[Amended 11-15-1991 by Ord. No. 266; 6-20-2003 by Ord. No.
375; 4-21-2006 by Ord. No. 410; 8-18-2006 by Ord. No. 418; 12-19-2014 by Ord. No. 508]
For the purpose of promoting the public health,
safety and the general welfare of the Town of Bethany Beach, the Town
is divided into the following districts:
R-1
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Residential District
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R-1A
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Boardwalk Residential District
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R-1B
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Sea Villas Residential District
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R-2
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Residential District
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C-1
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Central Commercial District
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C-2
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Neighborhood Commercial District
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CL-1
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Commercial Lodging District
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MORE
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Municipal, Open Space, Recreation Facilities
and Educational District
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[Amended 1-19-1980 by Ord. No. 91]
The above districts are bounded and defined
as shown on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map of the Town of Bethany
Beach, Delaware," adopted July 8, 1972, revised July 19, 1975, prepared
by the Planning and Zoning Commission and approved by the Board of Commissioners. Said map and
all explanatory matter thereon is hereby made a part of this chapter
and will hereinafter be referred to as the "Zoning Map." Said map shall be retained in the Town Hall and copies
made available to the public at a prescribed fee.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of any of the districts shown on the Zoning Map, the following
rules shall apply:
A. Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
following the center lines of streets or alleys, said center lines
shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they
follow the lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be such
boundaries.
C. Where the district boundaries are neither lot lines
nor center lines of streets or alleys nor street or alley right-of-way
lines, unless dimensioned or otherwise clearly indicated on the Zoning
Map, they shall be determined by use of the scale of said Zoning Map.
If, in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and the state code, changes are made in the zone district
boundaries, such changes shall be made on the Official Zoning Map
promptly after the change has been approved by the Town Council. The
amending ordinance shall provide that such changes or amendments shall
not become effective until they have been duly entered upon the Official
Zoning Map.
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 Town Council may, by
resolution, adopt an exact duplicate of the then-current Official
Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map.