A. The boundaries and locations established by this Ordinance shall be designated on a map or maps entitled Official Zoning Map(s) of the City of Monroe. The Official Zoning Map, as amended, is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made part of this Ordinance.
B. No changes shall be made in the Official Zoning Map except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this UDO.
C. The Official Zoning Map is the final authority as to zoning status of all lands and waters in the City.
D. In accordance with G.S. § 160D-105, the Official Zoning Map shall be maintained in a digital format and paper copies shall be kept on file in the Planning and Development Department and are available for public inspection during normal business hours.
E. The digital version of the Official Zoning Map maintained in the offices of the Planning and Development Department shall be the final authority as to the status of the current zoning district classification of land in the City’s jurisdiction.
F. In the event that any uncertainty exists with regards to intended boundaries as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the Planning and Development Director is authorized to interpret the boundaries. The following rules shall apply:
1. For boundaries shown as approximately following a street, highway alley, road, right-of-way, parkway, utility line, railroad, stream, or watercourse, the boundary shall be deemed to be the centerline of such feature.
2. If a street, alley, railroad, or utility easement forming the boundary between two separate zoning districts is abandoned or removed from dedication, the district boundaries shall be construed as following the centerline of the abandoned or vacated roadbed or utility easement.
3. Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines, shall be construed as following the lot line as it existed when the boundary was established; provided, however, that, where such boundaries are adjacent to a street or alley and the zoning status of the street or alley is not indicated, the boundaries shall be construed as running to the middle of the street or alley. If a subsequent minor adjustment (such as from settlement of boundary dispute or overlap) results in the lot line moving ten (10) feet or less, the zoning boundary shall be interpreted as moving with the lot line.
4. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the boundary of the City limits shall be construed as following the boundary of Municipal Corporation.
5. Boundaries indicated as approximately following a river, stream, canal, lake or other watercourse shall be interpreted as following the centerline of the watercourse as it actually exists, and as moving with that centerline to the extent the watercourse moves as a result of natural resources (flooding, erosion, sedimentation, etc.).
6. Boundaries indicated as following physical features other than those mentioned in subsections of this Section shall be construed as following such physical features, except where variation of the actual location from the mapped location would change the zoning status of a lot or parcel, and in such case the boundary shall be interpreted in such manner as to avoid changing the zoning status of any lot or parcel.
7. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsections of this Section shall be construed as being parallel to or extensions of such feature.
8. Wherever a single lot is located within two or more different zoning districts, each portion of the lot shall be subject to all the regulations applicable to the zoning district where it is located.
9. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.