The City is hereby divided into zones, or districts, and the boundaries of zoning districts set out herein are delineated upon the Official Zoning District Map of the City.

A.

Zoning Districts as Set Forth are Hereby Established The location and boundaries of the various districts as defined herein shall be established by ordinance and shall be shown and delineated on the Official Zoning District Map of the City.

B.

Effect of Zoning District Change The reclassification of property to a new zoning district shall be an amendment of the Official Zoning District Map and shall be so recorded.

C.

Interpretation of District Boundaries The district boundary lines shown on the Official Zoning District Map are regularly along streets, alleys, property lines. When uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of the districts on the Official Zoning District Map, the following rules apply:

1.

Center Lines. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways, shall be construed to follow such center lines.

2.

Platted Lot Lines. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

3.

City Limit Lines. Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following such city limits.

4.

Railroad Lines. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be the middle of the railroad easement or Right-of-Way.

5.

Shore Lines.

a.

Boundaries indicated as following shore lines shall be construed to follow such shore lines, and in the event of change in the shore lines, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline, or as otherwise set forth by State law.

b.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

6.

Parallel or Extension Boundaries.

a.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extension of features indicated in Subsections 2.03.01. C.1 Center Lines through 2.03.01. C.5 Shore Lines, shall be so construed.

b.

Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning District Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

7.

Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries. Where physical features existing on the ground are in conflict with those shown on the Official Zoning District Map, or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections 2.03.01. C.1 Center Lines through 2.03.01. C.5 Shore Lines, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries and require its inclusion on the Official Zoning District Map.

8.

Accretion by Vacation of Public Easements. Whenever any street or other public easement is vacated, the vacated street or public easement shall be classified as the same zoning district in which the street or public easement accrues.

A.

Purpose The purpose of this section is to create zoning districts, to specify the nature and components of the permitted development within them, and to establish regulations regarding the physical character and intensity of development in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

B.

Zoning Districts Established All land within the corporate limits shall be classified into one of the following zoning districts:

The following table identifies zoning districts adopted in previous ordinances and the zoning district regulations that now apply in this Unified Development Code to those districts.