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When any additional territory has been annexed for one or both of 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 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 territoryannexed for one or both of 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. Sec. 3.11. Procedure for passage of ordinances. The council shall legislate by ordinance, and the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of San Marcos." The city attorney shall approve all ordinances adopted by the council, as to the legality there- of, or shall file with the city secretary written legal objections thereto. Evidence of approval of an ordinance by the city attorney may be by notation on the ordinance itself, or by separate paper or instrument. Every ordinance enacted by the council shall be signed by the mayor, mayor pro tem, or by two (2) council members and shall be filed with and recorded by the city secretary. Any action by City Council requiring public hearing must have been passed on final reading no later than 90 days after the public hearing. If the action has not been passed on final reading within 90 days of the public hearing, another public hearing shall be called with the same requirements for public notice as the first public hearing, and the action must be reinitiated with three additional readings