A.

The City of Pine Lake, Georgia is divided into districts as shown on the official zoning map, attached as Exhibit B to the ordinance adopting this ordinance, together with all explanatory notes thereon, and the zoning map, is hereby adopted by reference and declared an essential element of this zoning ordinance. Such official zoning map shall be the official record of the zoning status of all property within the city limits of Pine Lake.

B.

Where the scale of the general zoning map is inadequate for presentation of details in a particular area, such area may be cross-referenced on the official zoning map to separate inset maps at the appropriate scale.

C.

No change of any nature shall be made in the official zoning map except in conformity with the procedures and requirements of this Ordinance.

The official zoning map, properly recorded and attested, shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the city clerk, and shall be the final authority as the zoning status of lands.

Should there be any question of interpretation of any boundary or other information on the official zoning map, the final authority shall be the zoning official. Appeals of any such administrative decision shall be heard and determined by the mayor and council.

The city is hereby divided into general districts and subareas of districts known as follows:

A.

R-1 Single-family District: encompasses and protects the existing, single-family Pine Lake neighborhood.

1.

The R-1 Single-family district includes the following subarea:

•;enR-1-PD Residential Planned Development Subarea: Regulates the redevelopment of existing duplex, multifamily and large vacant lots within the R-1 District.

B.

C Commercial District is a walkable mixed-use district, which is divided into the following subareas:

1.

VC Village Commercial Subarea: The retail core of the Commercial District and providing a mix of retail, office, lodging and service uses.

2.

TR Transitional Subarea: Permitting a mix of retail, service, office, lodging and residential uses and providing a transition between the R-1 district and more intense VC subarea.

C.

Mixed Use Overlay is a set of regulations and standards intended to supplement the underlying zoning and foster a mix of residential, office and commercial uses featuring public and private open space and buffering of adjacent neighborhoods.

D.

OS Open Space District protects the lake, wetlands, and associated public open space from inappropriate structures and uses.

Each district and each subarea of a district shall have a sub classification thereunder, known as "conditional' for that classification, which shall comply with the following procedures.

A.

All zoning districts and subareas of districts with a suffix "C" after the district designation (i.e. R-1-C), as shown of the official zoning map, shall denote that the parcel is zoned "conditional" under previous ordinance amendments by the mayor and council.

B.

A list of such conditional ordinances shall be recorded in chronological order on the official zoning map. Such conditions shall remain in effect unless and until the subject parcel is rezoned by the mayor and council, and copies of such conditional ordinances may be obtained from the city clerk.

After approval of a conditional zoning ordinance, a request for a building permit shall be submitted to the zoning official, who shall make the determination if the final building and site plans are in conformance with the approved site plan and any with and conditions attached to the conditional zoning ordinance by the mayor and council.

On the effective date of the amendment of the official zoning map, the change shall be posted to the official zoning map in an appropriate manner, and records made upon and accompanying the map shall identify the official action by which such zoning amendment was made, the date of such action and the date of posting.

The following governs the replacement of the official zoning map.

A.

If the official zoning map becomes damaged, lost, or difficult to interpret by reason of the nature or number of changes, the Mayor and Council may by ordinance authorize a new official zoning map which shall supersede the prior map.

B.

The new official zoning map shall be authenticated and attested as for the original, with wording indicating when and by what instrument the prior document was adopted.

C.

Unless the prior official zoning map has been lost or wholly destroyed, said documents or significant remaining parts thereof shall be preserved, together with any significant records pertaining to its adoptions or amendment, as a permanent guide to the prior zoning status of areas.

D.

A copy of the current and all previous official zoning maps shall be kept together at city hall and shall be available for viewing by the general public.

The following rules govern the interpretation of the official zoning map.

A.

Boundaries: Where boundaries may generally follow the centerline of streets, alleys, easements, waterways, and the like, boundaries shall be interpreted as following such centerlines unless boundaries are clearly shown on the official zoning map as following the property lines adjacent to such areas. In the event of a closure of a public street, alley or other right-of-way, the boundary shall be construed as the center line of such street, alley or public right-of-way; unless a specific amendment is made otherwise.

B.

Dimensions: Where dimensions are not otherwise indicated on the map, the scale of the map shall govern.

C.

Error of omission of district indication: Where a district designation is not indicated for an area of the official zoning map, it shall be construed to be zoned R-1. Upon discovery of such omission, unless research reveals the correct official zoning status of the land, a corrective amendment shall be initiated by the city.

D.

Boundary changes with changes in jurisdictional boundaries: Where territory is removed from the jurisdictional limits of the city, zoning boundaries shall move with the jurisdictional limits. Where territory is added to the city, a zoning amendment shall be adopted concurrent with such annexation.

E.

Zoning Official action in case of uncertainty of map: Where natural or man-made features existing are inconsistent with those shown on the official zoning map, or in any other circumstances of inconsistency not covered above, upon request by the mayor, council, or by any affected property owner, or on the zoning official's own initiative upon determination that such inconsistencies exist, the zoning official shall make a finding and interpretation concerning the boundaries involved in accord with the intent and purposes found in this ordinance.

F.

Divided lots of record: It is the policy of the city that no new zoning shall be approved that divides an existing lot of record into two or more zoning districts. Where an owner of property desires to make use of property under two or more zoning districts, the owner shall be required to subdivide the property in such a manner that all portions of the subdivision, meet the standards of the affected districts. In cases where the zoning district boundary divides a lot of record at the time the boundary was established, the zoning official, upon application by the owner of the property owner or duly authorized agent, shall make findings and prepare recommendations as to this boundary line. The matter may then be advertised for rezoning in accordance with the Zoning Procedures Law.