§ 4. Zoning district boundaries.  


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  • 4.1

    The zoning district boundary lines shown on the zoning district map are usually along streets, alleys, property lines, or extensions thereof. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the zoning district map, the following rules shall apply:

    A.

    Boundaries shown as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such centerlines.

    B.

    Boundaries shown as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

    C.

    Boundaries shown as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following such city limits.

    D.

    Boundaries shown as following railroad lines shall be construed to be located along the centerline of the railroad right-of-way lines.

    E.

    Boundaries shown as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline. Boundaries shown as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, creeks, canals, bodies of water, or drainage-ways shall be construed to follow such centerlines, and in the event of change in any such centerlines shall be construed to move with such centerlines.

    F.

    Boundaries shown as parallel to, or extensions of, features described in subsections A. through E. above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the zoning district map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

    G.

    Whenever any street, alley or other public way is vacated by official action of the city council, or whenever such area is franchised for building purposes, the zoning district line adjoining each side of such street, alley or other public way shall be automatically extended to the centerline of such vacated street, alley or public way (or to the new property ownership boundary line, if it is not determined to be at the former centerline) and all areas so involved shall then and henceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended districts.

    H.

    The zoning classification applied to a tract of land adjacent to a street shall extend to the centerline of the street unless, as a condition of zoning approval, it is stated that the zoning classification shall not apply to the street.

    I.

    Where physical features on the ground are at variance with information shown on the zoning district map, or if there arises a question as to how or whether a parcel of property is zoned and such question cannot be resolved by the application of subsections A. through H. above, then the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the zoning district boundaries.

    J.

    If the zoning of property is invalidated by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, the property shall be considered classified as agricultural district (AG) in the same manner as provided for newly annexed territory.

    K.

    Zoning changes which are still valid and which were made between the effective date of the previous zoning ordinances, adopted on November 14, 1961; May 20, 2008; December 1, 2009; August 3, 2010, September 6, 2011 and March 20, 2012, the effective date of this ordinance are indicated in approximate locations on the zoning district map. For exact legal descriptions, refer to the adopting ordinances for each particular zoning change.