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 Mayor and Council may
by resolution adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede
the prior Official Zoning Map.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries
of zones as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules
shall apply:
A. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to
follow such center lines.
B. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted
lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C. Boundaries indicated as approximately following Town
limits shall be construed as following Town lines.
D. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall
be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
E. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall
be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change
in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline;
boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of
streams, rives, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed
to follow such center lines.
F. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsections
A through
E above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
G. Where a lot is divided by one or more zone boundary
lines, each of said divisions of the lot shall be subject to the regulations
of the district in which it is located.
H. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections
A through
G above, the Board of Appeals shall interpret the zone boundaries.
I. In case any territory that has not been specifically
included within a district, such territory shall automatically be
classified to conform with the highest classified contiguous property.
The regulations set by this chapter within each
zone shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each
class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided:
A. No building, structure, or land shall thereinafter
be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof
shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or
structurally altered, unless in conformity with all the regulations
herein specified for the zone in which it is located.
B. No building or other structure shall hereafter be
erected or altered to exceed the height; to accommodate or house a
greater number of families; to occupy a greater percentage of lot
area; to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards,
or other open spaces than herein required; or in any other manner
contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
C. No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street
parking or loading space required in connection with any building
for the purpose of complying with this chapter, shall be included
as part of the space required for any other building.
D. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. (See Article
XVI.) Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.
E. Should the territorial limits be expanded by annexation,
the currently adopted Comprehensive Plan of Caroline County shall
be immediately effective until otherwise changed by the Town of Federalsburg.