Article 04-Establishment & Designation of DistrictsARTICLE 4. ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
SECTION 401 PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
It shall be a purpose of the Planning Commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original
districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein. The Planning Commission shall make a
preliminary report and hold public hearings thereon before submitting its final report, and the City
Council shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of the
Planning Commission.
SECTION 402 DISTRICTS CREATED
For the purpose of this Ordinance there are hereby created the following types of districts by which
the jurisdiction area defined in SECTION 102 shall be divided:
AGG – General Agriculture District
RRE – Rural Residential Estate District
RL – Residential Low Density District
RM – Residential Medium Density District
RML – Multi-Family Low Residential Density District
RMH – Multi-Family Residential High Density District
A/CH – Agricultural/Highway Commercial District
CCB – Central Business District
CL – Limited Commercial
A/ML – Agricultural/Light Industrial and Manufacturing District
A/MH – Agricultural/Heavy Industrial and Manufacturing District
OPD – Office Park District
SHM – Special - Mobile Home District
SFP – Special - Flood Plain District
SPD – Special - Planned Development District
SECTION 403 DISTRICT ZONING MAP
The City is hereby divided into zones or districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map which,
together with all explanatory matter thereon, is thereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part
of this Ordinance. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Chairman or the
Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and bearing the seal of the City under the following words: "This is
to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in SECTION 403 of Ordinance No. 2022 of
The City of Blair, Nebraska, together with the date of the adoption of this Ordinance.”
SECTION 404 ZONING MAP CHANGES
If, in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance changes are made in the district boundaries or
other matter portrayed on the Official Zoning Map such changes shall be entered on the Official
Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the City Council with an entry on
the Official Zoning Map the following change(s) were made in the Official Zoning Map: (brief
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description of nature of change)", which entry shall be signed by the Chairman or the Mayor and
attested by the City Clerk.
No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in
conformity with the procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered a violation of
this Ordinance and punishable as provided under Section 1702.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may, from time to
time, be made or published, the Official Zoning Map which shall be located in the office of the City
Administrator shall be the final authorized as to the current zoning status of land and water areas,
buildings, and other structures in the City.
SECTION 405 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map the
following rules shall apply:
l. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets,
highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines;
2. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be
construed as following such lot lines;
3. Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as
following such city limits;
4. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway
between the main tracks;
5. Boundaries indicated as following shore lines shall be construed to follow such
shore lines, and in the event of change in the shore line shall be construed as moving
with the actual shore line; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center
line of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to
follow such center lines;
6. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsection
1 through 5 above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the
Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map;
7. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with
those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by
subsections 1 through 6 above, the City Council shall interpret the district
boundaries.
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8. Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the
time of passage of this Ordinance the City Board of Zoning Adjustment may permit,
as an exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to
exceed fifty (50) feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.
SECTION 406 ANNEXATION RULE
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the zoning area shall be in the RL Residential Low
Density District unless otherwise designated.
(END OF SECTION)
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