(a)

For the purpose of this article, the town and its ETJ area are hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the official zoning map, which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this article.

(b)

The official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the mayor and attested by the town clerk and bear the seal of the town under the following words:

"This is to certify that this is the official zoning map referred to in article II of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Southern Shores, North Carolina," together with the date of the adoption of this chapter.

(c)

If, in accordance with article XIV of this chapter, changes are made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official zoning map, those changes shall be promptly entered on the official zoning map after the amendment has been approved by the town council.

(d)

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of this official zoning map which may be made or published, the official zoning map, which shall be located in the town office, shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the town.

(Code 1988, § 11-2.01)

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

(1)

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

(2)

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

(3)

Boundaries indicated as approximately following town limits shall be construed as following such town limits;

(4)

Boundaries indicated as following ocean and estuarine shore lines shall be construed to follow such shore lines and, in the event of change in the shore line, shall be construed as moving with the actual shore line; boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines;

(5)

Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsections (1) through (4) of this section, shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map;

(6)

Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in other circumstances not covered by subsections (1) through (5) of this section, the board of adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries;

(7)

Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the town council may permit, as a special use, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot, not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line, into the remaining portion of the lot;

(8)

Where zoning boundaries have been defined by legal description and adopted by the town, such metes and bounds description shall control on the ground as depicted on the zoning map.

(Code 1988, § 11-2.02; Ord. No. 2022-08-01, art. III, pt. I, 8-2-2022)