§ 3.11. Codification of certain zoning, traffic and related ordinances by appropriate entries upon official map books.

(a)

The council may provide that any one or more classes of ordinances concerning the matters enumerated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be codified by appropriate entries upon official map books to be retained permanently in the office of the town clerk. Such entries shall be made by or under the direction of some official designated by the council. In conjunction with the introduction of every proposed ordinance concerning any of these matters a map of the affected area shall be presented to the council, but failure to present such a map shall not affect the validity of the ordinance.

(b)

The ordinances referred to in subsection (a) include all ordinances establishing or amending boundaries of any zoning district under zoning regulations.

(c)

The ordinances referred to in subsection (a) also include all ordinances:

(i)

Designating the location of official traffic-control devices;

(ii)

Designating areas or zones where restrictions, prohibitions or other controls are applied with respect to parking, loading, bus stops, and taxicab stands;

(iii)

Establishing speed limits;

(iv)

Designating the location of through streets, stop intersections, yield right-of-way intersections, waiting lanes, one-way streets and truck traffic routes; and

(v)

Establishing restrictions, prohibitions or other controls upon vehicle turns at designated locations.

(d)

Photographic copies of any part of such official map, books, certified by the clerk, shall be admitted in evidence in all courts and shall have the same effect as would the original map book.