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Van-Accessible parking

An van-accessible parking space must be at least _____inches wide and requires an access aisle for passenger loading zone that is ____inches wide, for a total of _______feet. The passenger loading zone for van-accessible parking is necessary to accommodate the use of side lifts.



Answer is 96 inches (8 ft), 96 inches (8 ft), total of 16 feet.

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  1. van 132" (11') + access aisle 60" (5') = 16'
    no?

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  2. The van accessible aisle is 8 feet. The space for the van isn't different than the car, still 8 feet minimum. Under 2004 ADAAG and ANSI A117.1 permit Van Accessible spaces to be 11 feet wide if they are served by an access aisle that is 5 feet wide minimum. 16 ft can still be the total.

    See these for some further illustrations: http://www.ada.gov/restribr.htm, http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/checklist/parking.html

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