O-2014-3551 amend Ch 106;comprehensive review and update

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Approved zoning changes shall be entered on the official zoning maps by the Director of Planning and Development or his designated representative and each change shall be identified on the maps with the date and number of the ordinance making the change. No amendment to this chapter which involves matter portrayed on the official zoning maps shall become effective until after such ordinance has been finally approved by the city council. No change of any nature shall be made on the official zoning maps or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this chapter. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be considered null and void. Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the official zoning maps which may from time to time be made public or published, the official zoning maps shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings and other structures in the city. The official zoning maps shall be available to the public at all hours when the city hall is open to the public. In the event that the official zoning maps become damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret because of the nature and/or number of changes and additions, the city council may, by resolution, adopt a new official zoning map based on review and a written report from the planning and zoning commission, which shall supersede the prior official zoning maps. The new official zoning map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior official zoning maps, but no such corrections shall have the effect of amending the original official zoning map or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new official zoning map shall be identified by the signature of the mayor, attested by the city secretary, and bearing the seal of the city and date under the following words: "This is to certify that this Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted (date of adoption of the map being replaced) as part of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of La Porte, Texas." Unless the prior official zoning map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map, as superseded in accordance with section 106-306 (Replacement of the zoning maps), or any significant parts thereof remaining, shall be preserved, together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment. In determining the location of zoning district boundaries on the map accompanying and made a part of these regulations, the following rules shall apply: (1) Where boundaries are shown to follow streets or alleys, the centerline of such streets or alleys as they exist at the time of adoption of these regulations shall be the zoning boundary. (2) Where boundaries are shown to enter on cross platted blocks, property lines of lots, as they exist at the time of adoption of these regulations, shall be the zoning boundary.