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Chapter 4 Zoning Regulations - Article 1, General Provisions (b) Maintenance of Official Map. The official Zoning Map shall be maintained in the office of the Planning Director. The map shall be used for reference and shall be maintained up-to-date by incorporating all subsequent amendments enacted by official action of the City Council. The Planning Director will use all reasonable means to protect the official Zoning Map from damage, and to ensure the accurate restoration of the map file if damage or destruction of the original file occurs. (c) Changes or Amendments Reflected on the Map. Any changes or amendments made to the zoning district boundaries shall be incorporated into the Zoning Map file promptly after the amendment has been approved by the City Council. The Planning Director shall maintain a descriptive log of amendments to the map using the following format: "On the _ day of , _, by official action of the City Council of San Marcos, Texas, the following change(s) was made on the City's official Zoning Map: (enter a brief description of the nature of the change), Ordinance No. , effective date , _". Each descriptive entry for an amendment to the official map shall be signed by the Planning Director. The Planning Director will use all reasonable means to ensure that no changes are made to the official Zoning Map without authorization by official action of the City Council. (d) Replacement of the Official Zoning District Map. In the event that the official Zoning Map file becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult to interpret for any reason, the City Council may adopt, by ordinance following a public hearing, a new official Zoning Map which shall replace and supersede the prior Zoning Map, but which shall not, in effect, amend or otherwise change the original official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereto. Section 4.1.2.3 Zoning District Boundaries (a) Rules of Interpretation. The zoning district boundary lines shown on the Zoning Map are usually along streets, alleys, property lines, or extensions thereof. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply: (1) Boundaries shown as approximately following the centerlines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow the centerlines. (2) Boundaries shown as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following the lot lines. (3) Boundaries shown as approximately following City limits shall be construed as following the City limits. (4) Boundaries shown as following railroad lines shall be construed to be located along the centerline of the railroad right-of-way lines. City of San Marcos, Texas 4-2 Land Development Code - Final It , '-