Unless otherwise shown, the district boundary lines shall be construed to coincide with the center lines of streets, alleys, parkways, waterways or such lines extended.

Where district boundaries are not otherwise indicated and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be the rear or side lines, and, where the districts designated on the Zoning Map are bounded approximately by the rear or side lines, the rear or side lines shall be construed to be the boundaries of the district unless the boundaries are otherwise indicated on the Zoning Map.

In the event of subdivided property or question on the exact location of any boundary line, the determination of the Land Use Board shall prevail. The Board's members will be guided by the narrative description of district boundaries on file on the Clerk's office.

Where a lot or a parcel of land lies partially in the WL Wetlands District and partially in another zoning district in which the proposed development is a permitted use, the entire lot or parcel, including that portion zoned WL, shall be included in determining compliance with the minimum lot requirements of this chapter. All development activities must, however, be on upland areas of the site and meet the standards of this chapter.

Establishment of an Official Map. The Common Council may by ordinance adopt or amend an Official Map of Egg Harbor City, which shall reflect the appropriate provisions of the Master Plan. The Common Council may adopt an Official Map or amendment or revision thereto which, in whole or in part, is inconsistent with the appropriate designations in the subplan element of the Master Plan only by an affirmative vote of a majority of its full authorized membership, with the reasons for so acting recorded in the minutes when adopting the Official Map. Prior to the hearing on the adoption of any Official Map or any amendment thereto, the Common Council shall refer the proposed Official Map for amendment to the Land Use Board, which shall make and transmit to the Common Council within 35 days after referral a report including recommendation concerning the proposed Official Map or amendment or revision. The Common Council, when considering the adoption of the Map or any revisions or amendments thereto, shall review the report of the Land Use Board and may disapprove or change any recommendation by a vote of a majority of its full authorized membership and shall record in its minutes the reasons for not following such recommendations.

Effect of Official Map.

Variance to permit erection of a building or other structure within reserved public area. Whenever one or more parcels of land upon which is located the bed of a mapped street or drainageway, flood-control basin or other public area reserved pursuant to Article I on the reservation of public areas cannot yield a reasonable return for the owner unless a building permit is granted, the Land Use Board may, in a specific case by an affirmative vote of a majority of the full authorized membership of the Board, direct the issuance of a permit for a building or structure in the bed of such mapped street or public drainageway or flood-control basin or public area, which will, as little as practicable, increase the cost of opening such street or tend to cause a minimum change of the Official Map, and the Board shall impose reasonable requirements as a condition of granting the permit so as to promote the health, morals, safety and general welfare of the public.

Variance for relief to permit erection of a building or other structure which does not abut a street. Where the enforcement of this article requiring that no building permit be issued for any building or structure not abutting a street would entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship or where the circumstances of the case do not require the building or structure to be related to a street, the Land Use Board may, upon application or appeal, grant a variance from the application of this article and direct the issuance of a building permit for the proposed building or structure. Every such variance shall be so conditioned as to assure that adequate access to such building or structure will be provided for fire-fighting equipment, ambulances and other emergency vehicles necessary for the protection of health and safety and so as to protect any future street layouts shown on the Official Map or on the general circulation plan elements of the Master Plan.