(A) The Plan Commission shall be guided by the principles and directives of the comprehensive plan of the city, as amended and this unified development ordinance in making zoning district recommendations to the Common Council for newly annexed areas.
(B) All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the city shall be classified into one or more of the districts set forth in Chapter 4: Zoning Districts. Before the Common Council of the city shall consider the ordinance for annexation, which shall include therein a description of the district or districts, the City Plan Commission shall conduct a public hearing in the manner prescribed in the Plan Commission Rules of Procedure, and make a recommendation on the new zoning classification to the Common Council. Newly annexed land submitted without a development proposal or concept plan shall be classified into the Open Space (OS) Zoning District, or at the discretion of the Plan Commission, a suitable district that is consistent with the recommendations of the city comprehensive plan. If a different zoning classification is desired by the property owner, the owner shall be required to submit a concept plan, § 9.19, upon application for annexation.
(Ord. 07-16, passed 12-10-2007; Ord. 2009-04, passed 4-13-2009)