[Amended 12-18-2000]
For the purposes of this chapter, the Town of Elkton is divided
into zoning districts named and described in the following sections.
The boundaries of said zoning districts are hereby established and
shown on the Official Zoning Map maintained in the office of the Zoning
Administrator.
[Amended 12-18-2000]
The Zoning Map entitled the "Official Zoning Districts Map for
the Town of Elkton, Virginia," dated December 18, 1989, as amended,
hereinafter referred to as the Official Zoning Map, with all notations,
references, amendments, and dates thereof, and other information shown
thereon, shall constitute a part of this chapter. Said map shall be
made a public record and shall be kept permanently in the office of
the Zoning Administrator, where it shall be accessible to the general
public.
If, in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII herein, changes are made in the district boundaries or other information portrayed in the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map within 10 days after the amendment has been approved by the governing body, together with a numerical ending referring to the application for the amendment, submitted in accordance with Article VIII herein, which shall be kept as a public record by the Zoning Administrator. Said numerical entry shall state the reference number of the application in the records of the Zoning Administrator and the date of the approval of the amendment by the governing body. Amendments to this chapter, which involve matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, shall become effective immediately upon being entered onto the Official Zoning Map. The Town of Elkton Official Zoning Map, which shall be located in the office of the Zoning Administrator, shall be the final authority in determining the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the town. No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map except in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.
In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed,
lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of
changes and additions, the governing body may, by resolution, adopt
a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official
Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other
errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no such
corrections shall have the effect of amending the original Official
Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. Unless the prior Official
Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior
map, or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be preserved,
together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or
amendment.
Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions, and
where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of
the aforesaid districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following
shall apply:
A.Â
Unless otherwise indicated, district boundaries indicated as approximately
following property lines, land lines, center lines of streams, roads,
highways, alleys, the shorelines of reservoirs, or other bodies of
water or civil boundaries, shall be construed to follow such lines.
B.Â
District boundaries indicated as approximately parallel to the center
lines of streams, roads, highways, or rights of way of the same, or
the shorelines of reservoirs, or other bodies of water, or said lines
extended, shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such
distance therefrom as indicated on the Official Zoning Map. If no
distance is given, such dimensions shall be determined by the use
of the scale shown on the Official Zoning Map.
C.Â
Where a district boundary line as appearing on the Official Zoning Map divides a lot which is in a single ownership at the time of this enactment, the use classification of the larger portion may, on application, be extended to the remainder by the governing body in accordance with Article VIII of this chapter.
D.Â
Where a public road, street, or alley is officially vacated or abandoned,
the regulations applicable to the property to which it is reverted
shall apply to such vacated or abandoned road, street, or alley.
E.Â
Where a district boundary is indicated to follow a river, creek,
branch, or other body of water, said boundary shall be construed to
follow the center line at low water or at the limit of the jurisdiction,
and in the event of change in the shoreline, such boundary shall be
construed as moving with the actual shoreline with its reestablished
center or channel.
F.Â
If no distance, curvature description, or other means is given to determine a boundary line accurately and the foregoing provisions do not apply, the same shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the Official Zoning Map. In case of subsequent dispute, or in case the exact location of a boundary cannot be determined by the foregoing, the matter shall be referred to the Board which shall determine the boundary in accordance with § 110-806A of this chapter.
[Amended 12-18-2000; 9-17-2001]
Any territory hereafter annexed to the Town of Elkton shall
continue to be subject to the county zoning classifications and regulations
as such territory was subject at the time of annexation until otherwise
changed by rezoning.
