(a)

For the purpose of this article, the City is divided into zones classified as follows:

(b)

The boundaries of the zones in subsection (a) of this section are hereby established as shown on the zoning map entitled Zone Map of Paducah, Kentucky, which has been recommended and certified by the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners of the City with the signature of the Mayor and Chairperson affixed thereto, and is hereby made a part of this article.

(Code 1968, app. A, § 30; Code 1996, § 156.020; Code 1997, § 126-31; Ord. No. 76-10-1339, 10-26-1976; Ord. No. 77-12-1500, 12-13-1977; Ord. No. 2011-8-7851, § 2, 8-23-2011)

All land use regulations that applied to the property shall be preserved as before the annexation, pursuant to KRS 100.209. If no action is taken to initially zone the property within sixty (60) days by either the Board of Commissioners or the Planning Commission, the property shall automatically be assigned the R-1 Low Density Residential Zone.

(Code 1968, app. A, § 32; Code 1996, § 156.021; Code 1997, § 126-32; Ord. No. 76-10-1339, 10-26-1976; Ord. No. 2022-10-8752, § 1, 10-25-2022)

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

(1)

Where zone boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets or highways or railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended, such lines shall be construed to be the zone boundary line.

(2)

Where zone boundaries are indicated as approximately following the corporate limits of the City, such corporate limit line shall be construed to be such boundaries. This provision also applies to river and/or stream beds and property lines.

(Code 1968, app. A, § 32; Code 1996, § 156.022; Code 1997, § 126-33; Ord. No. 76-10-1339, 10-26-1976)