(A) Purpose and classification of zoning districts. Every parcel, lot and tract of land within the city is designated with a zoning district. The use of land is limited to the uses allowed by the applicable zoning district. Zoning designations shall be as provided on the city’s zoning map, which shall be consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan. The City Recorder maintains official copies of the zoning map and comprehensive plan. Where a conflict between documents arises, the comprehensive plan shall govern.
(B) Determination of land use district boundaries. Where, due to the scale, lack of scale, lack of detail or illegibility of the zoning map, or due to any other reason, there is uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to the intended location of a district boundary line, the boundary line shall be determined by the Planning Official or, upon referral, the Planning Commission, pursuant with § 153.005 and in accordance with all of the following criteria.
(1) Rights-of-way. Boundaries that approximately follow the centerlines of streets, highways, alleys, bridges or other rights-of-way shall be construed to follow such centerlines. Whenever any public right-of-way is lawfully vacated, the lands formerly within the vacated right-of-way shall automatically be subject to the same zoning district designation that is applicable to lands abutting the vacated areas. In cases where the right-of-way formerly served as a zoning district boundary, the vacated lands within the former right-of-way shall be allocated proportionately among the subject zoning districts.
(2) Parcel, lot, tract. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the boundaries of a parcel, lot or tract shall be construed as following such boundaries.
(3) Jurisdiction boundary. Boundaries indicated as approximately following a city or county boundary, or the urban growth boundary, shall be construed as following said boundary.
(4) Natural features. Boundaries indicated as approximately following a river, stream, topographic contour or other changeable natural feature, not corresponding to any feature listed in divisions (B)(1) through (B)(3) above, shall be construed as following such feature, except that the location may be corrected administratively through a code interpretation procedure in accordance with § 153.005. Unless otherwise specified, the boundary of the Water (W) Zone shall be the mean high water line or the line of non-aquatic vegetation, whichever is higher.
(Ord. 1267, passed 1-3-2012)