(a) Adoption of zoning map. The zoning districts are as shown on the digital map entitled "Anne Arundel County Digital Zoning Layer" adopted by the County Council. The Anne Arundel County Digital Zoning Layer shall be certified by the Administrative Officer to the County Council and the certification shall be part of the Digital Zoning Layer which shall be permanently kept and maintained by the Office of Planning and Zoning. The Anne Arundel County Digital Zoning Layer is incorporated in this article by reference as if fully set forth.
(b) Authorized changes to zoning map. The Anne Arundel County Digital Zoning Layer may not be changed except as follows:
(1) By a comprehensive zoning ordinance enacted by the County Council and certified by the Administrative Officer to the County Council;
(2) By rezoning as authorized by § 18-16-303 and, upon final decision, certified by the Planning and Zoning Officer;
(3) By zoning district line corrections as authorized by § 18-2-107 and certified by the Administrative Officer to the County Council or the Planning and Zoning Officer.
(c) Changes to be recorded on Digital Zoning Layer. The Digital Zoning Layer may not be changed after comprehensive zoning changes are certified by the Administrative Officer to the County Council unless the change, the date of the change, and the documentation supporting the change are recorded on the Digital Zoning Layer and the change is certified by either the Administrative Officer to the County Council or the Planning and Zoning Officer.
(d) Copies of Digital Zoning Layer. Uncertified copies of the Digital Zoning Layer are provided for informational purposes only. To verify the zoning status of a particular property, an individual may obtain a certified copy of the Anne Arundel County Digital Zoning Layer from the Office of Planning and Zoning. Certified copies shall be officially stamped by the Office of Planning and Zoning and include the date on which the property's zoning was affirmed.
(e) Zoning district lines. To determine the precise location of a zoning district line shown on the digital zoning layer, zoning district lines shall be construed to follow:
(1) the limits of any municipal corporation;
(2) the center lines of roads and streets;
(3) the boundary lines of a railroad right-of-way;
(4) except for platted floodplains, the center line of nontidal waters, or the landward edge of tidal waters, established from mean high-water; or
(5) platted lot lines or other property lines.
(Bill No. 4-05; Bill No. 75-10; Bill No. 22-23; Bill No. 69-23)