Parking and Highway Improvement (C-32) · Lesson 1 of 7

Accessible Parking Count and Van Spaces

"Accessible Parking Count and Van Spaces" is lesson 1 of 7 in the Parking and Highway Improvement (C-32) Learning Hub. It opens with "Who Sets the Count and What Counts as a Space" and works through 5 short steps, then a worked example you can check yourself against.

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Steps in this lesson

  1. Who Sets the Count and What Counts as a Space
  2. Read Table 11B-208.2 by Total Spaces
  3. Above 500 Spaces: Percent, Plus the Rounding Rule
  4. Van Spaces Come Out of the Accessible Total
  5. Special Occupancies and Location

The worked example in the course applies this lesson to a realistic job in 5 steps, starting with "Find the van spaces".

What you'll be able to do

  • Explain the main idea of "Accessible Parking Count and Van Spaces" in plain language you can use on the exam.
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Above 500 Spaces: Percent, Plus the Rounding Rule".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Van Spaces Come Out of the Accessible Total".
  • Apply this step with confidence: "Special Occupancies and Location".
  • Test yourself on the worked example and the quick-check quiz inside the classroom.
Accessible Parking Count: 640-Space LotTABLE 11B-208.2 (per parking facility)1 to 25126 to 50251 to 75376 to 1004101 to 1505151 to 2006201 to 3007301 to 4008401 to 5009501 to 10002 percent of total1001 and over20 + 1 per 100 or fractionTotal spaces in the lot picks the rowWORKED EXAMPLE: 640 TOTAL SPACESRow: 501 to 1000 = 2 percent640 x 0.02 = 12.8Round UP (11B-104.2):13 accessible spacesVan rule (11B-208.2.4): 1 van per6 accessible spaces or fraction of 613 / 6 = 2.17 rounds up to 33 van + 10 other accessible = 1313 accessible spaces required; at least 3 must be van spacesTwelve would fall one short: 2 vans only cover spaces 1-12, the 13th triggers a third van.Fractions always round up to the next whole space (11B-104.2).2025 CBC Table 11B-208.2, 11B-208.2.4 and 11B-104.2CC
The diagram for this lesson, exactly as it appears in the Learning Hub.

The first steps of this lesson

Step 1: Who Sets the Count and What Counts as a Space

The plans set the number of accessible stalls, but the striping and sign contractor has to check the layout against the code before paint goes down. 2025 California Building Code (CBC) Section 11B-208.1 says that where parking spaces are provided, accessible spaces must be provided per Section 11B-208. For this count, electric vehicle charging stations are not parking spaces (see Section 11B-228). Lots used only by buses, trucks, delivery vehicles or impound are exempt as long as public lots have a passenger drop-off and loading zone under 11B-503.

Step 2: Read Table 11B-208.2 by Total Spaces

Count every parking space in the facility and find that total in Table 11B-208.2. The printed table is: 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. Where more than one parking facility is on a site, Section 11B-208.2 says to calculate the accessible spaces for each facility separately.

The remaining 3 steps, the worked example and the quiz are in the course. This is a preview. The full lesson, with the step-by-step explanations, a worked example and a quick-check quiz, is inside the classroom.

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