3-15-94
                       
                                            MAR 16 1994

Congressman Porter Goss,

	This is a request for help in solving a
problem I have with handicap parking.
	I have multiple sclerosis and am in a
wheelchair.  I have a handicap equipped van
with a lift.  My problem is finding handicap
parking spaces wide enough to accommodate a
vehicle with a lift.
	Even though my van has a sign on it
saying the vehicle has a lift and requires extra
space and asking others not to park within eight
feet, cars still park too close so that I can't
get back into my van when I return.
	There seem to be several handicap parking
spaces around but very few wide enough for
a vehicle with a lift.
	I have contacted the Sheriff, DOT, Code and
Regulation and have found no help.  Even the 
sheriff's department isn't certain if I can
legally park in two spaces.
	Is there some way to get more extra wide
handicap parking spaces required by law, not


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only for new facilities but also for existing
ones as well?

                                 Thank you,
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