There shall exist only one Official Zoning Map, which shall be kept in the office of the Town Clerk, and it shall bear the Seal of the Town of Farmington, a certification that it is the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Farmington and its date of adoption. Said Zoning Map shall show the boundaries of the zoning districts heretofore established in this chapter, and said map, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.

Said Zoning Map shall be on material suitable for reproduction by a dry diazo copier or equivalent process. Copies of this map which may from time to time be published and distributed would be accurate only as of the date of their printing and shall bear words to that effect.

Changes made in zoning district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Zoning Map under the provisions of this chapter shall be permanently affixed to the Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the Town Board and shall convey information as to the date and nature of the change. No amendment to this chapter which involves matters portrayed on the Zoning Map shall become effective until such change and entry has been made on said Zoning Map and has been attested by the Town Clerk.

Should the Zoning Map become damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of changes and additions, the Town Board may by resolution adopt a new Zoning Map to supersede the former map. The new Zoning Map shall bear a statement which explains that it supersedes the prior map and gives the dates of adoption of both the prior map and the new Zoning Map. The prior map and the records of its adoption and amendments shall be preserved if in a salvageable form.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed as following such center lines.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the municipal limits of the Town shall be construed as following such municipal limits.

Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

Boundaries indicated as following banks and shores of streams or other water bodies shall be construed as following such banks and shores and, in the event of change in the bank or shore, shall be construed as moving with the actual bank or shoreline; boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streams or other water bodies shall be construed as following such center lines.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsections A through E above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

Where physical or cultural features on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections A through F above, the Board of Appeals shall interpret the district boundaries.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in a single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Board of Appeals may permit, as a special permit, the extension of the regulations from either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.

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