Mathews County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 3
Provisions For Official Zoning Map
§ 175-3.1 Official Zoning Map.
A.
The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this chapter are as indicated on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map, Mathews County, Virginia," identified by the signature of the Chairman of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, attested to by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Mathews County, and bearing the seal of Mathews County, Virginia, together with the date of adoption of this chapter. Said map shall be deemed to be a part of this chapter as if it were fully set forth herein.
B.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map, which shall be located in the Office of the Administrator, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land, structures, and other uses in the County.
§ 175-3.2 Amendment of Official Zoning Map.
Whenever any amendment is made to the Official Zoning Map by action of the governing body, such change shall be incorporated onto said map at such time and in such manner as the governing body may prescribe. Said changes shall be validated with reference to correct notation by the Administrator, who shall affix his signature thereto, thereby certifying that approved amendments to the Official Zoning Map have been correctly incorporated. The date of official action and nature of the change shall be entered on the map. Any such change shall have the effect of law at 12:01 a.m. on the day following its legal adoption or on its effective date, if such effective date is officially established as other than the day following its legal adoption, whether or not it has been shown on the Official Zoning Map.
§ 175-3.3 Unauthorized changes.
No changes of any nature shall be made on the Official Zoning Map or any matter shown thereon, except in conformity with the procedures and requirements of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person to make unauthorized changes on the Official Zoning Map. Violations of this provision shall be punishable as provided in Article 20.
§ 175-3.4 Replacement of the Official Zoning Map.
A.
In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the governing body may by resolution adopt a new Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendments thereof.
B.
The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Chairman of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, attested to by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Mathews County, and bear the seal of the County under the following words, "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map was adopted on (Insert adoption date) as part of the Zoning Ordinance of Mathews County, Virginia." Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost, or totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.
§ 175-3.5 Interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of street or highways, street lines, or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries;
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately paralleled to the center lines or street lines of streets, or the center lines, or right-of-way of highways, such 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, such dimensions shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the Official Zoning Map;
C.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries;
D.
Where a district boundary is indicated to follow a river, creek, branch, or other body of water, said boundary shall be construed to follow the center line at low water or the limit of the jurisdiction, and in the event of change in the shoreline such boundary shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; and
E.
If no distance, angle, curvature description, or other means is given to determine a boundary line accurately and the foregoing provisions do not apply, the boundary line shall be property line or extension of a property line determined by the use of the scale shown on the Official Zoning Map. In case of subsequent dispute, the matter shall be referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which shall determine the boundary.