The zoning map for Clayton County, officially labeled "Clayton County Zoning Map," is hereby included as part of this Ordinance. The map may also be known as and referred to as the "Official Zoning Map."

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12; Ord. No. 2012-259, § I, 12-11-12)

Copies of the Official Zoning Map may be made and distributed to interested persons. The Official Zoning Map copies shall be labeled as copies and have the date which they were last modified printed on them. Clayton County may collect a fee for the reproduction of this map or distribution of Geographic Information System (GIS) digital data.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)

The Official Zoning Map is the County's Enterprise GIS digital zoning layer, and will be located in the office of the Clayton County Community Development Department.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)

The Zoning District boundaries shall be shown on the Official Zoning Map. The abbreviations for the zoning districts appearing in this Ordinance shall be used to identify the zoning districts on the Official Zoning Map.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)

The Official Zoning Map may be formally revised annually, or as the Board of Commissioners and/ or the Community Development Department determines necessary. Other revisions may be made to correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior map, but shall not have the effect of amending the Official Zoning Map except as adopted by the Board of Commissioners.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)

District boundaries of the Official Zoning Map shall be interpreted as follows:

A.

District boundaries indicated as following land lot lines, platted lot lines, or County or City corporation lines shall be construed as following such lines.

B.

District boundaries indicated as approximately following the center line of streams, rivers, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

C.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot at the time such line is adopted, the district in which the majority of the area of the property is included shall apply to the entire property. In cases where a property is divided equally between two or more zoning districts, the most restrictive district shall apply to the entire property. The Zoning Administrator shall determine the applicable zoning for properties divided into several zoning districts consistent with this section.

D.

If the Zoning Administrator cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary by such center lines, by scale or dimensions stated on the Official Zoning Map, or by the fact that it does not clearly coincide with a property line, immediate action on any application shall be refused. The Zoning Administrator will then have 14 calendar days to consult all County records and departments to determine the zoning classification of the property in question. A letter reporting the Zoning Administrator's findings and zoning classification shall be issued to the applicant and copied to the department's files. Any ruling of the Zoning Administrator or official designee pertaining to the district boundaries may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)

Whenever any street, alley or other public way, within the county is abandoned, such street, alley, or other public way or portion thereof, shall automatically be classified in the same zoning district as the property to which it attaches.

(Ord. No. 2012-258, Pt. I, 12-11-12)