(A)
There shall be a map known and designated as the official zoning map, which shall show the boundaries of all zoning and overlay districts within the town's planning jurisdiction. This map shall be drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made, shall be dated and shall be kept in the Engineering Department. 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 Town Clerk in accordance with G.S. § 160A-79, shall be admissible into evidence and shall have the same force and effect as would the original map.
(B) (1) The official zoning map is the map which was adopted as a part of the Zoning Ordinance, which was adopted on 3-5-1968, as amended to date by ordinances adopted by the Board of Aldermen of the town. The latest edition of said map bears the title:
RICHLANDS ZONING MAP
Revised February 19, 2013
Produced by Onslow County GIS
(2) Amendments to the map shall be made and posted in accordance with § 153.066 of this chapter.
(C) (1) Should the official zoning map be lost, destroyed or damaged, the Director of Planning and Inspections may have a new map drawn on acetate or other durable material from which prints can be made.
(2) No further Board authorization or action is required so long as district boundaries are not changed in this process.
(Ord. passed 4-9-2013; Ord. 2021-03, passed 6-8-2021)