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From: Tim.Watts@f1045.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Tim Watts)
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Subject: Re: Parking
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Date: 10 Jan 90 04:56:58 GMT
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The American National Standards Institute do not mandate a larger parking 
place, only the Federal Standards Guide does.  Here in Howard County 
Maryland, I am a member of the disabled commission of the county which 
has the authority to pass county ordinances and one that we have passed 
here is mandating that at least one of the handicapped parking places 
be large enough to accomodate a lift van.  e.g. I have a 1989 Dodge 
Ram Van with a Ricon lift installed and I require 8' from the side 
of my van or a total of 10' altogether width in space to use my lift. 
The County council backed the legislation that we wrote and the county 
is in the process of making at least one of the handicapped parking 
spaces (usually there are three together) large enough for a lift van 
to conveniently fit and use the lift.

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