§ SC1-20. Districts.

The City shall be divided into District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, and District 5 for electing the members of the City Council. The voters in each District shall nominate and elect one (1) Councilmember on the first Tuesday of November, beginning on the first Tuesday of November 2015.

Beginning with the election on the first Tuesday of November 2015, the boundaries of Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be those boundaries as set forth below:

First District.

All of that portion of Wicomico County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Corporate Limit Line of the City of Salisbury and the northwesterly shoreline of the Wicomico River at or near the southwesterly corner of the Chesapeake Shipbuilding property: thence proceeding northerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the thread of Johnson Pond opposite Deer's Head State Hospital; thence proceeding southerly along said thread of Johnson Pond to the west shoreline of the North Prong of the Wicomico River at W. Isabella St.; thence proceeding southerly along said shoreline to W. Main St.; thence proceeding southerly across the Wicomico River to a point where the easterly shoreline of the Wicomico River intersects the southerly shoreline of the East Prong; thence proceeding easterly with the said shoreline of the East Prong of the Wicomico River to Mill St.; thence proceeding southwesterly along Mill St. to Riverside Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Riverside Dr. to Wicomico St.; thence proceeding easterly along Wicomico St. to Camden Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Camden Ave. to Maryland Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Maryland Ave. to Light St.; thence proceeding northerly along Light St. to Newton St.; thence proceeding easterly along Newton St. to Waverly Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Waverly Dr. to Ohio Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Ohio Ave. to S. Salisbury Blvd.; thence proceeding southerly along S. Salisbury Blvd. to Roland St.; thence proceeding easterly along Roland St. and the extension of Roland St. to the railroad track: thence proceeding southerly along said railroad track to a point where an extension of Lee St. would intersect the railroad track: thence proceeding easterly along the extension of Lee St. to its street bed: thence continuing easterly along Lee St. to Eastern Shore Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Eastern Shore Dr. to Morris Ln.; thence proceeding westerly along Morris Ln. and its extension to the railroad track: thence proceeding northerly along the railroad track to Washington St.; thence proceeding easterly along Washington St. to Eastern Shore Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Eastern Shore Dr. to E. Vine St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Vine St. to Madison St.; thence proceeding southerly along Madison St. to Washington St.; thence proceeding easterly along Washington St. to Roger St.; thence proceeding southerly along Roger St. to Bethel St.; thence proceeding easterly along Bethel St. to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Spring Ave. to E. Lincoln Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Lincoln Ave. to Green Mor Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Green Mor Ave. to Princeton Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Princeton Ave. to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Spring Ave. to Pryor Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Pryor Ave. to S. Division St.; thence proceeding southerly along S. Division St. to Carrolton St.; thence proceeding easterly along Carrolton St. to Marion St.; thence proceeding southerly along Marion St. to E. College Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along E. College Ave. to its intersection with S. Division St.; thence proceeding westerly along W. College Ave. to S. Salisbury Blvd.; thence proceeding northerly along S. Salisbury Blvd. to Pinehurst Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Pinehurst Ave. to Hanover St.; thence proceeding northerly along Hanover St. to Monticello Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Monticello Ave. to Smith St.; thence proceeding northerly along Smith St. to Middle Blvd.; thence proceeding westerly along Middle Blvd. to Camden Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Camden Ave. to Virginia Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Virginia Ave. to Oak Hill Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Oak Hill Ave. to Georgia Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Georgia Ave. to Riverside Rd.; thence proceeding southwesterly along Riverside Rd. to Georgia Ave.; thence proceeding northwesterly along Georgia Ave. to Riverside Dr.; thence proceeding southwesterly along Riverside Dr. to Ridge Rd.; thence proceeding northwesterly along Ridge Rd to Terrie Ct.; thence proceeding northerly along Terrie Ct. to a point on the boundary line between the properties known as 798 Terrie Ct. and 800 Terrie Ct.; thence proceeding northerly along said boundary line to the southeasterly shoreline of the Wicomico River: thence proceeding northeasterly along said shoreline to a point on the extension of the centerline of Alabama Ave.; thence proceeding northwesterly with said extension of Alabama Ave.. crossing the Wicomico River to its northwesterly shoreline: thence proceeding southerly along the northwesterly shoreline of the Wicomico River to the point of beginning.

Second District.

