Zoning district boundary rules.
(a) The following rules shall apply in determining uncertain boundaries of a district as shown on the official zoning district map:
(1) Where a boundary follows a public street or alley, the centerline of the street shall be the boundary.
(2) Where a boundary follows a platted lot line, the lot line shall be the boundary.
(3) Where a boundary follows a city limit line, the city limit line shall be the boundary.
(4) Where a boundary follows a railroad or utility line, the boundary is the established center line of the railroad or utility right-of-way. If no centerline is established, the boundary is midway between the right-of-way lines.
(5) Where a boundary follows the centerline of streams, rivers, canals, lakes or other bodies of water, the boundary is the centerline. The centerline is interpreted as being midway between the shorelines of the body of water. If the centerline changes, the boundaries are construed as moving with the centerline.
(6) In cases where district boundary lines are indicated as approximately paralleling a street, alley, right-of-way, easement line or other feature existing at the time of the enactment of this ordinance, as amended, they shall be construed as parallel to or extensions of the street, alley, right-of-way, easement line, or other feature, unless otherwise specifically dimensioned on the official zoning district map.
(7) In instances where district boundary lines divide a parcel of unsubdivided property, the precise location of the district boundary shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the official zoning district map, unless the boundary is indicated by a specific dimension on the official zoning district map.
(8) Where any public right-of-way is officially vacated or abandoned, the land use district regulations applied to abutting property shall extend to the former centerline of the vacated or abandoned right-of-way.
(b) The planning and zoning commission shall determine the location of the district boundary when uncertainty of boundaries exist that cannot be resolved by referencing subsection (a) above. Any person who is aggrieved by that determination may appeal to the city council. Appeals shall be made in writing to the city council within 10 days of the decision.