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Yankeetown City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XV

- RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Sec. 18-325. - Rules.

When uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules (in addition to the requirements of article III of this LDC) shall apply:

(1)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following any street are the centerline of the street right-of-way.

(2)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following any platted lot line or other property line when adjacent to a street are the centerline of the street right-of-way.

(3)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following any platted lot line or other property line when adjacent to another parcel are the property line.

(4)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following section lines, half-section lines, or quarter-section lines are said lines.

(5)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following the shoreline of a water body are the shoreline.

(6)

Boundaries described or shown as following or approximately following a canal are the centerline of the canal.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.1)

Sec. 18-326. - Subdivisions.

References to recorded subdivisions refer to said subdivisions as originally platted and appear of record among the county public records.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.2)

Sec. 18-327. - Parcel numbers.

References to parcel numbers refer to said numbers in effect on November 10, 2008, and appear of record among the county public records.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.3)

Sec. 18-328. - Ground-proofing of maps.

Where the layout existing on the ground is different from that shown on the official zoning map and the legal description of the zone, the ZO shall interpret the zone boundaries of this LDC.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.4)

Sec. 18-329. - Appeal.

Allowed is appeal of any interpretation to the BOA.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.5)

Sec. 18-330. - Precedence and priority in disputed boundaries.

In the event of a dispute over zoning district boundary zoning lines, the language of a more specific legal description shall prevail over the official zoning map.

(Code 2015, ch. 21, § 21.13.6)