Zoning district boundary lines established by this subsection follow lot lines, the centerlines of railroad right-of-way lines, street rights-of-way, water courses, or the corporate limit lines, all as they exist upon the effective date of this chapter.
Subd. 1. Appeals. Appeals concerning the exact location of a zoning district boundary line shall be heard by the City Council serving as the Board of Adjustment and Appeals pursuant to subsection 1002.13.
Subd. 2. Vacations. Whenever any street, alley, or other public way is vacated by official action of the city as provided in subsection 1101.10 of the City Code, the zoning district adjoining each side of such street, alley, or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation, and all area included in the vacation shall then and henceforth be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts.
Subd. 3. Designation. All streets, alleys, public ways, and railroad rights-of-way, if not otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same zone as the property in the most restrictive classification immediately abutting upon such alleys, streets, public ways, or railroad rights-of-way. Where the centerline of a street, alley, public way, or railroad right-of-way serves as the district boundary, the zoning of such areas, unless otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be the same as that of the abutting property up to such centerline.
Subd. 4. Water Areas. All areas within the corporate limits of the city which are under water and which are not shown as included within any zone shall be subject to all regulations of the zone which immediately adjoins such water area. If such water area adjoins two or more zones the boundaries of each zone shall be construed to be extended into the water area in a straight line until they meet the other district at the halfway point and/or to the corporate limits.