For the purpose of this chapter, the zoning districts of the Town of Mills River, as delineated on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, North Carolina, which shall include all maps designated and adopted by the Town Council , may be divided into the following designated use districts:

   (A)   MR-30, Low-Density Residential District.

   (B)   MR-RR, Rural Residential District.

   (C)   MR-LI, Light Industrial District.

   (D)   MR-GB, General Business District.

   (E)   MR-NC, Neighborhood Commercial District.

   (F)   MR-MU, Mixed Use District.

   (G)   MR-R-CD, Residential Conditional Zoning District.

   (H)   MR-C-CD, Commercial Conditional Zoning District.

   (I)   MR-I-CD, Industrial Conditional Zoning District.

   (J)   MR-M-CD, Mixed Use Conditional Zoning District.

(Ord. passed 3-1-2004; Am. Ord. passed 7-29-2004; Am. Ord. passed 10-13-2005; Am. Ord. 2021-06, passed 4-22-2021; Am. Ord. 2023-04, passed 9-14-2023; Am. Ord. 2024-10, passed 6-13-2024)

   The boundaries of these districts are hereby established as shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, North Carolina, dated March 1, 2004, and subsequent amendments thereto.

(Ord. passed 3-1-2004; Am. Ord. passed 7-29-2004; Am. Ord. passed 10-13-2005)

   A zoning map entitled the "Official Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, North Carolina," dated March 1, 2004, and subsequent amendments thereto, clearly setting forth all approved use districts and their respective boundaries is hereby made a part of this chapter and shall be maintained by the Zoning Administrator of the Town of Mills River. This map shall be available for inspection by interested persons during normal business hours of the Mills River Town Hall. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Administrator of the Town of Mills River to maintain the map and post any changes thereto as they may be made.

(Ord. passed 3-1-2004; Am. Ord. passed 7-29-2004; Am. Ord. passed 10-13-2005)

   Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, the followingshall apply:

   (A)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets , highways, alleys , streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow the lines.

   (B)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines.

   (C)   Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel or perpendicular to the center lines of streets , highways, railroads or rights-of-way of same, the district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel or perpendicular thereto and at the distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River. If no distance is given, the dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River.

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

   (E)   Where physical features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Mills River, or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections A through D, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries.

(Ord. passed 3-1-2004; Am. Ord. passed 7-29-2004; Am. Ord. passed 10-13-2005)