2006-03-08 Set Agenda and Attachments

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~ 154.035 GENERAL PROVISIONS. (A) Zoning map. A map entitled Centerville Zoning Map is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this chapter as the official zoning map. This map shall be on permanent file and available for public inspection in the City Hall. It shall be the responsibility of the Clerk! Administrator to maintain and keep the map up to date and to record each amendment thereto within 30 days after official publication of the ordinance adopting the amendment. (B) Interpretation of the zoning map. .. Where due to the scale, lack of detail or illegibility of the zoning map attached hereto, there is an uncertainty, contradiction or conflict as to the intended location of any zoning district boundary as shown thereon, the Zoning Administrator shall make an interpretation of the map upon the request of any person. Any person aggrieved by the interpretation may appeal the interpretation to the Board of Appeals and Adjustments. The Board of Appeals and Adjustments, in interpreting the zoning map or deciding any appeal, shall apply to the following standards: (1) Zoning district boundary lines are intended to follow lot lines, or be parallel or perpendicular thereto, or along the centerlines of streets, rights-of-way or watercourses, unless the boundary lines are fixed by dimensions shown on the zoning map; (2) Where zoning district boundary lines are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines, the lot lines shall be construed to be the boundary lines; (3) Where a zoning district boundary line divides a lot, the location of any zoning district boundary line, unless indicated by dimensions shown on the zoning map, shall be determined by the use of the map scale shown thereon; and (4) If, after the application of the foregoing rules, uncertainty still exists as to the exact location of a zoning district boundary line, the boundary line shall be determined in a reasonable manner, considering the history of uses of the property and the history of zoning ordinances and amendments in the city as well as other relevant facts. (C) Establishment of districts. For the purpose of this chapter, the city is hereby divided into the following zoning districts: (1) R-l RuralResidential; (2) R-2A High-Density Single-Family Residential; (3) R-2 Single-Family Residential;