For the purpose of this Ordinance, the City of Center Point, Alabama, is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

R-1 Single-Family District

R-2 Single-Family District

R-3 Two-Family District

R-G Single-Family District

R-T Residential Townhouse District

R-4 Multifamily District

R-7 Planned Unit Development (PUD) District

A-1 Agriculture District

Inst-1 Institutional District

Inst-2 Institutional District

U-1 Utilities District

C-P Preferred Commercial District

C-N Neighborhood Commercial District

C-1 Commercial District

I-1 Light Industrial District

The boundaries of each district are indicated upon the Zoning Maps of the City of Center Point, Alabama. Said maps and all notations, references and other information shown thereon shall be as much a part of this Ordinance as if fully described therein. Said maps shall be retained in the Office of the Zoning Officer of the City of Center Point.

However, all requirements and regulations of this Ordinance are not applied based on district boundaries alone. Articles 10 through 15 are among those that contain regulations and requirements pertaining to properties in all zoning districts, or in one or more selected districts. Furthermore, Article 14 (Overlay District Regulations) contains supplemental regulations and requirements that apply in addition to, or in place of, the regulations and requirements set forth for the zoning districts established in Section 501 above. These overlay districts are based on specifically defined geographic areas that may encompass any number of individual zoning districts, in whole or in part.

The geographic area to which any overlay district applies will be defined in its respective Section within Article 14; and, in all situations where any Article 14 overlay district contains or establishes higher standards, more restrictive regulations, or more detailed requirements than would otherwise be required or permitted by any other provision of this Ordinance, the provisions of the overlay district shall prevail.

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any district shown on the Zoning Maps, the following rules shall apply:

503.01 Where such district boundaries are indicated as approximately following centerlines of streets and alleys, lot lines, stream centerlines, property lines or corporate limit lines, such lines shall be considered to be such boundaries.

503.02 In unsubdivided property, or where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on the map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the Zoning Map.

503.03 Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by the preceding rules, the Director of Inspections shall interpret the district boundaries.