1. Official Zoning Map. The City shall be divided into districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, shall be adopted by ordinance. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, under the following words: This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Section 165.05 of Ordinance No.______ of the City of Adel, Iowa, together with the date of adoption. If, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 414, Code of Iowa, changes are made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the City Council, with an entry on the Official Zoning Map as follows: By official action of the City Council, the following changes were made in the Official Zoning Map. (Indicating the changes by ordinance number and date of publication.) No amendment of this chapter which involves matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map shall become effective until after such change and entry have been made on said map.
2. Replacement of the Official Zoning Map. 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 Council may, by ordinance, adopt a new Official Zoning Map, which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, and bearing the Seal of the City under the following words: This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted as part of Ordinance No.______ of the City of Adel, Iowa. Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment.
3. Lands Within Two Miles of City. All regulations within this chapter shall apply to lands within two miles of the City, generally described and shown on the Official Zoning Map of the City. The exemption from regulation granted by Section 358A.2 of the Code of Iowa to property used for agricultural purposes shall apply to said unincorporated area.
4. County Zoning. The specific regulations and districts hereunder shall be terminated within three months of the establishment of the administrative authority for County Zoning, or at such date as mutually agreed upon by the City of Adel and County.