A.

The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor attested by the Town Clerk, and bearing the seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Article V of the Unified Land Development Regulations of the Town of Pierson, Florida."

B.

If, in accordance with Section, changes are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by thee Town Council with an entry on the Official Zoning Map as follows: "On [date], by official action of the Town Council the following change was made to the Official Zoning Map: [brief description of change]," which entry shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk. No amendment of this Ordinance which involves matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map shall become effective until after such change and entry has been made to the Official Zoning Map, or matter thereon shown, except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Article.

C.

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of this Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map, which shall be secured in the office of the Town Clerk, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structures in the Town.

D.

In the event the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the Town Council may adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior 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 corrections shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor attested by the Town Clerk, and bearing the seal of the Town under the following words: "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted [date of adoption of map being replaced] as part of Ordinance No. of the Town of Pierson, Florida."

Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost, or has been 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.

The following rules of interpretation shall be used to locate the district boundaries shown on the Official Zoning Map:

A.

Boundaries Following Streets: Boundaries following, or approximately following the center lines of streets shall be construed to follow those center lines. If a street is vacated, the district boundary shall be construed to remain in its same location, except when ownership of the vacated street is divided other than at the center, in which case, the boundary shall be construed to move with the ownership.

B.

Boundaries Following Lot Lines: Boundaries following, or approximately following, platted lot lines shall be construed to follow those lot lines.

C.

Boundaries Following Town Limits: Boundaries following, or approximately following Town limits shall be construed to follow those Town limits.

D.

Boundaries Following Water Bodies: Boundaries following, or approximately following, the shorelines of water bodies shall be construed to follow and move with those shorelines. Boundaries following, or approximately following, the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water, shall be construed to follow and move with those center lines.

E.

Boundaries Entering Any Body of Water: Boundaries entering any body of water, but not continuing to intersect with other zoning boundaries, shall be construed to extend in the same direction in which they entered the body of water, until they intersect with other zoning boundaries.

F.

Increase of Incorporated Area by Municipal Annexation: If Town limits change through annexation, no different use or change in density may be made of the property annexed until an appropriate zoning classification for it has been assigned in the manner prescribed by law.

G.

Boundaries Parallel to or Extensions of Above Features: Boundaries apparently parallel to, or extensions of the features indicated in A through F above, shall be construed to be parallel to, or extensions of those features, as the case may be.

H.

Other Cases: Boundaries splitting existing lots in subdivisions and any other boundaries not determined by the above rules, shall be determined by reference to the expressed distances on, or the scale of the Official Zoning Map. If the existing lot will not accommodate any of the uses permitted in the multiple classifications indicated thereon, a rezoning to an appropriate classification, as determined by the Town, shall be required.