§ 3.11. Boundaries.  


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  • 3.11.01. The boundaries of the aforesaid zones are hereby established upon the map which is designated as the Zoning Map of Knox County, Tennessee, and is on file in the office of the metropolitan planning commission. Said zoning map of the county, consisting of a chart explaining symbols and indications which appear on said map, is hereby made a part of this resolution. After February 1, 1999, changes to the map resulting from rezonings shall be recorded on maps maintained on the Knoxville-Knox County Geographic Information System or its successor.

    3.11.02. The boundaries of the various zones, as shown on the map, shall be determined by use of the scale shown on said map, unless the actual dimensions are noted. Scale and field measurements and map dimensions shall be figured from the road right-of-way line. Where zone boundaries are approximately parallel to a road the distance of such boundaries from the road line shall be two hundred (200) feet unless otherwise shown by dimension.

    3.11.03. All the unincorporated area of the county which is not designated on the zoning map of the county as being in any other zone is hereby declared and established as being in an unclassified zone.

    3.11.04. In cases of final uncertainty the board of zoning appeals shall interpret the zoning map to fix the exact location of boundaries.

    3.11.05. The board may allow the extension of a zone where the boundary line thereof divides a lot in one (1) ownership at the time of passage of this resolution, but such extension shall not exceed one hundred (100) feet.

(Ord. No. O-99-1-101, § 1, 1-25-99; Ord. No. O-04-1-102, § 1(Exh. A), 2-23-04; Ord. No. O-12-9-102, § 1(Exh. A), 10-22-12)