(A) Territory which is annexed into the city subsequent to the effective date of this section shall include a zoning designation appropriate to the area being annexed.
(B) The Planning Commission, upon receipt of notice of an order of annexation from the Fayette County Commissioners, may consider the appropriate zoning to be assigned to the newly annexed territory. Notice of the time, place and purpose of a hearing on such zoning shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least ten days prior to the date of hearing. The Planning Commission may, after notice and public hearing, recommend the zoning classification for the newly annexed territory. In determining its recommendation, the Planning Commission shall consider the input of the City Administration, the owners of the territory to be annexed, the owners of property in the vicinity of the property to be annexed and any consultant other interested persons.
(C) The recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be transmitted to City Council within 30 days after its public hearing.
(D) Upon receipt of the written recommendation of the Planning Commission of the zoning to be established for the newly annexed property, City Council shall hold a public hearing, notice of the time, date and purpose of such hearing shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing.
(E) Said recommendation of zoning by the Planning Commission shall be included in the ordinance accepting the annexed territory and shall be voted upon by Council in such ordinance.
(F) This zoning process shall be limited in its application to territory which is being annexed to the city. Any change of zoning after the date of annexation shall be applied for under § 156.277 of the Codified Ordinances and the procedures set forth therein.
(G) Any newly annexed territory for which the Planning Commission has not made a recommendation of zoning, shall be annexed to the city in a R-1A District.
(H) Properties annexed to the city shall be responsible for compliance with the landscaping requirements of §§ 156.130 through 156.133 in regard with the adjacent properties which remain in the township. It shall be the obligation of the owner or developer of the annexed property to provide such landscaping/screening against clearly incompatible uses permitted under current county or township zoning regulations in the adjacent land remaining within the township from which the territory was annexed.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90; Am. Ord. 24-95, passed 10-25-95; Am. Ord. 34-2002, passed 12-23-02)