For the purposes of this ordinance, Bloomingdale, Georgia, is hereby divided into districts as shown on the official zoning map dated December 3, 1981, as certified by the planning commission to the city council. Said map is hereby made a part of this ordinance; made a public record and shall be kept permanently in the office of the city clerk, where said map will be accessible to the general public.

If, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, changes are made in the district boundaries or other information portrayed in the official zoning map, changes shall be made on the official zoning map promptly, after the amendment has been approved by the City Council of Bloomingdale, together with a numerical entry on the official zoning map referring to the application on file which states the date of the official action and description of the nature of the changes. No amendment to this regulation which involves matter portrayed on the official zoning map shall become effective until after such change and entry have been made on said map.

No changes of any nature shall be made on the official zoning map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this ordinance. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this ordinance and is punishable as provided by law.

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the official zoning map which may from time to time be made or published, the official zoning map, which shall be located in the office of the city clerk, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structure[s] in the city.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map of Bloomingdale, the following rules shall apply:

(302.1) Unless otherwise indicated, the district boundary lines are centerlines of streets or blocks or such lines extended, lot or property lines, corporate limit lines, the centerline of the main tracks of a railroad, a line lying in the center of a stream or drainageway, or the city limits of Bloomingdale.

(302.2) Where district boundary lines parallel street rights-of-way or other discernable topographic features, the exact distance shall be scaled from the map.

(302.3) Where a district boundary line divides a lot which is single ownership at the time of this enactment, the use classification of the larger portion may be extended to the remainder without recourse to amendment procedure.

(302.4) In case the exact location of a boundary cannot be determined by the foregoing methods, the board of appeals shall, upon application, determine the location of the boundary.

(302.5) Where a public road, street, alley, or other right-of-way 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, alley, or right-of-way.

Where city limit boundaries change by virtue of annexation or some other means, the following provisions shall apply:

(303.1) The land areas incorporated shall be classified R-1 one-family residential until such time as such classifications are changed through normal amendment procedures or unless a different classification is called for in the annexation ordinance.

(303.2) In all cases, where additions in the total land area require adjustments in the zoning district boundaries, said adjustment shall be made on the official zoning map.