For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills is divided into various zoning districts known as:

R-R Residential District

R-1 and R-1M Residential and Residential Mixed Use Option Districts

R-1M(r) Mixed Residential Option District [Added 11-23-1982 by Ord. No. 69:82]

R-2 and R-2M Residential and Residential Mixed Use Option Districts

R-3 Residential District

R-3 (RCA) Residential District [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:43]

R-3A (RCA) Residential District [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:43]

R-4 Residential District

R-5 Residential District

B-1 Highway Commercial District

B-2 Highway Development District

B-2A Limited Highway Development District [Added 3-14-2000 by Ord. No. 2000:7]

B-3 Local Business District

B-3A Local Business-A District [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:42]

B-4 Local Business District

B-5 Local Business District

O-S Office-Service District

SED Specialized Economic Development Districts 3, 5 and 10

LIW-2 Limited Industrial Wholesale District

LIW-5 Limited Industrial Wholesale District

ROL Research, Office and Laboratory District

POD Planned Office District [Added 10-26-1982 by Ord. No. 70:82]

O-1 Office Professional District

O-2 Office Professional District [Added 2-13-1979 by Ord. No. 79:1]

O-3 Office Professional District

RCW Recreation, Conservation and Wildlife District

PRD Planned Residential Development District [Added 5-24-1991 by Ord. No. 88:15]

O-T Office Transitional District [Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 89:1]

PRD-2 Planned Residential Development 2 District [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:44]

COD Corporation Office District [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:45]

AHD No. 1 Affordable Housing District No. 1 [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:46]

AHD No. 2 Affordable Housing District No. 2 [Added 7-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91:46]

The aforesaid zones are established by the designations, locations and boundaries set forth and indicated on the official Zoning Maps to be located in the office of the Township Engineer (hereinafter referred to as "Engineer") and maintained by him. A map entitled "General Zoning Map," indicating designations, locations and boundaries, shall be attached to all copies of the Zoning Ordinance for information purposes only.

If, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, changes are made in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed in the map by the Township Council, such change shall be made promptly by the Engineer after the amendment has taken effect as provided by law. For each change in the map, a note shall be made thereon, in the revision box, of the date of revision, zones affected by the revision and a brief identifying description of the revision. These changes are to be endorsed upon the map on the effective date of the amendment.

Whenever an uncertainty or ambiguity exists as to the true location of any boundary line of any district (zone) shown on the map, the following rules shall apply:

A. Center lines. Boundary lines indicated as following or approximately following streets, highways or other public or private ways shall be construed to follow the center lines thereof as determined by the Engineer.

B. Platted lines. Boundaries indicated as following or approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines as the same appear on the Tax Map of the Township, as revised.

C. Municipal lines. Boundaries indicated as following or approximately following municipal lines shall be construed as following such municipal lines.

D. Shorelines. Boundaries indicated as following or approximately following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines but, in the event of change in the shorelines, shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline. Boundaries indicated as following streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed as following the center lines thereof.

E. Parallels and extensions. All distances between parallel or concentric lines, or extensions or prolongations of features indicated in Subsections A through D above, shall be construed to be at right angles in the case of parallel lines or radial in the case of concentric lines.