The Official Zoning Map, Spalding County, Georgia is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Zoning Ordinance. Any reference to the "Official Map" in this Ordinance refers to the Official Zoning Map, Spalding County, Georgia.

A.

The official map is signed by the commission chairman, and bears the seal of the county or that of a notary public under the following words: "This certifies that this is the official zoning map, Spalding County, Georgia referred to in Article 23 of the Zoning Ordinance of Spalding County, Georgia", together with the date of adoption of the ordinance.

B.

Any alteration of the official map is an amendment to the ordinance. The procedure by which amendments are proposed and approved is set forth in section 414. Any amendment involving a change of a zoning district must be entered on the official map as soon as the amendment has been approved by the board of commissioners. The entry must be as follows: "On (date) by Official action of the Board of Commissioners of Spalding County, the following change(s) were made in the Official Zoning Map, Spalding County, Georgia: (Brief Description of Change)." It must be signed by the commission chairman. No amendment to portions of this ordinance that are illustrated on the official map becomes effective until after the change has been entered as described above on the official map.

C.

Alterations to the official map may be made only by the procedures contained in sections 414 and 2302 of this ordinance. Any unauthorized alteration of the official map by any person is a violation of this ordinance.

D.

The official map shall be on display in the office of the administrative officer, and is the final authority as to the current status of zoning district boundaries.

E.

If the official map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the board of commissioners may adopt a new official map which will replace the previous official map. The new official map is identified as such in the same manner as described above in this section. When the new official map is adopted, a notation must be made on the previous official map that it is no longer valid, indicating the date that the new official map was adopted, as a reference aid. The previous official map should be preserved, if it has not been lost or destroyed, for possible future reference.

A new Official Map was adopted on December 1, 2003, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on May 3, 2004, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on October 4, 2004, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on February 21, 2005, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on August 15, 2005, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on November 7, 2005, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on February 6, 2006, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on April 3, 2006, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on July 17, 2006, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on April 2, 2007, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on March 17, 2008, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on September 22, 2008, which will replace the previous Official Map. Approval was conditioned to provide that four tracts on Macon Road, those north of the intersection of Wilson Road and Macon Road, are rezoned to C-1 restricted against gas stations, tire stores and outdoor spectator activities.

A new Official Map was adopted on May 3, 2010 which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on September 19, 2011, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on May 5, 2014, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on July 20, 2015, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on April 3, 2017, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on March 5, 2018, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on April 15, 2019, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on December 16, 2019, which will replace the previous Official Map.

A new Official Map was adopted on July 23, 2020, which will replace the previous Official Map.

(Res. No. A-03-05, § 1, 3-17-03; Res. No. A-03-16, §§ 1, 2, 6-16-03; Res. No. A-03-31, § 1, 12-15-03; Res. No. A-04-05, § 1, 5-3-04; Res. No. A-04-17, § 1, 10-4-04; Res. No. A-05-01, §§ 3, 4, 1-27-05; Res. No. A-05-05, § 1, 1-27-05; Res. No. A-05-12, § 1, 8-15-05; Res. No. A-05-23, § 1, 11-7-05; Res. No. A-05-29, § 1, 2-6-06; Res. No. A-06-03, § 1, 4-3-06; Res. No. A-06-07, § 1, 7-17-06; Res. No. A-07-02, § 1, 4-2-07; Res. No. A-08-01, § 1, 3-17-08; Res. No. A-08-14, § 1, 9-22-08; Res. No. A-10-01, § 1, 5-3-10; Res. No. A-11-05, § 1, 9-19-11; Res. No. A-14-02 , § 1, 5-5-14; Res. No. A-15-04, § 1, 7-20-15; Res. No. A-17-02, § 1, 4-4-17; Res. No. A-17-08, § 1, 3-5-18; Res. No. A-19-04, § 1, 4-15-19; Res. No. A-19-09 , § 1, 12-16-19; Res. No. A-20-06, § 1, 7-23-20 )

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the exact location of the boundary of a zoning district shown on the official map, the following guidelines will be used in establishing the exact location of the boundary:

A.

Where a zoning district boundary line as appearing on the official map divides a single lot that was a single lot at the time of the enactment of this ordinance, the requirements for the zoning district shall extend only as far as the zoning district boundary line.

B.

Where a zoning district boundary is indicated as approximately following a municipal limits or county line, the municipal limits or county line is the boundary.

C.

Where a zoning district boundary is indicated as approximately following a property line or such line extended, the line or lines extended is the boundary.

D.

Where a zoning district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a stream bed, such a center line is the boundary.

E.

Where a zoning district boundary is indicated as approximately parallel to the center line of a street, road, railroad, or the right-of-way of such a facility, the zoning district boundary is parallel to the line and at a distance from it as indicated by scale on the official map.

A.

The Spalding County Comprehensive Plan was prepared by the planning commission and adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Spalding County. It should provide the best possible indication of desirable land use patterns that will meet projected future demand for land uses of various types. The Spalding County Comprehensive Plan supplies a body of information on which decisions on future development may be made that are guided by sound planning principles. The plan does not legally regulate land uses. It contains a future land use map, which shows suitable areas for various types of land uses. Actual land uses may not necessarily conform to the land use map.

B.

The zoning districts contained on the official map set forth standards with which all new construction and development in Spalding County must comply. The application of zoning districts to property located within Spalding County is based on land use information contained and shown on the Spalding County Future Land Use Map which is a part of the Spalding County Comprehensive Plan. Amendment of zoning district boundaries must conform to the Spalding County Future Land Use Map.

(Res. No. A-05-01, §§ 5, 6, 1-27-05)