Section 9. Districts and Zoning Map
A. Official Shoreland Zoning Map
The areas to which this Ordinance is applicable are hereby divided into the following districts as shown on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map which is made a part of this Ordinance:
1. Resource Protection
2. Limited Residential
3. Stream Protection
B. Scale of Map
The Official Shoreland Zoning Map shall be drawn at a scale of not less than: 1~inch = 2000 feet. District boundaries shall be clearly delineated and a legend indicating the symbols for each district shall be placed on the map.
C. Certification of Official Shoreland Zoning Map
The Official Shoreland Zoning Map shall be certified by the attested signature of the Town Clerk and shall be located in the town office.
D. Changes to the Official Shoreland Zoning Map
If amendments, in accordance with Section 8, are made in the district boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map, such changes shall be made on the official Shoreland Zoning Map within thirty (30) days after the amendment has been approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Section 10. Interpretation of District Boundaries
Unless otherwise set forth on the Official Shoreland Zoning Map, district boundary lines are property lines, the centerlines of streets, roads and rights of way, and the boundaries of the shoreland area as defined herein. Where uncertainty exists as to the exact location of district boundary lines, the Board of Appeals shall be the final authority as to location.
Section 11. Land Use Requirements
Except as hereinafter specified, no building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, expanded, moved, or altered and no new lot shall be created except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located, unless a variance is granted.
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