Parking Lot Paving & Striping in Walnut Creek, CA

Parking lot paving and striping covers the whole life of a commercial lot: new construction or reconstruction, overlays, repairs, sealcoat and line striping. Walnut Creek's downtown, its shopping centers along Ygnacio Valley Road and North Main, and the offices, churches and HOA communities around it all depend on lots that drain properly, carry delivery trucks and are striped clearly. We plan each project so the property stays open and the work meets the City's encroachment rules where it reaches the street.

Pavement

HomeAdvisor puts new asphalt parking lots at about $2 to $4.50 per square foot, or $400 to $1,130 per space, and suggests sealcoating every two to five years and repaving every 15 to 20. Most existing lots need a mix of full-depth repairs in drive lanes and around dumpsters, and an overlay or sealcoat over the rest.

Striping and accessibility

The Department of Justice says a lot that is restriped must provide accessible spaces under the 2010 ADA Standards. The minimum is 1 accessible space for up to 25 total, 2 for 26 to 50, 3 for 51 to 75 and 4 for 76 to 100, with at least one van-accessible space for every six accessible spaces. Car spaces need a 96-inch width and a 60-inch aisle; van spaces need 132 inches with a 60-inch aisle or 96 with a 96-inch aisle. Slopes in spaces and aisles may not exceed 1:48.

Scheduling around the City's rules

Walnut Creek's encroachment rules allow work from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, typically limit lane closures to 9:00 to 3:00, and bar lane, sidewalk and parking obstructions in the downtown core and on Ygnacio Valley Road from Thanksgiving through New Year's Day. Work that reaches the street is planned around those windows; work entirely within a private lot is scheduled around your business.

Phasing

We divide lots into sections so customers and tenants keep access, and coordinate sealcoat and striping on the same visit so the lot closes only once.

HOAs and Rossmoor-style communities

Communities with many shared lots and carports benefit from a multi-year plan that rotates repairs, sealcoat and striping across the property.

Signs and markings

Accessible spaces need identification signs mounted with the bottom at least 60 inches above the ground, and van spaces need a van-accessible designation except on sites with four or fewer spaces. We include markings and coordinate signs as part of the layout.