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Mayor Billy G. Moore and City Council Members Page 2 January 11, 1999 both of such limited purposes shall state clearly the limited purpose or purposes for which it is being annexed, and shall be published one (+) time, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and in the form in which it is to be finally adopted, not less than thirty-(30) days prior to its final passage. When any additional territory has been annexed for one or both of the said limited purposes, it shall be a part of the city for such limited purpose or purposes only. However, in dealing with the property and inhabitants thereof, the city shall have each and every power which it otherwise possesses and which is reasonable and expedient for the accomplishment of the limited purpose or purposes for which such territory is annexed, and the power of the city to deal with the property and inhabitants of such limited purpose territory shall include the powers enumerated in the next two (2) succeeding sentences but shall not be limited or restricted thereto. With regard to territory annexed for the limited purpose of "planning and zoning," the city shall have the power to control and regulate the use of property and the density of structures, to require compliance with reasonable zoning regulations, to control and regulate the subdivision of property, and to control and regulate the construction of buildings. With regard to territory annexed for the limited purpose of "sanitation and health protection," the city shall have the power to adopt all reasonable regulations pertaining to sanitation and public health and to require compliance with such regulations. Every inhabitant of territory annexed for one or both of the said limited purposes, who is otherwise qualified, shall be entitled to vote in city elections on every issue where the question is the election or recall of the mayor or a city council member or the amendment of this Charter, and every such inhabitant shall be deemed to be a citizen of the city in connection with any city ordinance, regulation or action which is, or is alleged to be, applicable to him or his property because of such limited purpose annexation, but will not be eligible to run for any office in the City of San Marcos. The city shall have no power to levy any tax for municipal purposes on either the property or the inhabitants of territory annexed for limited purpose or purposes, and no funds of the city shall be spent in such territory except where reasonable and expedient for the accomplishment of the limited purpose or purposes for which the territory is annexed; but the city may collect reasonable charges from property owners and inhabitants of such territory for services rendered by the city in the accomplishment of the limited purpose or purposes for which the territory is annexed. Rationale: S.B. 89, enacted by the 1999 Texas Legislature, substantially changed the State's municipal annexation laws. For many annexations, the new laws require significant involvement in the annexation process by property owners and residents of areas proposed for annexation. The language in these sections stating that consent to an annexation by the inhabitants of an annexed is unnecessary is therefore outdated and is proposed to be deleted. The proposed revisions also include "housekeeping" changes to eliminate old-fashioned redundant use of words and numbers. This same housekeeping change is made in all sections proposed for revision in this report.