202 Rules for Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
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Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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In the event of the need to resolve a dispute pertaining to the boundary or location of a zoning district, the Dutch John Hearing Officer shall have the authority and jurisdiction to render a written determination of the applicable boundary for a zoning district. The Hearing Officer shall take into consideration the following criteria in rendering such determination:
1) The policies and development standards pertaining to such Zoning Districts.
2) Where a Zoning District boundary is shown following a road, right-of-way line, interstate highway, public utility right-of-way, a stream or watercourse the zoning
district boundary shall be deemed to be changed automatically whenever such center line is changed by natural or artificial means. 3) Where a Zoning District boundary is shown as following a property line, a plot line, or a projection of any one of the same, such boundary shall be the landmarked or monumented line or projection thereof. If such boundary is shown as separated from but approximately parallel to any landmarked or monumented line or projection thereof, such boundary shall be deemed to be parallel to the landmarked or monumented line or projection thereof. 4) In areas not subdivided into lots and blocks, wherever a Zoning District is indicated as a strip adjacent to and paralleling a road right-of-way, the depth of such strips shall be in accordance with dimensions measured at right angles from the centerline of the road, and the length of frontage shall be in accordance with dimensions measured from section, quarter section, division lines, or center lines of roads, unless otherwise indicated.