For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of West Milford is hereby divided into districts as follows:

The GIS Parcel Layer Map, with amendments through December 15, 2010, shall be the Zoning Map of the Township of West Milford.[1]

Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street center lines, railroad rights-of-way, streams and lot or property lines as they exist on lots of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map. Any dimensions shown shall be in feet and measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, shall be measured from the street right-of-way line even if the center line of that street is used for the location of a zoning district line. The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Board of Adjustment. The zoning standards, controls and designations shall apply to every structure, lot and use within each district, and the district lines shall extend vertically in both directions from ground level.

Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot other than by following a stream or street, any use permitted in either district may be extended not more than 20 feet into the adjacent district. A use permitted in the zoning district so extended shall thereafter be a permitted use in the extended area. A zoning district line, however, shall be altered only once by utilizing this section of this chapter, after which the lot use shall be governed by the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located after the zoning district boundary line adjustment. Ingress and egress across a commercial or industrial zone for the purpose of access to a residential zone shall be permitted.