For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea is hereby divided into five (5) districts as follows:
R
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Single Family Residential
GC
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General Commercial
M-O/R
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Mixed Office Residential
DC
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Downtown Commercial
B
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Beach
The boundaries of these zoning districts are established on the map entitled "Zoning Map of the Borough of Avon-by-the-Sea", dated 11/2/2005, which accompanies and is hereby made part of this chapter.
Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow street centerlines, railroad rights-of-way, and lot or property lines as they exist on lots of record at the time of enactment of this chapter unless otherwise indicated by dimensions on the Zoning Map. Any dimensions shown shall be in feet and measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, shall be measured from the street right-of-way line even if the centerline of that street is used for the location of a zoning district line. The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Planning Board. The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot and use within each district, and the district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot other than by following a street, any use permitted in either district may be extended not more than twenty (20) feet into the adjacent district. A use permitted in the zoning district so extended shall thereafter be a permitted use in the extended area. A zoning district line, however, shall be altered only once by utilizing this section of the chapter, after which the lot use shall be governed by the regulations of the zoning district in which it is located after the zoning district boundary line adjustment.