(A) General.
(1) The Official Zoning Map designates the location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this chapter. It shall be the final authority as to the status of the current zoning district classification of land within the county's jurisdiction, and shall only be amended in accordance with procedures set forth in § 154.041, Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning).
(2) The Official Zoning Map shall be maintained for public inspection in the office of the Zoning Administrator. The Official Zoning Map shall also be kept on file with the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners. Copies of the Official Zoning Map may be reproduced by any method of reproduction that gives legible and permanent copies and, when certified by the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with G.S. § 153A-50, shall be admissible into evidence and shall have the same force and effect as would the original map.
(B) Incorporation by reference. The "Official Zoning Map of Greene County, North Carolina" is hereby incorporated by reference and made part of this chapter. The "Official Zoning Map of Greene County, North Carolina" may be referred to hereinafter as the "Official Zoning Map." Also incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this chapter are those maps issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency depicting flood hazard areas, risk premium zones and floodways; such maps may be collectively referred to herein as "Flood Maps."
(C) Interpretation of district boundaries. A boundary shown on the map as approximately following the centerline of a street, highway or alley is construed as following such centerline.
(1) A boundary shown on the map as approximately following a parcel boundary is construed as following the parcel boundary as it actually existed at the time the zoning boundary was established.
(2) A boundary shown on the map as approximately following a river, stream, lake or other watercourse is construed as following the actual centerline of the watercourse.
(3) A boundary shown on the map as approximately following a political, administrative or other jurisdictional boundary is construed as following that boundary.
(4) A boundary shown on the map as approximately parallel to, or as an extension of, a feature described above is construed as being actually parallel to, or an extension of, the feature.
(Ord. passed 6-21-21)