All of that portion of Wicomico County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of S. Division St. and Carrolton St.; thence proceeding northerly along S. Division St. to Pryor Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Pryor Ave. to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Spring Ave. to Princeton Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Princeton Ave. to Green Mor Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Green Mor Ave. to E. Lincoln Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Lincoln Ave. to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Spring Ave. to Bethel St.; thence proceeding westerly along Bethel St. to Roger St.; thence proceeding northerly along Roger St. to Washington St.; thence proceeding westerly along Washington St. to Madison St.; thence proceeding northerly along Madison St. to E. Vine St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Vine St. to Eastern Shore Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Eastern Shore Dr. to the extension of the centerline of Elmwood St.; thence proceeding easterly along said extension of Elmwood St. to Oak St.; thence proceeding northerly along Oak St. to W. Carroll St.; thence proceeding easterly along W. Carroll St. to Franklin Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Franklin Ave. to Buena Vista Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Buena Vista Ave. to Snow Hill Rd.; thence proceeding southeasterly along Snow Hill Rd. to Sheffield Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Sheffield Ave. to Richwil Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along Richwil Dr. to Beaver Dam Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Beaver Dam Dr. to S. Park Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along S. Park Dr. to Beaver Dam Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Beaver Dam Dr. to its intersection with Glen Ave.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Parkway Ave. to Long Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Long Ave. to E. Main St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Main St. to Davis St.; thence proceeding northerly along Davis St. to E. Salisbury Pkwy.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Salisbury Pkwy. to Ward St.; thence proceeding northerly along Ward St. to E. William St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. William St. to E. Railroad Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along E. Railroad Ave. to Brown St.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Brown St. to the second railroad crossing: thence proceeding southeasterly along the Norfolk Southern Railway to Truitt St.; thence proceeding northerly along Truitt St. to Mabel Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Mabel Ave. to Decatur Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Decatur Ave. to Johnson St.; thence proceeding westerly along Johnson St. to Homer St.; thence proceeding northerly along Homer St. to N. Division St.; thence proceeding easterly along N. Division St. to Hammond St.; thence proceeding easterly along Hammond St. to Middleneck Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along Middleneck Dr. to Bryn Mawr Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Bryn Mawr Dr. to Hammond St.; thence proceeding southerly along Hammond St. to Brittingham St.; thence proceeding easterly along Brittingham St. to Christopher St.; thence proceeding southerly along Christopher St. to Harrington St.; thence proceeding westerly along Harrington St. to Hammond St.; thence proceeding southerly along Hammond St. to the Norfolk Southern Railway: thence proceeding easterly along the Norfolk Southern Railway to a point opposite Harden Ct.; thence proceeding southeasterly to a point at the westerly end of Robert St.; thence proceeding easterly along Robert St. to Young Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Young Ave. to E. Church St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Church St. to N. Saratoga St.; thence proceeding southerly along N. Saratoga St. to Phillips Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Phillips Ave. to Priscilla St.; thence proceeding northerly along Priscilla St. to E. Church St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Church St. to Truitt St.; thence proceeding southerly along Truitt St. to E. Salisbury Pkwy.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Salisbury Pkwy. 1.080 feet to a point: thence proceeding southerly to the northwest corner of an enclave area known as the "Civic Center Enclave Area" on the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line: thence proceeding southerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to its second intersection with Glen Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Glen Ave. to Emory Ct.; thence proceeding southerly along Emory Ct. to Hannibal St.; thence proceeding westerly along Hannibal St. to N. Park Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along N. Park Dr. to Beaglin Park Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Beaglin Park Dr. to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line at S. Schumaker Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to Beaglin Park Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along Beaglin Park Dr. to Snow Hill Rd.; thence proceeding southeasterly along Snow Hill Rd. to Robins Ave.; thence proceeding southwesterly along Robins Ave. to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line: thence proceeding westerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to Onley Rd.; thence proceeding easterly along Onley Rd. to a point at the boundary line between the Wicomico County Board of Education (Bennett Sr. High School) and the State of Maryland (Holly Center): thence proceeding northerly along said boundary line to a point 20 feet south of the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line: thence proceeding westerly in a line parallel to E. College Ave. 460 feet. more or less. to a point due south of where the westerly right-of-way line of Adams Ave. would intersect E. College Ave.; thence proceeding due north to E. College Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along E. College Ave. to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Spring Ave. to an alley: thence proceeding westerly along the alley to Cecil St.; thence proceeding southerly along Cecil St. to E. College Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along E. College Ave. to Roger St.; thence proceeding northerly along Roger St. to the alley: thence proceeding westerly along the alley to Marion St.; thence proceeding northerly along Marion St. to Carrolton St.; thence proceeding westerly along Carrolton St. to the point of beginning.

Third District.

