[Amended 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 45-2005; 3-25-10 by Ord. No. 198-2010; 2-2-2016 by Ord. No. 300-2016]
For the purposes enumerated in § 525-2 of this chapter, the City is divided into the following districts and designations:
R-1
Low Density Residential District
§ 525-14
R-1A
Low-Density Residential District A (overlay)
[Added 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 183-2009; amended 2-2-2016 by Ord. No. 300-2016]
§ 525-14.1
R-1B
Low-Density Residential District B (overlay)
[Added 8-21-2012 by Ord. No. 255-2012; amended 2-2-2016 by Ord. No. 300-2016]
§ 525-14.2
R-2
Low/Medium-Density Residential District
§ 525-15
R-3
Medium-Density Residential District
§ 525-16
R-3A
Medium-Density Residential (Restricted) District
§ 525-16.1
R-4
Modified Medium-Density Residential District
§ 525-17
R-5
Medium/High-Density Residential District
§ 525-18
R-S
Residential-Seasonal District
§ 525-19
PRC
Planned Residential Conservation District
§ 525-20
PRC(O)
Planned Residential Conservation Overlay District
§ 525-20.1
C-1
Primary Business District
§ 525-22
C-2
Beach Business District
§ 525-23
C-3
Hotel-Motel District
§ 525-24
NC
Neighborhood Commercial District
§ 525-25
C-5
Service Business-Light Industrial District
§ 525-26
C-6
Marina District
§ 525-27
HO
Harbor Overlay District
§ 525-28
S-1
Beach Strand District
§ 525-30
S-2
Dune Stabilization District
§ 525-31
G-1
Government District
§ 525-32
HPD
Historic Preservation Districts
Article VIII
PW
Preserved Wetlands
§ 525-59F
A. 
The districts listed in § 525-5 are bounded and defined as shown on the map prepared by Polistina Associates, LLC dated August 1, 2016, entitled "Zoning Map City of Cape May," hereby designated as the Zoning Map of Cape May.[2]
[Amended 10-18-2005 by Ord. No. 45-2005; 3-18-2008 by Ord. No. 133-2008; 6-16-2009 by Ord. No. 183-2009; 3-25-2010 by Ord. No. 198-2010; 8.-21-2012 by Ord. No. 255-2012; 2-2-2016 by Ord. No. 300-2016; 9-20-2016 by Ord. No. 309-2016]
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Editor's Note: Ord. No. 506-2023, adopted 9-19-2023, provided the following Zoning Map amendment: Block 1061, Lots 14 and 15, shall be included in the R-3 District as set forth in the 2019 Master Plan Reexamination.
B. 
The Zoning Map shall be located and available for inspection in the office of the Zoning Official. Other maps, charts and interpretive materials which may be prepared and utilized in conjunction with this chapter are intended as supplemental guides. In the event of any uncertainty or discrepancy, the Zoning Map located in the office of the Zoning Official and the text of this chapter shall prevail.
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning Maps, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following lot lines, the center line of streets or highways, right-of-way lines, or railroad center lines, such lot lines, center lines, highway right-of-way lines, or railroad center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. 
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the center line of streets or highways, such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the Construction and Zoning Official by use of the scale shown on the Zoning Map. In all cases where a district boundary line is located not farther than 15 feet away from a lot line of record, such boundary line shall be construed to coincide with such lot line.
C. 
Where the boundary line of a district follows a stream, or other body of water, the boundary line shall be deemed to be at the limit of the jurisdiction of the City, unless otherwise indicated.
D. 
In all cases where a district boundary divides a lot in one ownership and more than 50% of the area of such lot lies in the less restrictive district, the regulations prescribed by this chapter for the less restricted district may be extended to such portion of the more restricted portion of the lot which lies within 50 feet of such district boundary subject to such conditions as the Planning Board may deem necessary to protect the adjoining lots. For purposes of this section, the more restrictive district shall be deemed that district subject to regulations which prohibit the use intended to be made of the lot, or which require higher standards with respect to density, coverage, yards, screening, landscaping, parking, loading, and similar requirements.
E. 
Where natural or man-made features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered in the subsections above, the district boundaries shall be interpreted by the Board of Adjustment.