NY S07611

Amends Vehicle and Traffic Law to require that one in every eight handicap-accessible parking spaces be van-accessible in shopping centers with at least five retail stores and twenty parking spaces

Van-accessible spaces reserved for wheelchair users must be at least nine feet wide with an adjacent access aisle of at least eight feet wide

Van-accessible spaces not reserved for wheelchair users must be at least nine feet wide with an adjacent access aisle of at least six feet wide

Access aisles must be located on the passenger side of parking spaces, though two adjacent accessible spaces may share a common aisle

Van-accessible spaces must display an additional "VAN ACCESSIBLE" sign, with wheelchair-user-only spaces including the words "WHEELCHAIR USER ONLY"