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CITY OF EUREKA - PARKING
INTRODUCTION
The Humboldt County Grand Jury reviewed the availability of handicap-accessible parking in parking
lots owned by the City of Eureka. The Americans with Disability Act, Public Law 101-336, (ADA)
took effect January 26, 1992. The ADA standard for Accessible design 4.1.2 (5) determines the
minimum number of accessible parking spaces in a parking lot (See Exhibit A, attached.) Parking lots
constructed after January 26, 1992, were required to meet the minimum ADA standards. Section
35.150 of the Title II of the ADA requires that a public entity should provide an adequate number of
accessible parking spaces in existing parking lots. The last date for achieving accessibility for existing
parking lots was January 26, 1995.
PROCEDURE
The grand jury interviewed a traffic technician for the City of Eureka and obtained a chart entitled "City
of Eureka Public Parking Lots" dated January 2001. The grand jury contacted officials of the ADA
section of the US Department of Justice and received from them various publications regarding The
Americans with Disability Act.
The list of Eureka public parking lots contained five lots, numbered 24, 28, 30, 31, and 32, for which
no parking space information was listed. Members of the grand jury inspected these lots, counted the
parking spaces, and recorded the results on Exhibit B (See attached.)
FINDINGS
F-1 The City of Eureka has thirty-seven parking lots. (The location of the lots, the number of
regular parking spaces, the number of van-accessible parking spaces, and the regular handicap
parking spaces are shown in Exhibit B.)
F-2 The City of Eureka provides parking for the public in thirty-six of the parking lots. ( The lot
at the Municipal Auditorium, lot Number 31, is not available to the public for parking.)
F-3 The City of Eureka does not meet the minimum ADA standards for van-accessible parking
spaces in thirty-two of their public parking lots. They are lots numbered 1 through 24, 26, 29,
and 32 through 37.
F-4 The City of Eureka does not meet the minimum ADA standards for regular handicap-
accessible parking in twenty-two of their public parking lots. They are lots numbered 2, 4, 6,
8, 9, 12 through 15, 17 through 23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 34, and 36.
F-5 The City of Eureka has planned, in the summer of 2001, to resurface and restripe parking lots
numbered 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 20, 22 and 23 as shown in Exhibit B. These lots will then
meet the minimum ADA standards for accessible-handicap parking when completed.
CONCLUSION
C-1 The Humboldt County Grand Jury concludes the City of Eureka does not comply with the
federal ADA law on all city parking lots with public access.
RECOMMENDATION
THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
R-1 The City of Eureka comply with the federal ADA law on all city parking lots with public access.
RESPONSES
THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES TO REPORT 01-08 ARE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
P.C. 933 AND THE STANDARD FORMAT FOR RESPONSES.
- The City of Eureka respond to all findings and the recommendation.
EXHIBIT A
MINIMUM NUMBER OF ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES
ADA Standards for Accessible Design 4.1.2 (5)
|
Total Number of Parking
Spaces Provided (per lot)
|
Total Minimum number
of
Accessible Parking Spaces
(60" & 96" aisles)
|
Van Accessible Parking
Spaces with min. 96"wide
access aisle
|
Accessible Parking Spaces
with min. 60" wide
access aisle
|
|
Column A |
|
|
| 1 to 25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 26 to 50 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 51 to 75 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 76 to 100 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 101 to 150 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| 151 to 200 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
| 201 to 300 |
7 |
1 |
6 |
| 301 to 400 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
| 401 to 500 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
| 501 to 1000 |
2% of total parking
provided in each lot |
1/8 of column A* |
7/8 of column A** |
| 1001 and over |
20 plus 1 for each 100
over 1000 |
1/8 of Column A* |
7/8 of Column A** |
* One out of ever 8 accessible parking spaces
** Seven out of every 8 accessible parking spaces
EXHIBIT B
CITY OF EUREKA PUBLIC PARKING LOTS
JANUARY 2001
| # |
LOCATION |
REGULAR
SPACES |
REGULAR
HANDICAP
|
VAN
ACCESSIBLE
|
TOTAL
SPACES
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| 1 |
F St. north of Wood St. |
17 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
| 2 |
Washington St. north of Koster St. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 3 |
Waterfront Dr. east of Commercial |
49 |
2 |
0 |
51 |
| 4 |
First and C St. |
66 |
1 |
0 |
67 |
| 5 |
First between C and D Sts. |
24 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| 6 |
First and D St. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| 7 |
First and E St. |
24 |
2 |
0 |
26 |
| 8 |
Second and H St. |
34 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
| 9 |
Third and D St. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 10 |
Third and E St. |
31 |
2 |
0 |
33 |
| 11 |
Third between E and F Sts. |
20 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| 12 |
Third and G St. |
40 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| 13 |
Third and H St. |
80 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
| 14 |
Third and I St. |
31 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
| 15 |
Third and L St. |
31 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
| 16 |
Waterfront at Samoa Bridge |
38 |
1 |
0 |
39 |
| 17 |
Second and L St. (west side) |
82 |
0 |
0 |
82 |
| 18 |
Second and L St. (east side) |
30 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
| 19 |
Fourth and G St. |
56 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
| 20 |
Fifth and D St. |
36 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| 21 |
Fifth and H St. |
35 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| 22 |
Sixth and M St. |
34 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
| 23 |
Eight and G St. |
41 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
| 24 |
Myrtle and Sunny Ave. |
24 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
EXHIBIT B (Continued)
CITY OF EUREKA PUBLIC PARKING LOTS
JANUARY 2001
CITY OWNED PARKING LOTS THAT SUPPORT SPECIFIC FACILITIES
| # |
LOCATION |
REGULAR
SPACES |
REGULAR
HANDICAP
|
VAN
ACCESSIBLE
|
TOTAL
SPACES
|
| 25 |
Waterfront Dr. at New Marina |
122 |
2 |
3 |
127 |
| 26 |
Fifth and K St. City Hall |
25 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| 27 |
Sixth and L St. City Hall |
27 |
1 |
1 |
29 |
| 28 |
Waterfront Dr. at Adorni |
170 |
4 |
1 |
175 |
| 29 |
Russell St. at Zoo (1 handicap zone on st.) |
44 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
| 30 |
Fairway Dr. at Golf Course |
62 |
1 |
2 |
65 |
| 31 |
Twelfth and F St. at Municipal Auditorium |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 32 |
Hilfiker Dr. at Wastewater Treatment Plant |
9 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
| 33 |
Madrone St. at Sequoia Park |
20 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
| 34 |
Marina Way at New Marina |
88 |
2 |
0 |
90 |
| 35 |
Waterfront Dr. at Boat Basin |
22 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
| 36 |
Tenth St. at Cooper Gulch Ball Fields |
48 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
| 37 |
Tenth St. at Cooper Gulch Building |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
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