All territory which may hereafter be annexed into the City of North Charleston, South Carolina, shall be considered to be within the zoning district which most closely corresponds to the zoning/land use indicated in the Comprehensive Development Plan of the City of North Charleston. Where the comprehensive development plan does not offer a specific zoning recommendation, the planning director shall identify an appropriate zoning category based on consideration of the city's current comprehensive plan and future land use map for neighboring areas, the previous county or other zoning in place on the parcels, and such other factors as the planning director may deem appropriate. In such instances, the annexed property may be zoned according to the planning director's recommendation upon its annexation and favorable action by the city council, as required.

In instances in which newly recognized parcels/properties appear in the city which have previously had no assigned zoning on the underlying land, the zoning administrator shall have the administrative authority, should he/she so desire, to assign to such property the same zoning designation as exists on an adjacent parcel. In exercising such authority the zoning administrator shall consider the comprehensive development plan, neighboring uses, and the zoning classification of surrounding properties.

(Ord. No. 1986-69, 12-30-86; Ord. No. 1990-19, 4-12-90; Ord. No. 1990-36, 7-12-90; Ord. No. 1991-16, 5-9-91; Ord. No. 2000-061, 9-28-00; Ord. No. 2003-006, 2-27-03; Ord. No. 2005-1, 1-13-05; Ord. No. 2014-039, 8-28-2014)