Coweta County is hereby divided into zoning districts as shown on the official zoning map which is prepared in the form of a county-wide map and accompanying atlas of larger scale maps, all entitled "Zoning District Maps of Coweta County, Georgia." Said maps and all explanatory matter thereon are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this ordinance.

The official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the chairman of the board of commissioners, attested by the clerk of the board of commissioners, and bearing the seal of the county under the following or similar words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in the Zoning and Development Ordinance of Coweta County: (together with the date of adoption of this ordinance)."

If, in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance, changes are made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official zoning map such changes shall be entered on the official zoning map periodically after the amendment has been approved by the board of commissioners, with an entry in the minutes of such board of commissioners meeting as follows: "On _______, by official action of the Board of Commissioners, the following (change) changes (was) were made to the Official Zoning Map: (brief description of nature of change or changes)," which entry shall be signed by the chairman and attested by the clerk.

No changes of any nature shall be made in the official zoning map or matter shown thereon except in the substantial compliance with the procedures set forth in this ordinance.

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 shall be on file in the county office building and shall be final authority as to the current zoning status of the county.

In the event that the official zoning map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the board of commissioners may by ordinance adopt a new official zoning map which shall supersede the prior official zoning map. The new official zoning map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior official zoning map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original official zoning map, and this new map shall be identified by the signature of the chairman of the board of commissioners attested by the clerk, and bearing the seal of the county under the following or similar words: "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map of Coweta County." Unless the previous official map has been lost, or has been totally destroyed, the prior map, or any significant remaining parts thereof, shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the locations of the boundaries of any zoning district in Coweta County, the following rules shall apply:

(1)

Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, such centerlines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

(2)

Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines. Such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.

(3)

Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the centerlines of streets, highways or railroads, or rights-of-way of same, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said zoning map.

(4)

Where a district boundary line as appearing on the zoning map divides a lot in single ownership at the time of this enactment, the district requirements for the least restricted portion of such lot shall be deemed to apply to the whole thereof, provided that such extension shall not include any part of such a lot more that 35 feet beyond the district boundary line.

(5)

Where zoning district boundaries are in doubt, the building inspector shall make such interpretation using the appropriate scale from the official zoning map, minutes of the board of commissioners meetings, and such other records as may be available.

For the purpose of this ordinance the unincorporated area of Coweta County, Georgia is divided into zoning districts designated as follows:

RC Rural Conservation District

RD Two-Family Residential District

R-2 Multifamily Residential District

MH Manufactured Home District

VC Village Centers

C-MU Mixed Use Employment Center Supporting District

C-LS Limited Services Corridors District

O-I Office-Institutional District

C-1 Limited Business District

C-2 Neighborhood Business District

C-3 Commercial Retail District

C-4 Commercial Service District

C-5 Commercial Convenience Store District

C-6 Commercial Minor Shopping District

C-7 Commercial Major Shopping District

C-8 Heavy Commercial District

C-9 Commercial Amusement District

LUH Limited Use Historic District

LM Light Industrial District

M Industrial District

CC Cedar Creek District

SCP Stream Corridor Protection District

CRCP Chattahoochee River Corridor Protection District

FH Flood Hazard District

AH Airport Hazard District

(Ord. No. 030-14, 8-19-14; Ord. No. 015-20, 3-3-20)