If, because of the scale, lack of details, or illegibility of
the Official Zoning Districts Map, there is any uncertainty, contradiction,
or conflict regarding the intended location of any district boundaries
shown on the Map, the following shall govern:
A. Where boundaries follow streets or highways, the center line of the
street or highway shall be the boundary line or lines.
B. Where boundaries follow the shoreline of a stream, lake or other
body of water, a change in the shoreline shall change the boundaries.
Where boundaries follow the center line of a stream, river, canal
or other bodies of water, a change in the center line shall change
the boundaries.
C. A boundary indicated as approximately following a recorded lot line
or the line bounding a parcel shall be construed as following such
line.
D. A boundary indicated as following the municipal boundary line of
a city, village or township shall be construed as following such line.
E. A boundary indicated as following a railroad line shall be construed
as following the right-of-way.
F. A distance not specifically indicated in the Official Zoning Map
shall be determined by the scale of the map to the nearest foot. Should
the above not fully explain a question of boundaries, the Zoning Board
of Appeals shall have the authority to make an interpretation on appeal
based upon the aforementioned standards.
The regulations herein established in order to promote the public
health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of Lawrence Township
are uniform throughout each district and shall be applied consistently
to each class of land, building or structure within each district
of this chapter. Within each district so established there are three
categories of uses.
A. Uses permitted by right. Such uses shall be allowed when in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Use permitted under special conditions. Such use shall be allowed,
subject to the specific conditions imposed for said use in this chapter.
C. Use permitted by issuance of a special use permit. The special use
permit has been established to facilitate the inclusion within a district
of certain uses which present potential injurious effects upon the
surrounding property, public safety, public health, public services,
or the general welfare of the community.