(A) When uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any district as shown on the Official Zoning Map, City of Havelock, North Carolina, the following rules shall apply.
(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, alleys or railroads shall be construed to the following those center lines.
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following those lot lines.
(3) Boundaries indicated as following shore lines shall be construed to follow the shore lines, and in the event of change in the shore line shall be construed as moving with the actual shore line; boundaries indicated as approximately following the course of streams, rivers, canals or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow the center lines of the bodies of water.
(4) Distances not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(5) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the official zoning map, or in circumstances not covered by divisions (A)(1) through (A)(4) above, the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries, subsequent to study and recommendation by the Planning Board.
(6) If a district boundary divides a lot, the requirements for the district in which the greater portion of the lot lies shall be extended to the balance of the lot, provided that the extension shall not include any part of the lot which lies more than 100 feet beyond the district boundary, and provided further that the remaining parcel shall not be less than the minimum required for the district in which it is located.
(B) The Board of Adjustment is authorized to interpret the zoning map and to pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary lines and similar questions. If the questions arise in the context of an appeal from a decision of the Zoning Administrator, they shall be handled as provided in § 159.01.
(C) An application for a map interpretation shall be submitted to the Board of Adjustment by filing a copy of the application with the Zoning Administrator. The application shall contain sufficient information to enable the Board of Adjustment to make the necessary interpretation.
(D) Interpretations of the location of floodway and floodplain boundary lines may be made by the Zoning Administrator as provided in Chapter 156.
(E) When interpretations of the UDO are specifically required to be determined by the Board of Adjustment, the required application fee shall be waived.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2011; Ord. 23-O-07, passed 4-10-2023)