§11-52-85. Pre-zoning of territory proposed for annexation by municipality.

(a) A municipality which exercises its authority to zone territory within its corporate limits may pre-zone territory proposed for annexation into the corporate limits of the municipality prior to the effective date of the annexation by complying with this article. If all the requirements, including all notice and public hearing requirements, of this article are met, the zoning shall become effective upon the date the territory is annexed into the corporate limits, or upon the date the zoning process is completed, whichever is later.

(b) A municipality which exercises its authority to zone territory within its corporate limits shall pre-zone territory as provided in subsection (a) and issue a statement of zoning classification to an affected property owner if the individual property owner residing in the area to be annexed requests in writing that a zoning determination be made pursuant to this section prior to being annexed.

(c) Any pre-zoning established by a municipality pursuant to this section for territory proposed for annexation shall be null and void as to any portion of the territory that is not annexed into the corporate limits within 180 days of the initiation of annexation proceedings as provided by law.

(d) Nothing contained in this section shall allow a municipality to zone territory outside the corporate limits of the municipality that is not in the process of being annexed into the corporate limits of a municipality as provided by law.

(e) Section 6-5-127 shall be applicable to any property pre-zoned pursuant to this section.

(Act 2009-629, p. 1926, §1.)