Areas, when annexed to the town, shall until officially zoned by the council, be considered to be zoned as shown on the official zoning map of the Apache County planning and zoning commission at the time of annexation.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

Apache County building or use permits, legally issued not more than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of annexation, shall be honored by the town building inspector within sixty (60) days after the effective date of annexation, and he shall issue a town building permit when construction details conform to all pertinent city construction codes and construction ordinances and pertinent county zoning regulations in effect at the time the county permit was issued. The amount of the fee paid for the county permit shall apply on the town permit and the balance only must be paid before a town permit is issued.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

A town building permit shall not be required for buildings, legally under construction with a building or use permit issued by the Apache County planning and zoning commission prior to the effective date of annexation, and the exterior walls of which have been completed to the plate line or beyond, but the town shall require that buildings shall be structurally safe and conform to pertinent county zoning regulations in effect at the time the county permit was issued.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

For buildings under construction on the effective date of annexation, which are completed to a lesser degree than prescribed in Section 17.108.030, a town building permit shall be required, and from the effective date of annexation, all construction shall conform to the pertinent city construction codes and construction ordinances, and conform to pertinent county zoning regulations in effect at the time the permit was issued.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

Any use or activity conducted contrary to county zoning regulations at the effective date of annexation and not constituting a nonconforming use under the county zoning regulations shall not be considered a nonconforming use hereunder and the continuance thereof shall constitute a violation of this title.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

Upon the annexation of any area, the planning division shall prepare a land use map which shall be prima facie evidence of the manner in which a building or land was being used at the time of annexation.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))

The physical plant, building and land, devoted to any use which is permitted under the terms of this chapter, subject to the securing of a use permit, may be enlarged or extended only after securing a new use permit.

(Ord. 2007-004 § 1 (part))