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Brunswick County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

APPENDIX B

PARKING FOR THE DISABLED

Disclaimer: The following requirements are the North Carolina Building Codes standards at the time of adoption of this Ordinance. It is recommended that the most current North Carolina Building Codes be referenced to obtain the most up to date standards prior to development.

Design Standards for Handicapped Accessible Parking

1.

North Carolina Building Codes and ICC/ANSI A117.1.

2.

All off-street handicapped accessible parking spaces shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible building entrance. Where buildings have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, accessible spaces shall be disbursed and located near the accessible entrances. Accessible spaces shall be no more than 250 feet from such entrance(s).

3.

All off-street handicapped accessible parking spaces shall be designated by a sign or other means specified by State requirements.

4.

All off-street handicapped accessible parking spaces must be surfaced with concrete or asphalt.

Parking Spaces Required

In accordance with the North Carolina Accessibility Code the following numerical requirements shall apply for handicapped/disabled spaces:

Total Number of Spaces in the LotMinimum Number of Accessible Spaces
1-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
101-150 5
150-200 6
201-300 7
301-400 8
401-500 9
501-1,000 2% of total
1,001 & over 20, plus one for each 100 or fraction thereof over 1,000
Notes:
1 Minimum number of accessible spaces may be included in the total number of required spaces.
2 At least 10% but not less than one, of the patient and visitor parking spaces provided to serve hospital outpatient facilities shall be accessible.
3 At least 20% but not less than one of the portion of patient and visitor parking spaces serving rehabilitation facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility and outpatient physical therapy facilities shall be accessible.
4 For every six or fraction of six accessible parking spaces, at least one shall be a van-accessible parking space. If one (1) accessible space is required based on the total number of spaces in the lot, that space must be van accessible.

 

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(Ord. No. UDO-16-02 , § 28, 3-7-16; Ord. of UDO-17-01 , § 18; Ord. No. UDO-19-02 , § 11, 9-19-19)