17.65.070 Interpretation of Official Zoning Map.
Where due to the scale, lack of detail, or illegibility of the Official Zoning Map there is uncertainty as to the location of any zone district boundary, the city planner shall upon the written request of any person make an interpretation, in writing, of the exact location of the boundary. Any person aggrieved by such an interpretation may appeal that interpretation to the hearing examiner. The city planner and the hearing examiner when interpreting the Official Zoning Map or deciding any appeal shall apply the following standards:
(1) Zone District Boundary Lines. Zone district boundary lines are intended to follow lot lines, and the centerlines of alleys, streets, rights-of-way, and watercourses, unless such boundary lines are fixed by dimensions shown on the Official Zoning Map.
(2) Vacated Streets, Alleys, or Public Ways. Whenever any street, alley, or other public way is vacated, any zone district bounded by a side of such street, alley, or public way shall be automatically extended to the center of the vacated street, alley, or public way, and all of the area included in the vacation shall then be subject to the regulations of the extended districts.
(3) District Boundaries. Where district boundaries are shown as approximately following lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be the boundaries. If a district boundary divides a lot into two (2) or more districts, the location of the boundary unless indicated by dimensions shown on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the use of the map scale shown thereon.
(4) Division of a Single Lot. Where a district boundary line as shown on the Official Zoning Map divides a parcel of property in single ownership at the time of the passage of this Title, the use permitted on the least restricted portion of that parcel may extend into the portion lying in the more restrictive district for a distance of no more than fifty (50) feet. (Ord. 22-2 §8, 2022; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).