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· ,410 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1961 PAGE SIX SECTION 9: That section 41-685 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 41-685. Change of a nonconforming use. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, and subject to the provisions of section 41-685.5, a nonconforming use may be changed to another nonconforming use if and only if the new use is unconditionally permitted in the dis- trict in which said use is situated and the new use complies with the off-street parking requirements of this chapter. (b) The conversion of a residence in any com- mercial or industrial district to a use permitted in that district shall conform in every respect to all requirements and conditions set forth for such new use by this chapter. (c) A commercial use in the M-1 or M-2 district which is a nonconforming use by reason of the absence of a conditional use permit may be changed to another commercial use without the necessity of obtaining a conditional use permit. SECTION 10: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding a section, to be numbered 41-685.5, which said section reads as follows: Sec. 41-685.5. Intensification of use. (a) A nonconforming use shall not be changed to another nonconforming use and a use in a nonconforming building shall not be changed to another use if an intensification of use would result. (b) As used herein, "intensification of use" means a change of use of land or buildings where more off- street parking spaces are required for the new use than were required for the previous use, and/or where the new use would have greater adverse environmental effects than the previous use. (e) The determination of whether a change of use would result in an intensification of use shall be made by the planning director. Any person aggrieved by a determination of the planning director that the new use would have greater adverse environmental effects than the previous use shall be entitled to