For the purpose of this ordinance, unincorporated Greene County, Georgia is divided into zoning districts as follows:

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

The boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown in the "The Official Zoning Map of/for Greene County, Georgia" (also referred to as "Official Zoning Map") signed by the Chairman of the Greene County Board of Commissioners and kept in the Building and Zoning Office. Said map is hereby made a part of this Ordinance. A copy of the Official Zoning Map shall be available for public inspection in the office of the Greene County Zoning Administrator as well as copies for sale.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

If, in accordance with provisions of this Zoning Ordinance, changes are made in the boundaries or other information portrayed in the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be made on the Official Zoning Map with a numerical entry on the Official Zoning Map referring to the application on file which states the date of the official action and the brief description of the nature of the changes. No amendment to this Ordinance that involves a matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map is effective until after such change and entry is made on the map. All changes made to the Official Zoning Map or matters shown thereon must be in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Ordinance. Any unauthorized change by any person is considered a violation of this Ordinance and punishable as provided by law and this ordinance.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))

The following rules apply where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the zoning districts shown on the Official Zoning Map of/for Greene County, Georgia.

4.4.1 Unless otherwise indicated, the district boundaries are indicated as approximately following property lines, land lot lines, center lines of streets, highways, alleys or railroads, center lines of streams, reservoirs, or other bodies of water, or civil boundaries, and they shall be construed to follow such lines.

4.4.2 Where district boundaries are approximately parallel to or extend to the center lines of streets, highways, railroads, including their rights-of-way, or the center lines of streams, reservoirs, or other bodies of water, district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Official Zoning Map. If no distance is given, dimensions shall be determined by the scale shown on the Official Zoning Map.

4.4.3 Where a district boundary line divides a lot that is under single ownership at the time of enactment of this Ordinance, the use classification of a larger portion may be extended by the Board of Commissioners to the remainder without recourse to the amendment procedure.

4.4.4 Where a public road, street or alley is officially abandoned, the ordinances applicable to the parcel to which it reverts shall apply.

4.4.5 In case the exact location of a boundary cannot be determined by the foregoing methods, the Board of Commissioners shall determine the location of the boundary.

(Ord. of 12-8-2020, § 1(Exh. A))