Phelps Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Zoning Districts; Zoning Map; Boundaries
[Amended 3-9-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992; 4-11-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005; 11-11-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
§ 175-5 Districts enumerated.
For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety and general welfare of the Village of Phelps, the Village Board hereby establishes the following zoning districts and zoning overlay district.
R-1-20 | Residential Single Family 20,000 square foot lots |
R-1-13.5 | Residential Single Family 13,500 square foot lots |
R-2 | Residential Single Family 7,500 square foot lots |
C-1 | Commercial District |
C-2 | Commercial District |
M-1 | Industrial District |
B-O | Business and Office District |
FPO | Floodplain Overlay District |
§ 175-6 Official Zoning Map.
The zoning districts and Zoning Overlay District established in § 175-5 above herein are to be shown on a parcel base map of the Village of Phelps that has been prepared by the Ontario County Department of Planning and based upon records from the Ontario County Office of Real Property, adopted by Village Board Resolution and certified accurate by the Village Clerk as of a certain date. Said map shall then be known as the "Official Zoning Map" for the Village of Phelps. Each subsequent rezoning of land authorized by the Village Board shall be documented upon the Official Zoning Map and upon certification by the Village Clerk, the Official Zoning Map shall be amended. No amendment to this Official Zoning Map which portrays matters affecting the zoning designation of land on the map shall become effective until such change and entry has been made on said Zoning Map and has been attested to by the Village Clerk. All Zoning Map changes shall be made within 15 business days from Village Board action to approve.[1]
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Editor's Note: Said Official Zoning Map and any amendments thereto are on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
§ 175-7 Interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the mapped zoning districts, or overlay zoning district, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines of these rights-of-ways.
B.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C.
Boundaries indicated as following the municipal limits of the Village of Phelps shall be construed as following such municipal limits.
D.
Boundaries indicated as following the center lines of streams or other water bodies shall be construed to follow such center lines, except for the boundaries of the mapped Floodplain Overlay District (FPO). The FPO boundaries are based upon the Official Mapping of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and adopted by the Village Board as part of the National Flood Insurance Program for the Village of Phelps.
E.
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features identified in Subsections A through D above herein shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer based upon the scale of the Official Zoning Map. Any appeal to this determination shall be to the Village of Phelps Zoning Board of Appeals.
F.
Where physical or cultural features on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections A through E above herein, the Village of Phelps Zoning Board of Appeals shall interpret the zoning district boundaries.
