12-709. History: L. 1921, ch. 100, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1103; L. 1961, ch. 68, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 97, § 3; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Authority of city in enactment of ordinances hereunder considered. Ware v. City of Wichita, 113 Kan. 153, 214 P. 99. 2. Cited in holding city zoning ordinance valid and not discriminatory. City of Norton v. Hutson, 142 Kan. 305, 307, 46 P.2d 630. 3. Statute protects existing uses against subsequent zoning, not uses merely anticipated. Houston v. Board of City Commissioners, 218 Kan. 323, 332, 543 P.2d 1010. 4. Cited; power of city to zone property resulting in cemetery becoming nonconforming use upheld. Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Inc., v. City of Overland Park, 239 Kan. 221, 224, 228, 718 P.2d 1302 (1986). 5. Valid nonconforming use recognized as vested right protected by due process. Goodwin v. City of Kansas City, 244 Kan. 28, 32, 766 P.2d 177 (1988). Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026