The following zoning districts are established by this ordinance:

A.

General. The official ZONING MAP designates the location and boundaries of the various districts established in this ordinance within the TOWN. The official ZONING MAP shall be kept on file in the office of the ZONING ADMINISTRATOR and be available for public inspection during normal business hours. The original official version of the map shall be identified by the signature of the mayor and attested by the TOWN clerk. Copies of the map may be kept in hardcopy and digital form. The official ZONING MAP, together with any amendments approved pursuant to Article 19, but not yet incorporated into the map, shall be the final authority as to the status of the current zone district classification of all land within the TOWN.

B.

Amendments. The TOWN COUNCIL may, at its discretion or upon formal application, amend the ZONING MAP, in accordance with the amendment procedures of Article 19.

A.

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

B.

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

C.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following TOWN boundaries shall be construed as following TOWN boundaries.

D.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of creeks, streams or rivers shall be construed as following such creeks, streams, or rivers, or in the event of change in the location of creeks, streams, or rivers, shall be construed as moving with the creek, stream, or river.

E.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following the edge of a marsh or the SCDHEC-OCRM CRITICAL LINE shall be construed as following that marsh or SCDHEC-OCRM CRITICAL LINE, or in the event of change in location of that marsh edge or CRITICAL LINE, shall be construed as moving with the marsh edge or CRITICAL LINE.

F.

Boundaries indicated as approximately following property lines, section lines or other lines of government survey shall be construed as following such property lines, section lines, or other lines of government survey as they exist as of the effective date of this ordinance or applicable amendments thereto.

Where a zoning line divides a LOT or where two (2) LOTs in different districts are combined, the entire LOT shall be considered to be wholly within the less intense zoning district. Where two (2) LOTs are combined and one of the LOTs is within an OVERLAY DISTRICT, the entire LOT shall be considered to be wholly within the OVERLAY DISTRICT. Table 2-1 lists districts from least intense to most intense.

Whenever any street, alley, or other public way within the TOWN is vacated by official governmental action, and when the lands within those vacated lands attach to and become a part of lands adjoining the street, alley, or public way, those lands shall automatically be subjected to the same zoning regulations as are applicable to the adjoining lands.

When land is annexed into the TOWN, its zoning designation shall be as established by the annexation ordinance. In instances when the zoning designation of land annexed into the TOWN is not established by the annexation ordinance, it shall be zoned R-SF1 until or unless the TOWN COUNCIL takes action to classify it as another zone district.