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■ "ANY OF THE DISTRICTS LISTED IN SECTIONS 25-3-1 AND 25-3-2 ARE OR [MA*] SHALL BE <br />ESTABLISHED FOR ANY PORTION OF THE COUNTY BY BEING DESCRIBED BY METES AND <br />BOUNDS AND IN MAP FORM BY A LICENSED SURVEYOR[7-1; EXCEPT THAT, WHEN DEEMED <br />APPROPRIATE BY THE DIRECTOR, OTHER MEANS OF DESCRIPTION MAY BE USED IN LIEU OF <br />METES AND BOUNDS TO ESTABLISH ANY DISTRICT UNDER SECTION 25-3-2. IN CASE OF <br />CONFLICT BETWEEN A ZONING MAP AND METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION DELINEATING <br />DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, THE LATTER SHALL CONTROL. IN CASE OF CONFLICT BETWEEN A <br />ZONING MAP, AND ANY SUMMARY OF ORDINANCES AS PROVIDED BY SUBSECTION (D) <br />BELOW ON ONE HAND, AND DULY ENACTED ORDINANCE ON THE OTHER, THE PROVISIONS <br />OF THE ORDINANCE SHALL BE AUTHORITATIVE. AS BETWEEN ORDINANCES, THE PROVISIONS <br />OF AN ORDINANCE ENACTED LATER IN TIME SHALL CONTROL. " <br />■ FINALLY, THE LANGUAGE IN BILL NO. 29, ALONG WITH THE PROPOSED FRIENDLY <br />AMENDMENT, DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A M&B DESCRIPTION WHEN <br />CREATING A SPECIAL DISTRICT. INSTEAD, IT PROVIDES THE DIRECTOR WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO <br />USE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF IDENTIFYING A SPECIAL DISTRICT WHEN APPROPRIATE, <br />WHICH WILL ALLOW THE DIRECTOR TO CONSIDER THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EACH <br />CASE AND DETERMINE WHETHER A M&B DESCRIPTION OR ANOTHER METHOD IS MOST <br />SUITABLE. <br />