All of that portion of Wicomico County bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the Salisbury Corporate Limit. said point being the intersection of the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line and the southeasterly shoreline of the Wicomico River: thence proceeding northwesterly with said Corporate Limit Line across the Wicomico River to a point on the northwesterly shoreline of said river: thence continuing northerly with the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to a point on the northwest shoreline of the Wicomico River at or near the southeasterly corner of the City of Salisbury Wastewater Treatment Plant Property: thence proceeding northeasterly with said shoreline and the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the point of intersection of the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line and northwesterly shoreline of the Wicomico River at or near the southwesterly corner of the Chesapeake Shipbuilding property: thence leaving said Corporate Limit Line and proceeding northerly with said shoreline to a point opposite of the centerline of Alabama Ave: thence proceeding southeasterly, crossing the Wicomico River to a point on the southeasterly shoreline at a point where an extension of the centerline of Alabama Ave. would meet the shoreline: thence proceeding southwesterly along said shoreline to a point on the boundary line between the properties known as 798 Terrie Ct. and 800 Terrie Ct.; thence proceeding southerly along said boundary line to Terrie Ct.; thence proceeding southerly along Terrie Ct. to Ridge Rd.; thence proceeding southeasterly along Ridge Rd. to Riverside Dr.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Riverside Dr. to Georgia Ave.; thence proceeding southeasterly along Georgia Ave. to Riverside Rd.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Riverside Rd. to Georgia Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Georgia Ave. to Oak Hill Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Oak Hill Ave. to Virginia Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Virginia Ave. to Camden Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Camden Ave. to Middle Blvd.; thence proceeding easterly along Middle Blvd. to Smith St.; thence proceeding southerly along Smith St. to Monticello Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Monticello Ave. to Hanover St.; thence proceeding southerly along Hanover St. to Pinehurst Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Pinehurst Ave. to S. Salisbury Blvd.; thence proceeding southerly along S. Salisbury Blvd. to W. College Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along W. College Ave. to its intersection with S. Division St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. College Ave. to Marion St.; thence proceeding northerly along Marion St. to an alley; thence proceeding easterly along the alley to Roger St.; thence proceeding southerly along Roger St. to E. College Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along E. College Ave to Cecil St.; thence proceeding northerly along Cecil St. to the alley; thence proceeding easterly along the alley to Spring Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Spring Ave. to E. College Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along E. College Ave. to a point opposite of the westerly right-of-way line of Adams Ave; thence proceeding due south 460 feet, more or less, to a point: thence proceeding easterly in a line parallel to E. College Ave. to a point on the boundary line between the Wicomico County Board of Education (Bennett Sr. High School) and the State of Maryland (Holly Center), 20 feet south of the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line; thence proceeding southerly along said boundary line to Onley Rd.; thence proceeding westerly along Onley Rd. to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line: thence proceeding northerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the easterly shoreline of the Wicomico River; thence proceeding southwesterly along said shoreline and continuing with the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the point of beginning.

Fourth District.

All of that portion of Wicomico County bounded and described as follows; Beginning at the point of intersection of Riverside Dr. and Wicomico St.; thence proceeding northerly along Riverside Dr. to Mill. St.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Mill St. to the southerly shoreline of the East Prong of the Wicomico River; thence proceeding westerly along said shoreline to a point where the easterly shoreline of the Wicomico River intersects the southerly shoreline of the East Prong of the Wicomico River; thence proceeding northerly across the Wicomico River to the west shoreline of the North Prong of the Wicomico River at W. Main St.; thence proceeding northerly along said shoreline to the thread of Johnson Pond at W. Isabella St.; thence proceeding northerly with the thread of Johnson Pond to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line opposite Deer's Head State Hospital; thence proceeding easterly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the northerly right-of-way line of Middle Neck Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along said right-of-way line to Moss Hill Ln.; thence proceeding southerly along Moss Hill Ln. to an unnamed street lying south of and adjacent to the apartment buildings at 1240 and 1260 Middle Neck Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along the unnamed street to Brookridge Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Brookridge Dr. to Middle Neck Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along Middle Neck Dr. to Hammond St.; thence proceeding northerly along Hammond St. to N. Division St.; thence proceeding westerly along N. Division St. to Homer St.; thence proceeding southerly along Homer St. to Johnson St.; thence proceeding easterly along Johnson St. to Decatur Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Decatur Ave. to Mabel Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Mabel Ave. to Truitt St.; thence proceeding southerly along Truitt St. to the Norfolk Southern Railway; thence proceeding westerly along the Norfolk Southern Railway to a railroad spur; thence proceeding northwesterly along the railroad spur to Brown St.; thence proceeding southwesterly along Brown St. to E. Railroad Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along E. Railroad Ave. to E. William St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. William St. to Ward St.; thence proceeding southerly along Ward St. to E. Salisbury Pkwy.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Salisbury Pkwy. to Davis St.; thence proceeding southerly along Davis St. to E. Main St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Main St. to Long Ave.; thence proceeding southerly on Long Ave. to Parkway Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Parkway Ave. to its intersection with Glen Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Beaver Dam Dr. to S. Park Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along S. Park Dr. to Beaver Dam Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Beaver Dam Dr. to Richwil Dr.; thence proceeding westerly along Richwil Dr. to Sheffield Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Sheffield Ave. to Snow Hill Rd.; thence proceeding northwesterly along Snow Hill Rd. to Buena Vista Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Buena Vista Ave. to Franklin Ave.; thence proceeding southerly along Franklin Ave. to W. Carroll St.; thence proceeding westerly along W. Carroll St. to Oak St.; thence proceeding southerly along Oak St. to the centerline extension of Elmwood St.; thence proceeding westerly along said extension of Elmwood St. to Eastern Shore Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Eastern Shore Dr. to Washington St.; thence proceeding westerly along Washington St. to a railroad track; thence proceeding southerly along the railroad track to a point where an extension of the centerline of Morris Ln. would intersect the railroad track; thence proceeding easterly along said extension of Morris Ln. to Morris Ln.; thence proceeding easterly along Morris Ln. to Eastern Shore Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Eastern Shore Dr. to Lee St.; thence proceeding westerly along Lee St. and continuing beyond Lee St. in the same direction to the railroad track; thence proceeding northerly along said railroad track to a point on the centerline of an extension of Roland St.; thence proceeding westerly along said extension of Roland St. and the bed of Roland St. to S. Salisbury Blvd.; thence proceeding northerly along S. Salisbury Blvd. to Ohio Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Ohio Ave. to Waverly Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Waverly Dr. to Newton St.; thence proceeding westerly along Newton St. to Light St.; thence proceeding southerly along Light St. to Maryland Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Maryland Ave. to Camden Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Camden Ave. to Wicomico St.; thence proceeding westerly along Wicomico St. to the point of beginning.

