The boundaries of the land use and overlay districts
are hereby established on maps titled "Town of Goshen Zoning Map — Land
Use Districts" (hereinafter the "Land Use District Map"); and "Town
of Goshen Zoning Map — Overlay Districts" (hereinafter
the "Overlay District Map") adopted and certified by the Town Clerk,
which accompany and are hereby declared to be a part of this chapter.
Unofficial photo-reductions of these maps are appended to this chapter
for reference purposes only.
A. Zoning Map amendments. The Official Zoning Maps shall be kept in the office of the Town Clerk and shall be reviewed for accuracy and updated at least once annually by the Town Board or its designee. Changes may be made in district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Zoning Maps only by a zoning amendment adopted by the Town Board pursuant to Article
X of this chapter. Such changes shall be noted by the Town Clerk on the Official Zoning Maps promptly after the Town Board adopts an amendment.
B. Final authority. Each local law adopting an amendment
shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of lands,
structures and uses in the Town.
C. Readoption of maps. At least once every 10 years,
the Town Board shall endeavor to readopt the Official Zoning Maps
as an amendment to this chapter, which shall become the final authority
as to all map amendments preceding such readoption.
D. Unauthorized map changes. An unauthorized map change made by any person shall be considered a violation of this chapter, punishable under §
97-67 of this chapter.
E. Interpretation of district boundaries. Where uncertainty
exists as to the boundaries of districts shown on the Zoning Maps,
the following rules shall apply:
(1) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of streets, highways, or railroad tracks or trailways
shall be construed to follow such center lines.
(2) Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot
lines shall be construed to follow such lot lines.
(3) Boundaries indicated as following shorelines of ponds
and streams shall be construed to follow such shorelines and, in the
event of change in the shoreline due to natural causes, shall be construed
as moving with the actual shoreline.
(4) Boundaries indicated as following center lines of
streams shall be construed to follow such center lines and, in the
event of change in the center line, shall be construed as moving with
the actual center line.
(5) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsection
E(1) through
(4) shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning Maps shall be determined by the scale of the map.
(6) Where overlay district boundaries are based upon natural
features such as topographic contour lines or watershed boundaries,
such boundaries may be more precisely established through field investigation
by a qualified professional.