(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 1)

   (A)   Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

      (1)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines;

      (2)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines;

      (3)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following such city limits;

      (4)   Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines;

      (5)   Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks;

      (6)   Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in divisions (A)(1) through (A)(5) above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the Map;

      (7)   Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by divisions (A)(1) through (A)(6) above, the County Commission shall interpret the district boundaries; and

      (8)   Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this title, the County Commission may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portions of the lot.

   (B)   Any person aggrieved by any interpretation made by the Planning and Zoning Director may appeal such interpretation to the County Commission.

(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 2)

   (A)   The regulations set by this title within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land.

   (B)   No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure, or part thereof, shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered, except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.

(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 3)

   (A)   The county is hereby divided into the following districts in order to regulate and restrict: the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of a lot that may be occupied; the size of the yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.

 

   (B)   The following districts shall be designated as zoning overlay districts, imposing special regulations on the properties that fall within these overlay districts without abrogating the requirements imposed by the underlying land use district regulations.

 

 

(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 4)

   The following are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.

   (A)   The Official Zoning Map, together with all the explanatory matter thereon and attached thereto, is hereby adopted by reference and is declared to be a part of these regulations.

   (B)   Title I of this code, as adopted and amended, is hereby adopted by reference and is declared to be a part of these regulations.

   (C)   The Flood Insurance Rate Map is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations.

   (D)   The approved plans submitted in conjunction with any planned development are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of these regulations.

(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 5)

   Whenever any street, road, or other public right-of-way is vacated, the zoning district adjoining each side of such street, road, or other public right-of-way is extended to the center of such vacation; and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to the appropriate regulations of the extended districts.

(Ord. 14-01, passed 6-6-2014, Ch. 4, Art. 6)