Official zoning map. There shall be a map known and designated as the official city zoning map, which shall show the boundaries of all zoning districts within the city's planning jurisdiction. This map shall be drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made, shall be dated, and shall be kept in a place under the direction and approval of the city secretary. The city may authorize digital copies of the official city zoning map with the notice that the only official city zoning map is kept by the city secretary. The official city zoning map which, together with all explanatory material thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article.

Changes to be entered. If changes are made in the district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official city zoning map, such changes shall be entered on the official city zoning map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the city council. No amendment to this chapter shall become effective until after change and entry has been made on said map.

Identification of changes made. Approved zoning changes shall be entered on the official city zoning map by the building official under the direction of the city secretary, and each change shall be identified on the map with the date and number of the ordinance making the change.

Unauthorized changes prohibited. No change of any nature shall be made on the official city zoning map that is not in accordance with this section and chapter.

To be the final authority. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the official city zoning map which may from time to time be made or published, the official city zoning map, which shall be located in a place under the direction and approval of the city secretary, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structures in the city. The official city zoning map shall be available to the public at all hours when the city hall is open to the public.

Replacement. Should the official city zoning map be lost, destroyed, or damaged, the building official may have a new map drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made. No further city council authorization or action is required so long as no district boundaries are changed. The latest date of the revision shall be added and the replacement map will supersede any older version. The new official city zoning map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior official city zoning map, but no such corrections shall have the effect of amending the original official city zoning map or any subsequent amendment thereof.

Prior map records. Unless the prior official city 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. These copies shall be kept in a location under the direction of the city secretary.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § II, 3-12-2015)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official city zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

(a)

Boundaries shall be construed as the centerline of existing, future, or vacated streets, highways, railroads, alleys, or irrigation canals or other public rights-of-way; or

(b)

Where property has been subdivided into block and lot, the boundaries shall be construed to be the lot line; or

(c)

Where a lot or parcel of land (designated by metes and bounds instead of a lot as in the case of a subdivision) is split by zoning, the less-restricted zoning shall prevail for the entire lot; or

(d)

Where property is not otherwise designated, divided, or subdivided, the boundary line shall be determined by the scaled distance shown on the official city zoning map; or

(e)

Where, due to the scale, lack of detail, or illegibility of the official city zoning map, there is any uncertainty, contradiction, or conflict as to the intended location of any district boundaries shown thereon, interpretation concerning the exact location of a zone district boundary line shall, upon a written request submitted to the building official, be determined by the zoning board of adjustment. The zoning board of adjustment is authorized to interpret the zoning map and rule upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary lines and similar questions. An application for a map interpretation shall be submitted to the zoning board of adjustment by filing a copy of the application with the building official. The application shall contain sufficient information to enable the zoning board of adjustment to make the necessary interpretation; or

(f)

Where the zoning board of adjustment is unable to determine the location of a district boundary, the city council shall have the final decision and shall apply the designations shown in such a way as to carry out the intent and purpose of the official city zoning map for the particular area in question.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § II, 3-12-2015)

The following zone districts are hereby established:

R-SF Residential-Single-Family (formerly R-1 Single-Family Residential), see section 126.4.1.

R-T Residential-Townhouse (formerly subcategory of R-1), see section 126.4.2.

R-Z Residential-Zero Lot Line (formerly subcategory of R-1), see section 126.4.3.

R-D Residential-Duplex, (formerly R-2), see section 126.4.4.

R-MF Residential-Multi-Family (formerly R-3 High Density Residential), see section 126.4.5.

RMHS Residential Mobile Home Subdivision (new zoning district), see section 126.4.6.

RMHP Residential Mobile Home Park (new zoning district), see section 126.4.7.

B-L Business-Light (formerly C-1 Neighborhood Commercial), see section 126.4.8.

B-M Business-Medium (formerly C-2 General Commercial), see section 126.4.9.

B-D Business-Downtown.

I-L Industrial-Light (formerly M-1 Light Industrial), see section 126.4.10.

I-H Industrial-Heavy (formerly M-2 Heavy Industrial), see section 126.4.12.

PUD Planned Unit Development Overlay district (formerly special areas and permits district), see section 126.4.13.

HP Historic Preservation Overlay district, see section 126.4.14.

WF Water Front Overlay district, see section 126.4.15.

BC Business Corridor Overlay district, see section 126.4.16.

Each of these zoning and overlay districts is designed and intended to secure for the persons who reside there a comfortable, healthy, safe, and pleasant environment in which to live, sheltered from incompatible and disruptive activities that properly belong in nonresidential districts.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § II, 3-12-2015)

The schedule of district regulations, article 126.4, and the zoning district matrix shall generally identify the permitted and conditional uses authorized for each zoning district. In those situations where a form of land use is not identified in article 126.4 or the zoning district matrix, the building official will review such a request considering the function and location for consistency with the purpose and description of the zoning district, compatibility with the permitted and conditional uses authorized for the zoning district, and consistency with the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, as prepared by the United States Office of Management and Budget, to determine the classification of primary use. The building official shall make a determination based upon the aforementioned criteria which shall be forwarded to the zoning board of adjustment for approval. Consideration of such a determination shall be in accordance with the procedures stipulated in section 126.6.3.

(Ord. No. 2015-03, § II, 3-12-2015)