The district boundary lines shown on the zoning district map are usually along streets, alleys, property lines or extensions thereof.

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

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

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

Boundaries indicated as following railroad or utility lines shall be construed to be the centerline of the right-of-way or, if no centerline is established, the boundary shall be interpreted to be midway between the right-of-way lines.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, drainage ways or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the city council, or whenever a street or alley 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.

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsections A through C [(1) through (3)] 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 features of the ground are at variance with information shown on the official zoning district map, or if 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 subsections A through J [(1) through (8)], or the zoning of property is invalidated by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the property shall be considered as classified AO, Agricultural Open District, temporarily.

No person shall erect, construct or proceed or continue with the erection or construction of any building or structure or cause the same to be done in any newly annexed territory to the City of Lancaster without first applying for and obtaining a building permit or certificate of occupancy from the building official or the city council as may be required.

No permit for the construction of a building or use of land shall be issued by the building official other than a permit which will allow the construction of a building permitted in the AO, agricultural open district, unless and until such territory has been classified in a zoning district other than the AO, Agricultural Open District, by the city council in the manner prescribed by law except as provided in subsection 6.2.C [3.06(b)(3)] following.

An application for a permit for any other use than that specified in paragraph B [(2)] above shall be made to the building official of the City of Lancaster and by him referred to the planning and zoning commission for consideration and recommendation to the city council and the action and recommendation of each body concerning any such permit shall take into consideration the appropriate land use for the area. The city council, after receiving and reviewing the recommendations of the planning and zoning commission may by majority vote authorize the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy or may disapprove the application.