(A)    For the purpose of this chapter, the county zoning jurisdiction is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the “Official Zoning Map(s) of Pasquotank County, North Carolina,” which, together with all explanatory matter thereon is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.

   (B)   The Official Zoning Map(s) shall be identified by the signature of the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners and attested by the County Clerk and bear the seal of the county under the following words:

   "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance of Pasquotank County, North Carolina together with the date of adoption of this Ordinance."

   (C)   The Official Zoning Map(s), which shall be located in the Pasquotank County Courthouse and recorded in the Pasquotank County Register of Deeds Office, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the zoning jurisdiction of the county.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

   (A)    If, in accordance with §§ 157.230 through 157.239 of this chapter, changes are made in the zoning district boundaries or other matter shown on the zoning map, such changes shall be made with an entry on the zoning map briefly describing the change and the date of the change.

   (B)   No amendment to this chapter which involves a matter portrayed on the zoning map shall become effective until after such change and entry have been made on said zoning map. The Board of Commissioners shall give official notice of the zoning change to the Zoning Administrator within one work day, after passage of said change.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

    In the event that the official zoning map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret, the Board of Commissioners, may, by ordinance, adopt a new official zoning map which shall be the same in every detail as the map it supersedes. The new zoning map shall bear the signatures of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk and shall bear the seal of the county under the following words:

   "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted on (date of adoption of map replaced) -- together with the date of the adoption of the new zoning map."

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

    The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for the maintenance of and revision of the official zoning map. Upon notification by the Board of Commissioners that a zoning change has been made, the Zoning Administrator shall make the necessary changes on the official zoning map within one work day following notification.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

    Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the districts as shown on the “Official Zoning Map of Pasquotank County, North Carolina,” the following rules shall apply:

   (A)   Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways, alleys, or railroads shall be construed to follow such centerline.

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

   (C)   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 centerline of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerline.

   (D)   Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in divisions (A) through (C) above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

   (E)   Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in circumstances not covered by division (A) through (D) above, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries.

   (F)   Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Board of Adjustment may permit, as conditional use, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot, not to exceed 150 feet from the district boundary line. In addition, the remaining parcel shall not be less than the minimum required for the district in which it is located.

   (G)   If a parcel of land lies within the planning and development regulation jurisdiction of both Pasquotank County and the City of Elizabeth City, the local governments may, by mutual agreement and with the written consent of the landowner, assign exclusive planning and development regulation jurisdiction for the entire parcel to any one of those local governments. Such a mutual agreement shall only be applicable to development regulations and shall not affect taxation or other nonregulatory matters. The mutual agreement shall be evidenced by a resolution formally adopted by each governing board and recorded with the Pasquotank County Register of Deeds within 14 days of the adoption of the last required resolution.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)