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Chapter 41 — ZONING›Article XV — OFF-STREET PARKING

Santa Ana Municipal Code Div. 7 Miscellaneous Uses

Santa Ana Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Ana

Cite as: Santa Ana Municipal Code Division 7 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 41-1410. - Mortuaries and funeral homes.

The minimum off-street parking requirements for mortuaries and funeral homes are as follows: one (1) space for each four (4) fixed seats, plus one (1) space for each thirty-five (35) square feet of floor area in any seating area without fixed seats, plus one (1) space for each business vehicle.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

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Sec. 41-1411. - Churches, chapels and religious meeting halls.

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for churches, chapels and religious meeting halls are as follows: one (1) space for each three (3) fixed seats, plus one (1) space for each fifty (50) square feet of floor area in seating areas without fixed seats.

(b) For purpose of this section, "seating areas" shall include congregation seating, prayer and cry rooms, pastor and choir areas, and similar areas.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2923, § 16, 9-16-17)

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Sec. 41-1412. - Child care facilities.

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for child care facilities are as follows: one (1) space for each eight (8) individuals, plus one (1) space for each supervisor or teacher.

(b) Child care facilities providing care or instruction to ten (10) or more individuals at any one (1) time shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading zone.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90; Ord. No. NS-2176, § 6, 9-21-92; Ord. No. NS-2340, § 33, 12-15-97; Ord. No. NS-2446, § 24, 9-18-00)

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Sec. 41-1412.5. - Adult day care facilities.

(a) Adult day care facilities shall be parked at the rate of one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of activity or assembly area, plus one (1) space for each supervisor or teacher.

(b) Whenever the parking requirement for an adult day care facility, as an ancillary use, exceeds the parking requirement for the primary use, the adult day care facility shall be parked at the rate of one (1) space for each two hundred (200) square feet of activity or assembly area, plus one (1) space for each supervisor or teacher.

(c) Adult day care facilities providing care or instruction to ten (10) or more adults at any one (1) time shall also provide a passenger loading/unloading zone.

(Ord. No. NS-2446, § 25, 9-18-00)

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Sec. 41-1413. - Public utility substations and communication facilities.

The minimum off-street parking requirements for public utility substations and communication facilities are as follows: one (1) combination parking space and loading/unloading zone.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

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Sec. 41-1414. - Rectories, priories, convents and other residential accessory church uses.

The minimum off-street parking requirements for rectories, priories, convents and other residential accessory church uses are as follows: one (1) garage space per bedroom, plus spaces for guest parking equal to twenty-five (25) per cent of the total required for nonguest parking.

(Ord. No. NS-2176, § 7, 9-21-92)

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Secs. 41-1415—41-1419. - Reserved.

Sec. 41-1420. - Unspecified uses.

(a) The minimum off-street parking requirements for any use conducted in a building which cannot reasonably be considered as within the scope of any other section of this article setting minimum parking space requirements are as follows: five (5) spaces for each one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area.

(b) The minimum off-street parking requirements for any use conducted outside of a building which cannot reasonably be considered as within the scope of any other section of this article shall be determined by the planning director. Such determination may be appealed to the planning commission and the city council.

(Ord. No. NS-2091, § 1, 11-19-90)

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Secs. 41-1421—41-1499. - Reserved.

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