A. Rezoning of property designated for residential development under the City’s zoning code shall be permitted only to the next highest residential density category in any two year period according to the following schedule:

Property in the county pre-zoned for annexation as part of a planned community shall be deemed in compliance with this section regardless of the county zoning approved for the property. Property in the City zoned or proposed to be rezoned as part of a planned community shall be deemed in compliance with this section. This section shall not apply to rezones from a residential to a residential agricultural category.

B. Any annexation of lands within the City’s sphere of influence shall conform to the purposes, intent and requirements of this ordinance.

C. After property is annexed by the City, the prezoning approved for the subject property cannot be amended or changed in any way for a two year period. This provision shall apply only to prezones approved after the effective date of this ordinance.

D. Rezoning commercial or industrial property to a residential zone shall be permitted only to the maximum residential density corresponding to the potential traffic generation that was applicable prior to the rezoning to residential. In addition, property which is rezoned from residential to commercial or industrial may not be rezoned to a residential category of higher density than that which was applicable prior to the rezoning to commercial or industrial. This provision shall apply only to rezones approved after the effective date of this ordinance.

E. Property which has been previously zoned which changes unit configuration resulting in the same or a decreased level of density (units) shall not be considered a zone change under this section. (Ord. 2309, 1989).