For the purposes of this Ordinance the City of Waveland is hereby divided into twelve (12) districts. These are:

The boundaries of districts as listed in Section 501 of this Ordinance are as shown upon the map on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Waveland and designated as the "Zoning Map, City of Waveland, Mississippi," dated and certified by the City Clerk and also referred to herein as the Official Zoning Map. The said map and all notations, references and other things shown thereon shall be and hereby are made a part of this Ordinance by reference as though fully set forth herein in detail.

502.1

Amendments to the Official Zoning Map. All amendments and changes to the Official Zoning Map shall be made pursuant to Article XI and shall be recorded by the City Clerk not later than forty-eight (48) hours after such amendment becomes effective. All amendments and changes to the Official Zoning Map shall be recorded at the end of each fiscal year upon a new copy of the "Zoning Map, City of Waveland, Mississippi."

502.2

Revision of the Official Zoning map. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen may, from time to time, order the revision of the Official Zoning Map so as to include all changes to date and take the place of the original map, which is a part of this Ordinance. No changes shall be made upon such revised maps that have not been made in the regular form by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Waveland, Mississippi.

502.3

Location of the Official Zoning Map. Regardless of the existence of proposed copies of the "Zoning Map, City of Waveland, Mississippi," which may, from time to time, be made or published, the Official Zoning Map in the Office of the City Clerk shall be the final authority for zoning districts in the City of Waveland. A copy of said map shall be in the office of the Zoning Official for his/her use.

Where any uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

503.1

Where district boundaries are indicated as appropriately following the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.

503.2

Where district boundaries are so indicated that the boundaries approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.

503.3

Where district boundaries are so indicated that the boundaries are approximately parallel to the center lines of street lines or streets, or the center lines of right-of-way lines of highways, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distances therefrom as indicated on the Official Zoning Map. If no distance is given, such distance shall be determined by the use of the scale of the Official Zoning Map.

503.4

Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad line, such boundary shall be deemed to be located in the middle of the main tracks of said railroad line.

503.5

Where property lies in two (2) or more zoning districts, zoning for frontage of the property shall prevail except that, within a point two hundred (200) feet of a street frontage in a more restricted zoning district, regulations governing development as such shall prevail.

503.6

Where frontage of the properties lies in two (2) or more zoning districts, the property shall be governed by the district with the least restrictions, provided area and height requirements are met, as established elsewhere in this Ordinance (Article VII).

503.7

Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow the legally established shorelines; in the event of change in the shoreline, boundaries shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

All territory which may hereafter become part of the corporate area of the City of Waveland by revision of corporate boundaries shall remain in its existing zoning classification and with its existing zoning requirements until such time as they can be changed by an amendment to this Zoning Ordinance as provided by law.

Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the governing authority of the City of Waveland, the zoning district adjoining each side of street, alley or public way shall be, unless otherwise indicated, automatically extended to the center of same; and all area included therein shall then and henceforth be subjected to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.

In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, the City may, by Resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which supersedes the prior Official Zoning Map.

Zoning Districts designated C-1 Commercial Business District and C-2 Commercial Neighborhood District are hereby re-designated C-1 Neighborhood Business District without any change to the boundaries thereof.