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Eagle Lake City Zoning Code

§ 14.01.019

Newly annexed areas.

Zoning annexed areas.
All territory annexed to the city shall be temporarily classified as district R-1, single-family residential, until permanently zoned by the city council. The planning and zoning commission shall, as soon as practicable after annexation of any territory, recommend to the city council a plan for permanent zoning in the area. The procedure to be followed for adoption shall be the same as is provided by law for the adoption of original zoning regulations.
Permits in temporary zoned areas.
In a newly annexed area, no permit for the construction of a building or use of land other than types of buildings or land use allowed in that district under this chapter shall be issued by the zoning official until such permit has been specifically authorized by the city council after receipt of recommendation from the planning and zoning commission.
Permits for the construction of buildings in a newly annexed area prior to permanent zoning may be authorized under the following conditions:
Pre-existing or planned use.
An application for any use shall be made to the zoning official, identifying the use contemplated, and a plat showing the size and type of buildings to be constructed.
The application shall note whether the use is new, or was in existence on the effective date of annexation; or
If subsection (A), above, is inapplicable, whether the use was planned 90 or more days before the effective date of annexation; and
For subsections (A) and (B), that an initial license, certificate, permit, approval or other form of authorization by a governmental entity was required and filed for.
New use.
If an application is for other than a building allowed in the R-1 single-family district, it shall be referred as a request for zoning change to the planning and zoning commission for recommendation to the city council, in accordance with the amendment procedures in section 14.01.020.
Unplatted property.
The planning and zoning commission shall not approve any plat or any subdivision within the city limits until the area covered by the proposed plat shall have been permanently zoned by the city council.
(Ordinance 2016-002 adopted 4/26/16)