12-393: CLASSIFICATION OF ANNEXED AREAS:
   A.   All new additions and annexations of land to the city shall be in an A-1 agricultural district, unless otherwise classified by the city council, for a period of time not to exceed one year from the effective date of the ordinance annexing the addition.
   B.   Within this one year period of time the planning commission shall study and make recommendations concerning the use of land within the annexation required to promote the general welfare and in accordance with the comprehensive plan, and upon receipt of such recommendations the city council shall, after public hearings as required by law, established the district classification of the annexation; provided, however, that this shall not be construed as preventing the city council from holding public hearings prior to annexation and establishing the district classification at the time of the annexation. (1986 Code)