Where due to the scale, lack of detail or illegibility of the zoning map attached hereto, there is an uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to the intended location of any zoning district boundary as shown thereon, the City Clerk shall make an interpretation of the map upon request of any person. Any person aggrieved by any such interpretation may appeal such interpretation to the Board of Appeals and Adjustments. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments, in interpreting the zoning map or deciding any appeal, shall apply to the following standards:
(A) Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, or along the centerlines of streets, rights-of-way or watercourses, unless such boundary lines are fixed by dimensions shown on the zoning map.
(B) Where zoning district boundary lines are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundary lines.
(C) Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot, the location of any such zoning district boundary line, unless indicated by dimensions shown on the zoning map, shall be determined by the use of the map scale shown thereon.
(D) Overlay district boundaries follow watercourses in a parallel fashion or may be established according to a base elevation.
(E) If, after the application of the foregoing rules, uncertainty still exists as to the exact location of a zoning district boundary line, the boundary line shall be determined in a reasonable manner, considering the history of uses of the property and the history of zoning ordinances and amendments in Cologne as well as other relevant facts.
(Ord. 150, passed 2-22-2000; Ord. passed 3- -2007)