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the gross floor area shall be calculated at the parking ratio of the primary <br />use. <br />(3) Wherever a particular use of property can be classified under more than <br />one (1) section of this article which sets minimum parking space <br />requirements, the section which contains the more specific use description <br />shall apply. If two (2) or more equally specific sections apply, the section <br />imposing the higher standard shall apply. <br />(4) Wherever required parking is based upon the number of seats in an area, <br />eighteen (18) inches of bench space shall be deemed the equivalent of one <br />(1) seat. <br />(5) Reduction in parking due to disabilities upgrade may be granted. When <br />required solely as a need to upgrade existing parking facilities to comply <br />with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title III and California Code of <br />Regulations (CCR), California Access Code, Title 24, may be reduced at <br />the discretion of the Planning Manager. <br />(6) Additions of floor area up to twenty-five (25) percent of a designated <br />historic resource on the Santa Ana Register of Historic Properties shall be <br />exempt from the requirements of this subsection. Additional parking shall <br />be provided only for the floor area being added which exceeds a twenty- <br />five (25) percent increase. <br />Section 12. Section 41-1309.1 (change of use/exceptions) of Chapter 41 of the <br />Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby added to read as follows: <br />41-1309.1 Change of Use, Exceptions. <br />Upon the change of use of an existing building, lot, or a portion of a building or <br />lot, additional parking and loading spaces shall be provided for the new use as <br />required by this chapter over and above the number of parking and loading <br />spaces required by this chapter for the prior use only, with the following <br />exceptions: <br />(1) Change of use in a historic district or registered historic property. Any <br />change of use permitted in a historic resource shall not be required to <br />provide additional parking to that legally required prior to the change of <br />use. <br />(2) Change of use in a space under two thousand five hundred (2,500) <br />square feet. The occupancy of any tenant space of less than two <br />Ordinance No. NS-XXXX <br />Page 9 of 12 <br />11A-11 <br />