A.
The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by
this chapter are as indicated on a map entitled "Official Zoning Map,
Mathews County, Virginia," identified by the signature of the Chairman
of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, attested to by the clerk
of the Circuit Court of Mathews County, and bearing the seal of Mathews
County, Virginia, together with the date of adoption of this chapter.
Said map shall be deemed to be a part of this chapter as if it were
fully set forth herein.
B.
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 Office of the Administrator,
shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land,
structures, and other uses in the County.
Whenever any amendment is made to the Official Zoning Map by
action of the governing body, such change shall be incorporated onto
said map at such time and in such manner as the governing body may
prescribe. Said changes shall be validated with reference to correct
notation by the Administrator, who shall affix his signature thereto,
thereby certifying that approved amendments to the Official Zoning
Map have been correctly incorporated. The date of official action
and nature of the change shall be entered on the map. Any such change
shall have the effect of law at 12:01 a.m. on the day following its
legal adoption or on its effective date, if such effective date is
officially established as other than the day following its legal adoption,
whether or not it has been shown on the Official Zoning Map.
No changes of any nature shall be made on the Official Zoning
Map or any matter shown thereon, except in conformity with the procedures
and requirements of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person
to make unauthorized changes on the Official Zoning Map. Violations
of this provision shall be punishable as provided in Article 20.
A.
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. The new Official Zoning Map may correct
drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning
Map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the
original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendments thereof.
B.
The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature
of the Chairman of the Mathews County Board of Supervisors, attested
to by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Mathews County, and bear the
seal of the County under the following words, "This is to certify
that this Official Zoning Map was adopted on (Insert adoption date)
as part of the Zoning Ordinance of Mathews County, Virginia." Unless
the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost, or 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.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any
of the zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following
rules shall apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following
the center lines of street or highways, street lines, or highway right-of-way
lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines
shall be construed to be such boundaries;
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
paralleled to the center lines or street lines of streets, or the
center lines, or right-of-way of highways, such district boundaries
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.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately
follow the lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said
boundaries;
D.
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 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; and
E.
If no distance, angle, curvature description, or other means is given
to determine a boundary line accurately and the foregoing provisions
do not apply, the boundary line shall be property line or extension
of a property line determined by the use of the scale shown on the
Official Zoning Map. In case of subsequent dispute, the matter shall
be referred to the Board of Zoning Appeals, which shall determine
the boundary.
