The boundaries between base zones are, unless otherwise indicated,
either the central lines of streets, lanes, watercourses and rights-of-way
of power lines, railroads and other public utilities, parcel lines,
or such lines extended or lines parallel thereto. Where the boundaries
of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite
sides of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of a
power line or other public utility, for any portion of its length,
the district shall be construed to include the entire bed or such
street, lane, lake or watercourse or right-of-way of such power line,
railroad or other public utility lying within such portion of its
length. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any said boundaries
as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall be used to identify
the boundary:
A.
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following
the centerline of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way
of a power line or other public utility, such centerline shall be
construed to be such boundary.
B.
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following
a lot or other property line, such lot or property line shall be construed
to be such boundary.
C.
Where a boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property,
the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by figures
on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing
on said map.
D.
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and
a district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary
runs parallel to the centerline of the street at a distance therefrom
equivalent to the number of feet so indicated, unless otherwise specified.
Where scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures
shall be binding.
E.
In the event of a dispute as to the location of a district boundary, the Zoning Officer shall hear and decide. Appeals shall be taken to the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the provisions of Article
XXVIII.
Whenever federal or state-owned property is included in one
or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of
this chapter to the extent permitted by the Constitution and laws
of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.