Article V, Section 505

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• Rules for determining districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundaries

  505.01. Unless otherwise indicated, district boundaries indicated as approximately following property lines, land lot lines, centerlines of streams, streets, highways, alleys, or railroads, or the shorelines of reservoirs, or other bodies of water, or civil boundaries, shall be construed to follow such lines. 505.02. District boundaries indicated as approximately parallel to the centerlines of streams, streets, highways, or railroads, or right-of-ways of the same, or the shorelines of reservoirs, or other bodies of water, or said lines extended, shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the official zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimensions shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the official zoning map. 505.03. Where a district boundary line as appearing on the official zoning map divides a lot which is in single ownership at the time of this enactment, the use classification of the larger portion may, on application, be extended to the remainder by the board of supervisors in accordance with Section 404 herein. 505.04. Where a public road, street, or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the regulations applicable to the property to which it is reverted shall apply to such vacated or abandoned road, street, or alley. 505.05. Where a district boundary is indicated to follow a river, creek, or branch or other body of water, said boundary shall be construed to follow the centerline at low water or at the limit of the jurisdiction, and in the event of natural change in the shoreline, such boundary shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline with its reestablished center or channel. 505.06. If no distance, curvature description, or other means is given to determine a boundary line accurately and the foregoing provisions do not apply, the same shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the official zoning map. In case of subsequent dispute, the matter shall be referred to the board of appeals, which shall determine the boundary in accordance with subsection 1402.03(4) herein. 505.07. In case the exact location of a boundary cannot be determined by the foregoing method, the board of appeals shall, upon application, determine the location of the boundary in accordance with subsection 1402.03(4) herein.