The City is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map and as described in this Zoning Ordinance and the Map, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Zoning Ordinance.
The Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, and bearing the seal of the City under the following words: “This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Section A of Ordinance No. A-2530 of the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia,” together with date of the adoption of Ordinance A-2530 (February 27, 1973).
If, in accordance with the provisions of this Zoning Ordinance and the provisions of W. Va. Code Article 8-24, as amended, changes are made in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Map, such changes shall be indicated to have been made by marking on the Map in the area changed, the letter “C”. The first change so indicated to have been made shall be marked “C-1" and each subsequent change indicated to have been made shall be consecutively numbered. In addition to indicating on the Map that districts or other matters have been changed, there shall be kept a bound book entitled "Official Zoning Map Changes" in which each change in districts or other matter portrayed on the Map shall be set forth verbatim as adopted and approved by ordinance of Council. All changes adopted and approved by ordinance of Council shall be indicated on the Map and shall be inserted in the book of Map changes within one week after formal adoption and approval thereof and each insertion in the book shall bear the date of final adoption and approval by Council and shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk. No amendment to this Zoning Ordinance which involves matters portrayed on the Map shall become effective until after such change has been indicated on the Map and has been inserted, dated, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in the book of Map changes.
It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to mark all indications of the changes of the Map and to make all insertions of the changes as portrayed on the Map in the book of changes and at all times to maintain custody and control of both the Map and the book of changes in the City Clerk's office.
No changes of any nature shall be made in the Map or matter shown thereon, except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Zoning Ordinance. Any unauthorized change of any kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of this Zoning Ordinance and punishable as provided under Section 1331.99.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Map which shall be located in the office of the City Clerk shall be the final authority as the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structures in the City.
In the event that the Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and additions, Council may, by ordinance, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior map. However, in no event shall any Official Zoning Map be intentionally damaged, destroyed or discarded but shall be kept as a permanent record. The new Official Zoning Map shall bear the seal of the City, the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk under the following words and figures: "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted (date of adoption of the map being replaced), as part of Ordinance No. __________ of the City of Parkersburg, West Virginia. " (Ord. A-2530. Passed 2-27-73.)