Fifth District.

All of that portion of Wicomico County bounded and described as follows; Beginning at the point of intersection of E. Church St. and Truitt St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Church St. to Priscilla St.; thence proceeding southerly along Priscilla St. to Phillips Ave.; thence proceeding easterly along Phillips Ave. to N. Saratoga St.; thence proceeding northerly along N. Saratoga St. to E. Church St.; thence proceeding easterly along E. Church St. to Young Ave.; thence proceeding northerly along Young Ave. to Robert St.; thence proceeding westerly along Robert St. to a point at the westerly end of Robert St.; thence proceeding northwesterly to the Norfolk Southern Railway at a point opposite Harden Ct.; thence proceeding westerly along the Norfolk Southern Railway to Hammond St.; thence proceeding northerly along Hammond St. to Harrington St.; thence proceeding easterly along Harrington St. to Christopher St.; thence proceeding northerly along Christopher St. to Brittingham St.; thence proceeding westerly along Brittingham St. to Hammond St.; thence proceeding northerly along Hammond St. to Bryn Mawr Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along Bryn Mawr Dr. to Middleneck Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along Middleneck Dr. to Brookridge Dr.; thence proceeding southerly along Brookridge Dr. to an unnamed street lying south of and adjacent to the apartment buildings at 1240 and 1260 Middle Neck Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along the unnamed street to Moss Hill Ln.; thence proceeding northerly along Moss Hill Ln. to the northerly right-of-way line of Middle Neck Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along said right-of-way line to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line; thence proceeding easterly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to Robins Ave.; thence proceeding northeasterly along Robins Ave. to Snow Hill Rd.; thence proceeding northwesterly along Snow Hill Rd. to Beaglin Park Dr.; thence proceeding easterly along Beaglin Park Dr. to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line; thence proceeding northerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to Beaglin Park Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along Beaglin Park Dr. to N. Park Dr.; thence proceeding northerly along N. Park Dr. to Hannibal St.; thence proceeding easterly along Hannibal St. to the centerline extension of Emory Ct.; thence proceeding northerly along said extension and the roadbed of Emory Ct. to Glen Ave.; thence proceeding westerly along Glen Ave. to the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line; thence proceeding westerly along the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line to the northwest corner of an enclave area known as the "Civic Center Enclave Area"; thence proceeding northerly to a point on E. Salisbury Pkwy. located 1.080 feet east of Truitt St.; thence proceeding westerly along E. Salisbury Pkwy., 1,080 feet to Truitt St.; thence proceeding northerly along Truitt St. to the point of beginning; excepting herefrom all of that enclave area bounded by the Salisbury Corporate Limit Line. containing Carey Avenue as well as other streets shown on the plat entitled City of Salisbury Redistricting and dated September 8. 2014.

* Calls appearing in the descriptions for every district above are to the centerline of all streets. roads, avenues. alleys. railroad tracks and other rights-of-way (including references to extensions thereof which do not presently exist), unless otherwise indicated.

The boundaries of each District thereafter shall be fixed by the Council from time to time by ordinance and a description of the District boundaries shall be on file in the City offices, reasonably available for public inspection during normal business hours.

[Added 11-8-93 by Res. No. 440; amended 6-11-12 by Res. No. 2170; 9-8-2014 by Res. No. 2443]