District boundaries
The boundaries of said zoning districts, including all overlay districts, are hereby established as shown on those zoning map(s) filed in the office of the town clerk, titled "Zoning Map for the Town of Exeter," dated December 12, 1995, and "Groundwater Protection Overlay District Map," dated December 12, 1995. Said maps are hereby adopted and made part of this ordinance.
2.2.1. [Copies of zoning ordinance available.] In addition, current copies of the zoning ordinance shall be available at all times for review in the office of the town clerk and for distribution at the cost of printing the ordinance. Amendments to said map(s) shall be clearly shown with reference to the corresponding town council record documentation, as amended.
2.2.2. Boundaries that split lots. Whenever a district boundary splits a lot into two or more separate zoning districts, the proposed use shall be permitted only if it is allowed in the district in question. The dimensional requirements for such permitted use shall be determined by the district in which it is located. Where a proposed use is permitted in two or more districts on the same lot, the dimensional requirements, other than density, shall be determined by the district's dimensional regulations which represent 50 percent or more of the lot or contains the most lot area. For density requirements, all portions of the lot shall be calculated proportionately.
2.2.3. Interpretation of boundaries. Where necessary, due to the scale, lack of detail or illegibility of the zoning map(s) of the Town of Exeter, it shall be determined that the boundary lines of districts are lot lines and centerlines of streets or the centerlines of watercourses. Questions concerning the text of this ordinance and the exact location of district boundary lines, as shown on the zoning plats, shall be decided by the zoning inspector. Any person aggrieved by such interpretation of the zoning inspector may appeal such interpretation to the zoning board of review.
2.2.4. Determination of boundaries. The boundaries between districts as shown on the zoning map(s) shall be determined according to the following criteria unless otherwise indicated:
A. Where a boundary is shown as following a street or other right-of-way, the boundary shall be the centerline of said street or other right-of-way, unless indicated otherwise.
B. Where a boundary is shown outside of a street or other right-of-way and approximately parallel thereto, the boundary shall be deemed parallel to the nearest line thereof, and the figure placed on the zoning map(s) shall be the distance of feet between them as measured at a right angle from such line, unless indicated otherwise.
C. Where the boundary of a district follows a river, stream, pond or other watercourse, the boundary line shall be deemed to be the limit of the mean high-water mark, unless indicated otherwise.
D. Where the boundary line of a district follows an individual property line, it shall be deemed along that property line as it legally existed at the time of adopting such district division line. Any subsequent revision, alteration, replatting or relocating of a property line shall not affect the location of a zoning district divisional line.
E. Where the location of the district boundary line is otherwise uncertain, the zoning inspector shall determine its position in accordance with the distance in feet from other lines as given or as measured from the scale of the map(s).
F. Where a lot is divided by a zone boundary line, the site of the building with the zone will determine the use. If the structure is divided by a zone boundary line, the most restrictive zone will apply.