This Ordinance shall be implemented in accordance with the comprehensive plan. A copy of the plan is filed in the office of the city clerk and zoning administrator and/or director of community development.

The future land use map as contained in the comprehensive plan shall serve as a guide for the future development of Daphne. To the extent practical, it shall be followed in the administration of this Ordinance.

The future land use map as contained in the comprehensive plan, as well as all official maps, are to be utilized and construed only as visual aids for the city and/or any of its departments, agencies, or commissions in the furtherance of city duties and goals and are not solely to be relied upon by any party.

The zoning district map, exhibit A, the latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. It shall be filed in the office of the zoning administrator and/or director of community development and the city clerk to show thereon the date of adoption of said Ordinance. All official maps shall be used as a tool in determining the permissible use of land. Zoning should always be verified by zoning administrator or director of community development.

If, in accordance with the provisions herein, revisions are made in the zoning district boundaries or any other information portrayed on the zoning district map, changes shall be made on the map immediately following the amendment and upon approval of the city council. Unauthorized alterations to zoning district map shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance and subject to penalties as prescribed herein.

The zoning administrator and/or director of community development shall maintain a file or registry of properties rezoned, variances granted, and subdivisions approved under the authority of this Ordinance in conjunction with all pertinent requirements and/or conditions thereto.

The Olde Towne district map, exhibit B, the latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. This map shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk. It shall be filed in the office of the zoning administrator and/or director of community development and the city clerk to show thereon the date of adoption of said Ordinance.

If, in accordance with the provisions herein, revisions are made in the district boundaries or any other information portrayed on the Olde Towne district map, changes shall be made on the map immediately following the amendment and upon approval of the city council. Unauthorized alterations to the Olde Towne district map shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance and subject to penalties as prescribed herein.

The official street map, exhibit A-2, the latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. The Village Overlay district map, exhibit C, the latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. The official Eastern Shore district overlay map, exhibit D, the latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. The Residential High-Rise district boundary map, exhibit E, latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance. The Jubilee Retail Overlay district map, exhibit F, latest edition, is hereby adopted and made a part of this Ordinance.

If, in accordance with the provisions herein, revisions are made in the zoning district boundaries or any other information portrayed on the Village Overlay district map, the official Eastern Shore district overlay map, or the official street map, the Residential High-Rise district boundary map or the Jubilee Retail Overlay district map, changes shall be made on the individual map immediately following the amendment and upon official maps shall be considered a violation of this Ordinance and subject to penalties as prescribed herein.