent of total |
|
1001 and over |
20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 |
Advisory 208.2 Minimum Number. The term "parking facility" is used in 208.2 instead of the term "parking lot" so that it is clear that both parking lots and parking structures are required to comply with this section. The number of parking spaces required to be accessible is to be calculated separately for each parking facility; the required number is not to be based on the total number of parking spaces provided in all of the parking facilities provided on the site.
208.2.1 Hospital Outpatient Facilities. Ten percent of patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve hospital outpatient facilities shall comply with 502.
Advisory 208.2.1 Hospital Outpatient Facilities. The term "outpatient facility" is not defined in this document but is intended to cover facilities or units that are located in hospitals and that provide regular and continuing medical treatment without an overnight stay. Doctors' offices, independent clinics, or other facilities not located in hospitals are not considered hospital outpatient facilities for purposes of this code.
208.2.2 Rehabilitation Facilities and Outpatient Physical Therapy Facilities. Twenty percent of patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve rehabilitation facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and outpatient physical therapy facilities shall comply with 502.
Advisory 208.2.2 Rehabilitation Facilities and Outpatient Physical Therapy Facilities. Conditions that affect mobility include conditions requiring the use or assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or powered mobility aid; arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic conditions that severely limit one's ability to walk; respiratory diseases and other conditions which may require the use of portable oxygen; and cardiac conditions that impose significant functional limitations.
208.2.3 Residential Facilities. Parking spaces provided to serve residential facilities shall comply with 208.2.3.
208.2.3.1 Parking for Residents. Where at least one parking space is provided for each residential dwelling unit, at least one parking space complying with 502 shall be provided for each residential dwelling unit required to provide mobility features complying with 809.2 through 809.4.
208.2.3.2 Additional Parking Spaces for Residents. Where the total number of parking spaces provided for each residential dwelling unit exceeds one parking space per residential dwelling unit, 2 percent, but no fewer than one space, of all the parking spaces not covered by 208.2.3.1 shall comply with 502.
208.2.3.3 Parking for Guests, Employees, and Other Non-Residents. Where parking spaces are provided for persons other than residents, parking shall be provided in accordance with Table 208.2.
208.2.4 Van Parking Spaces. Where van parking is provided pursuant to section 502.2, for every six or fraction of six parking spaces required by 208.2 to comply with 502, at least one shall be a van parking space complying with 502.
208.2.5 Parking Spaces Provided by State Agencies and Political Subdivisions.
208.2.5.1 There must be one accessible parking space in the immediate vicinity of a publicly owned or leased building that houses a governmental entity or a political subdivision, including, but not limited to, state office buildings and courthouses, if parking for the public is not provided on the premises of the building.
208.2.5.2 There must be one accessible parking space for each 150 metered on-street parking spaces provided by state agencies and political subdivisions.
Exception: State agencies and political subdivisions having jurisdiction over street parking or publicly owned or operated parking facilities are not required to provide a greater right-of-way width than would otherwise be planned under regulations, guidelines, or practices normally applied to new development.
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