(A) The Board of Adjustment is authorized to interpret the zoning map and to pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary lines and similar questions. If the questions arise in the context of an appeal from a decision of the Planning Director or his or her designee, they shall be handled as provided in § 155.262.
(B) An application for a map interpretation shall be submitted to the Board of Adjustment by filing the application with the Planning Director or his or her designee. The application shall contain sufficient information to enable the Board to make the necessary interpretation.
(C) Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following rules shall apply:
(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of alleys, streets, highways, streams or railroads shall be construed to follow the centerlines;
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits or extraterritorial boundary lines, shall be construed as following the lines, limits or boundaries;
(3) Where a district boundary divides a lot or where distances are not specifically indicated on the official zoning map, the boundary shall be determined by measurement, using the scale of the official zoning map; and
(4) Where any street or alley is hereafter officially vacated or abandoned, the regulation applicable to each parcel of abutting property shall apply to that portion of the street or alley added thereto by virtue of the vacation or abandonment.
(2009 Code, § 155.237) (Ord. passed 10-27-1992; Ord. 2017-O-57, passed 11-14-2017; Ord. 2021-Z-19, passed 6-22-2021)