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Jesup City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

- ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS

Section 41. - Use districts.

For the purpose of this ordinance, the City of Jesup is hereby divided into 11 districts designated as follows:

A-1 agricultural district

R-1 residential district

R-2 residential district

[R-4 residential district]

[R-5 residential district]

R-3 residential district

P-R professional-residential district

C-1 central business district

C-2 neighborhood commercial district

C-3 general commercial district

L-I light industrial district

R-L-I restricted light industrial district

P.U.D. planned unit development district

Section 42. - District boundaries.

The boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on a map entitled "official zoning map, City of Jesup, Georgia," adopted by the board of commissioners and certified by the city clerk. Said map and all explanatory matter thereon accompanies and is hereby made part of this ordinance. Said map shall be retained in the office of the building inspector and other appropriate city offices.

Section 43. - Rules governing boundaries.

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

43.1 Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets or highways, street lines, or railroad right-of-way lines or such lines extended, such centerlines, street lines, or railroad right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

43.2 Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.

43.3 Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the centerlines of streets, highways, or railroads, or right-of-way of same, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said zoning map.

43.4 Where a district boundary line divides a lot in single ownership, the district requirements for the least restricted portion of such lot shall be deemed to apply to the whole thereof, provided that such extensions shall not include any part of such lot more than 35 feet beyond the district boundary line.