This chapter shall consist of the text hereof and in addition thereto land use maps identified by the appropriate signature of the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and marked and designated as the official maps of the Land Use Ordinance of Cowlitz County, which are filed in the office of the Auditor of Cowlitz County, Washington. Said chapter and each and all of its terms are to be read and interpreted in the light of the commitments of said maps. For the purposes of administration and enforcement, the land use maps in the Public Works Department shall be considered as official land use maps. Any and all amendments of the official land use map shall also be made on the land use maps in said Department at the time the amendment is filed with the County Auditor. If any conflict of maps and the text should arise, the maps of the chapter shall prevail. [Ord. 4107, § 1.03, 4-14-75.]

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