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mathematical ratio. If the product is not a whole number, the number of <br />required spaces shall be the next lower natural number if the decimal fraction <br />is less than five -tenths (0.5) or the next higher natural number if the decimal <br />fraction is five -tenths (0.5) or more. Wherever required off-street parking is <br />based upon some other factor, the number of required spaces shall be <br />determined by the same arithmetical process. <br />(2) Wherever two (2) or more uses identified in this article exist on the same <br />site or within the same building: <br />a. The number of parking spaces required for each use shall be <br />determined separately. <br />b. Except as provided in sections 41-1390 and 41-1391, ancillary activities <br />or uses within a single tenant space not exceeding fifteen (15) percent of <br />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 requirements, <br />the section which contains the more specific use description shall apply. If two <br />(2) or more equally specific sections apply, the section imposing the higher <br />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 (1) <br />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 with <br />Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title III and California Code of <br />Regulations (CCR), California Access Code, Title 24, may be reduced at the <br />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 be <br />provided only for the floor area being added which exceeds a twenty-five (25) <br />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 />Ordinance No. NS -2923 <br />Page 8 of 12 <br />