A.
The unincorporated areas of the county are hereby
divided into districts (zoning districts), as shown on the Official
Zoning Map which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is
hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Official Zoning Map is
on file in the Office of the Wicomico County Department of Planning,
Zoning and Community Development.
B.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signatures of the President of the County Council, attested to by the Council Administrator under the following words: "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in Article IV, § 225-16, of the Zoning Chapter of Wicomico County, Maryland," together with the date of the adoption of the Map.
[Amended 10-17-2006 by Bill No. 2006-11]
C.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of
the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published,
the Official Zoning Map which shall be located in the Department shall
be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and
water areas, buildings, and other structures in the county.
In the event that the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature or number of changes, a new Official Zoning Map may be prepared and certified as set forth in § 225-16 and shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map.
A.
The location and boundaries of districts shall be
as shown on the Official Zoning Map for Wicomico County, Maryland.
B.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any
of the districts established in this chapter, as shown on the Official
Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
District boundary lines are intended to follow street,
alley, or lot lines or lines parallel or perpendicular thereto, unless
such district boundary lines are otherwise identified on the Zoning
Map;
(2)
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following street or alley lines or proposed street lines, such lines
shall be construed to be the boundaries.
(3)
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they
approximately follow lot lines and are not more than 10 feet distant
therefrom, such lot lines shall be the boundaries.
(4)
In unsubdivided property, or where a district boundary
divides a lot, the location of any such boundary, unless the same
is identified on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of
the map scale shown thereon and scaled to the nearest foot.
(5)
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following municipal limits, such lines shall be construed to be the
boundaries.
(6)
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following railroad lines, such lines shall be construed to be the
boundaries.
(7)
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following shorelines, such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries;
and in the event of change in the shoreline, the boundary shall be
construed as moving with the actual shoreline.
A.
The Board of Appeals is authorized to interpret the Zoning Map and to pass upon disputed questions of lot or district boundary lines and similar questions. If such questions arise in the context of an appeal from a decision of the Zoning Administrator or Planning Commission, they shall be handled as provided in § 225-18, Location and boundaries of districts.
B.
An application for a map interpretation shall be submitted
to the Board of Appeals by filing a copy of the application with the
Zoning Administrator. The application shall contain sufficient information
to enable the Board to make the necessary interpretation.
