1.810 Zoning Districts Established

The City of Fredericksburg, Texas is hereby divided into zoning districts. The use, height and area regulations as set out are herein are uniform within each state. The districts established herein shall be known as:

1.820 Zoning Districts Map

The boundaries of the zoning districts set out herein are delineated and shown on the Zoning Districts Map of the City of Fredericksburg, said map being a part of this ordinance as fully as if the same were set forth herein in detail.

Two original, official and identical copies of the Zoning Districts Map are hereby adopted, bearing the signature of the Mayor and the attestation of the City Clerk, and shall be filed and maintained as follows:

A.

One copy shall be filed with the City Clerk and retained as the original record and shall not be changed in any manner.

B.

One copy shall be filed with the Director of Planning and Building and shall be maintained up to date by posting thereon all changes and subsequent amendments for observation in issuing Building Permits and enforcing the Zoning Ordinance.

C.

Reproductions of the official Zoning Districts Map, as amended, may be made from time-to-time for information purposes.

1.830 Zoning District Boundaries

The district boundary lines shown on the Zoning Districts Map are usually along streets, alleys, property lines or extensions thereof. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official Zoning Districts Maps, the following rules shall apply:

A.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerline.

B.

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

C.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following city limits.

D.

Boundaries indicated as following the centerline of creeks, drainage courses or rivers shall be construed as following such centerline.

E.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated above shall so be construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the original Zoning Districts Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the City Council or whenever such area is franchised for building purposes, the zoning district line adjoining each side of such street, alley or other public way shall be automatically extended to the centerline of such vacated street, alley or way and all area so involved shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.

Where physical features on the ground are at variance with information shown on the official Zoning Districts Map or when there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of the above rules, the property shall be considered as classified R-1, Single-Family Dwelling District, until the determination of permanent zoning which shall be in accordance with the provisions provided in Section 5.200.