Good Parking Spaces

How many Handicapped parking spaces is a building allowed to have in New York State?

If there was a parking lot to a building, how many Handicapped Spaces are allowed to be to one building? Meaning, if the owner wished to make every parking space to a building Handicapped, is he allowed to do so freely?

Public Comments

1. There is no maximum number but there are minimum numbers as prescribed by the Americans with Disabilities Act as listed in this chart: One in every eight, but not less than one, parking space must be van accessible with a designated handicap sign and an access aisle 96" wide. Total Spaces in Lot Accessible Spaces Required 1-25 1 van 26-50 1 std. + 1 van 51 - 75 2 std. + 1 van 76-100 3 std. + 1 van 101-150 4 std. + 1 van 151-200 5 std. + 1 van 201-300 6 std. + 1 van 301-400 7 std. + 1 van 401-500 7 std. + 2 van 501-1000 2% of total spaces* 1001 and over 20 + (1 per 100 over 1000)* Standard Accessible (std.) parking space is 8 foot minimum + 5 foot access aisle. I suppose an owner could make all spaces for only handicapped vehicles if that was the only people that would be wanting to park in that lot. New York State follows the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines.