YAVAPAI COUNTY PLANNING AND ZONING ORDINANCE
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a. 5’ landscaped buffer along frontage road to meet Section 547 C.2
(Landscaping).
b. One (1) parking island (5’x15’) required per 10 parking spaces consisting of one
(1) tree and three (3) understory plants per island.
c. Parking shall be designed around existing vegetation when practical.
J. HANDICAP PARKING GUIDELINES:
Guidelines from ADA (Americans with Disability Act)
1. Each parking lot provided for employees or visitors is required to have accessible
(handicap) parking spaces.
2. Accessible parking spaces must be the closest spaces to the building’s accessible
entrance.
3. Accessible spaces must be at least ninety-six inches (96") wide with a clearly marked
adjacent access aisle of sixty inches (60"). Two (2) spaces may share a common aisle.
(See Diagram A below)
4. The access aisle must connect directly to the accessible route.
5. Spaces and aisles must be level with no slope greater than 1:50.
6. All accessible parking spaces must have an unobscured vertical sign that shows the
universal symbol of accessibility. (See Diagram B below)
7. Number of Accessible Spaces per number of total spaces in lot:
TOTAL PARKING IN LOT MIN. # OF ACCESSIBLE 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% of total parking spaces