A. Interpretations.
1. The Board of Adjustment is authorized to interpret the official zoning map and to pass upon disputed questions of
lines or district boundary lines and similar questions. If such questions arise in the context of an appeal from a decision of the
, they shall be handled as provided in Article 3.
2. An application for an official zoning map interpretation shall be submitted to the Board of Adjustment by filing a copy of the application with the
. The application shall contain sufficient information to enable the Board of Adjustment to make the necessary interpretation.
3. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
a. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of alleys,
, highways,
, or railroads shall be construed to follow such centerlines;
b. Boundaries indicated as approximately following
lines, city limits or extraterritorial boundary lines, shall be construed as following such lines, limits or boundaries; and
c. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as following such changed shorelines.
4. Where a district boundary divides a
or where distances are not specifically indicated on the official zoning map, the boundary shall be determined by measurement, using the scale of the official zoning map.
5. Where any
or alley is hereafter officially vacated or abandoned, the regulation applicable to each parcel of abutting property shall apply to that portion of such
or alley added thereto by virtue of such vacation or abandonment.
(Ord., 3-16-21)