Trenton City Zoning Code
IV ZONING
MAP AND BOUNDARIES.
4.1
Zoning Districts Shown on the Zoning District Map:
The boundaries of zoning districts set out herein are delineated upon a Zoning District Map of the City, adopted as part of this ordinance as fully as if the same were set forth herein in detail.
4.3
Current Zoning District Map
A.
City Secretary Maintains the Current Zoning District Map
1.
An additional copy of the original Zoning District Map shall be placed in the office of the City Secretary. The copy shall be used for reference and shall be maintained up-to-date by posting thereon all subsequent zoning boundary amendments and shall be identified as the “Current Zoning District Map.”
2.
In case of any question involving a district designation within the City, the updated copy of the Current Zoning District Map on file in the office of the City Secretary is presumed correct, and the person challenging the accuracy of that copy has the burden of presenting the Official Zoning Map, together with the ordinances amending the Map, to prove the inaccuracy of the updated copy.
3.
Zoning Map Reproductions for informational purposes may be made of the Official or Current Zoning District Map.
4.4
District Boundary Interpretation Rules:
The district boundary lines shown on the Official Zoning District Map are usually along streets, alleys, property lines, or extensions thereof. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning District Map, the following rules shall apply.
A.
Centerlines:
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerline.
B.
Platted Lot Lines:
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C.
City Limits:
Boundaries indicated as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following City limits.
D.
Railroad Lines:
Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the right-of-way lines.
E.
Water Lines:
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerline of streams, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerline, and in the event of change in the centerline, shall be construed to move with such centerline.
G.
Vacated Public Way:
Whenever any street, alley, or other public way is vacated by official action of the City Council or whenever such area is franchised for building purposes, the vacated area shall be rezoned following the procedures of this Ordinance.
H.
Boundary as a Condition of Zoning Approval:
The zoning classification applied to a tract of land adjacent to a street shall extend to the centerline of the street, unless as a condition of zoning approval, is stated that the zoning classification shall not apply to the street.
I.
Zoning Ambiguity:
Where physical features on the ground conflict with information shown on the Official Zoning District Map, or when there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of Subsections (A) through (H), the property shall be considered as classified, A, Agricultural District, in the same manner as provided for newly annexed territory and the issuance of a building permit and the determination of permanent zoning shall be in accordance with the provisions provided in this Ordinance for zoning upon annexation.
(Ordinance 477 adopted 11/7/14)