A. The location and boundaries of zoning districts shall be as shown on a geographic coverage layer entitled “Zoning” that is maintained as part of the City's and County's geographic information system (GIS) under the direction of the Planning Director, or designee. This depiction of zoning boundaries as shown on the GIS system shall constitute the Official Zoning Map for the City's and the County's zoning jurisdiction, and is adopted into this Ordinance by reference. The City or County Clerk, as applicable, may upon validation by the Planning Director, or designee, certify a paper copy of the Official Zoning Map, or portions of the map, as a true and accurate copy of the Official Zoning Map, or a portion thereof, under the authority of NCGS §160A-79(b) and NCGS §153A-50.

B. The Planning Director, or designee, shall revise the Official Zoning Map when amendments are passed by the governing body in accordance with Sec. 3.5, Zoning Map Change. The Planning Director, or designee, shall correct errors in the map as they are discovered.

C. No unauthorized person may alter or modify the Official Zoning Map. Errors in the Official Zoning Map shall be corrected as they are discovered, and the corrected information shown on the GIS system.

D. The Planning Director, or designee, may authorize printed copies of the Official Zoning Map to be produced, and shall maintain digital or printed copies of superseded versions of the Official Zoning Map for historical reference.