For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Elkton is divided into zoning districts named and described in the following sections. The boundaries of said zoning districts are hereby established and shown on the Official Zoning Map maintained in the office of the Zoning Administrator.

The Zoning Map entitled the "Official Zoning Districts Map for the Town of Elkton, Virginia," dated December 18, 1989, as amended, hereinafter referred to as the Official Zoning Map, with all notations, references, amendments, and dates thereof, and other information shown thereon, shall constitute a part of this chapter. Said map shall be made a public record and shall be kept permanently in the office of the Zoning Administrator, where it shall be accessible to the general public.

If, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII herein, changes are made in the district boundaries or other information portrayed in the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map within 10 days after the amendment has been approved by the governing body, together with a numerical ending referring to the application for the amendment, submitted in accordance with Article VIII herein, which shall be kept as a public record by the Zoning Administrator. Said numerical entry shall state the reference number of the application in the records of the Zoning Administrator and the date of the approval of the amendment by the governing body. Amendments to this chapter, which involve matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, shall become effective immediately upon being entered onto the Official Zoning Map. The Town of Elkton Official Zoning Map, which shall be located in the office of the Zoning Administrator, shall be the final authority in determining the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the town. No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map except in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

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 governing body may, by resolution, 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 corrections shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map, or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.

Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, and where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following shall apply:

Any territory hereafter annexed to the Town of Elkton shall continue to be subject to the county zoning classifications and regulations as such territory was subject at the time of annexation until otherwise changed by rezoning.