(A) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall interpret the provisions of this chapter as they pertain to the location of district boundaries where uncertainty exists as to the location of the district boundaries in relation to the official zoning map.
(B) The following rules for interpretation shall apply:
(1) A boundary indicated as approximately following the centerline of a highway, street, alley, or easement shall be construed as following such centerline;
(2) A boundary indicated as approximately following a recorded lot line or the line bounding a parcel shall be construed as following such line;
(3) A boundary indicated as approximately following the corporate boundary line of a city, village, school district, section, or township shall be construed as following such line;
(4) A boundary indicated as following a railroad line shall be construed as being midway between the main tracks;
(5) A boundary indicated as following a shoreline shall be construed as following such shoreline, and in the event of change in a shoreline shall be construed as following the actual shoreline;
(6) A boundary indicated as following the centerline of a stream, river, lake, or other body of water shall be construed as following such centerline; and
(7) A distance not specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(C) Where a physical or cultural feature existing on the ground is at variance with that shown on the official zoning map, or in any other circumstance not covered by divisions (B)(1) through (B)(7) above, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall interpret the zoning district boundary.
(Ord. 01-04-01, passed 4-10-2001)