Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-1774c. History: L. 1976, ch. 69, § 5; L. 1979, ch. 52, § 5; L. 1982, ch. 75, § 10; L. 1984, ch. 74, § 5; L. 1988, ch. 78, § 5; L. 1993, ch. 213, § 2; L. 1996, ch. 228, § 5; L. 1997, ch. 162, § 2; L. 1998, ch. 17, § 3; L. 1999, ch. 83, § 5; L. 2001, ch. 103, § 9; L. 2003, ch. 9…

12-1775. Taxing subdivision and real property taxes defined; assessment and distribution of taxes; pledge of proceeds of bonds. (a) Except for redevelopment projects satisfying the conditions of subsection (c) of K.S.A. 12-1771b, and amendments thereto, all tangible taxable prope…

12-1775a. Tax increment financing revenue replacement fund; transfers from state general fund, limitations; calculation of amount. (a) Prior to December 31, 1996, the governing body of each city that, pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1771, and amendments thereto, has established a redevelop…

12-1775b. History: L. 1996, ch. 264, § 26; L. 2015, ch. 4, § 26; L. 2017, ch. 95, § 57; Repealed, L. 2018, ch. 102, § 7; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessio…

12-1776. Transmittal of documents to county and school district; increase in valuation not considered for certain purposes; certification of increased valuation. (a) After the adoption by the city governing body of a project plan, the clerk of the city shall transmit a copy of th…

12-1776a. School districts; base year assessed valuation. (a) As used in this section: (1) "School district" means any school district in which is located a redevelopment district for which bonds have been issued pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1770 et seq., and amendments thereto. (2) "Ba…

12-1777. Relocation assistance plan. Before any redevelopment project shall be initiated under this act a relocation assistance plan shall be approved by the governing body proposing to undertake the project. Such relocation assistance plan shall: (a) Provide for relocation payme…

12-1778. Object of taxes levied within redevelopment district. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is hereby stated that it is an object of all ad valorem taxes levied by or for the benefit of any city, county or school district of the state on taxable tangible real pr…

12-1779. Issuance of industrial revenue bonds in redevelopment district. Industrial revenue bonds may be issued under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1740 et seq., and amendments thereto, for the purchase, construction, reconstruction, equipping, maintenance and repair of buildings an…

12-1780. Severability. If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and …

12-1780a. Application of act. The provisions of this act shall be applicable to redevelopment districts created after July 1, 2001, however, any city which has created a redevelopment district prior to the effective date of this act may, by an ordinance of the governing body, ele…

12-1780b. History: L. 2003, ch. 97, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 154, § 101; L. 2004, ch. 183, § 5; L. 2005, ch. 132, § 9; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 179, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF…

12-1780c. History: L. 2003, ch. 97, § 3; L. 2004, ch. 183, § 6; L. 2005, ch. 132, § 10; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 179, § 33; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Sessi…

12-1780d. History: L. 2003, ch. 97, § 6; Repealed, L. 2007, ch. 179, § 33; July 1. Cross References to Related Sections: Later act, see 12-17,174. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUT…

12-1780g. Application of act, by ordinance. Any city that created a redevelopment district or a bioscience development district prior to the effective date of this act may by ordinance elect to have the provisions of this act applicable to such redevelopment district or bioscienc…

12-1781. Citation of act. This act shall be known and may be cited as the business improvement district act. History: L. 1981, ch. 61, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATU…

12-1782. Business improvement districts; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Services" means governmental functions, programs, activities, facilities improvements and other services which a city is authorized to perform or provide. (b) "Business" means a fixed place of busines…

12-1783. Same; authorization; purpose. The governing body of any city may, in accordance with the procedures and subject to the limitations of this act, establish one or more business improvement districts within the city and provide for the administration and financing of additi…

12-1784. Same; services. Any city which has established a business improvement district pursuant to this act may provide or cause to be provided such services as will restore or promote the economic vitality of the district and the general welfare of the city, including: (a) The …

12-1785. Same; appointment of planning committee; report. Prior to the establishment of any business improvement district, the mayor of such city shall appoint a district planning committee, with such number of members as determined by the governing body, to study and develop pre…

12-1786. Same; resolution. Upon receiving the recommendation and report of the district planning committee, the governing body of the city may initiate the formation of a business improvement district by the adoption of a resolution of intent. Such resolution of intent shall cont…

12-1787. Same; notice; hearing. Notice of the public hearing on the proposed establishment of a public improvement district shall be published once in the official city newspaper and a copy of such notice and a copy of the resolution of intent shall be mailed by first class mail …

12-1788. Same; creation of district by ordinance. If the governing body of the city, following the public hearing, determines it advisable and in the public interest to establish an improvement district, it shall create such district by ordinance which shall contain the following…

12-1789. Same; protest petition to repeal ordinance; dissolution of district. Within 45 days following publication of an ordinance establishing a district pursuant to K.S.A. 12-1788, and amendments thereto, or the publication of an ordinance levying annual service fees pursuant t…

12-1790. Same; advisory board; duties. The governing body of a city establishing a business improvement district under the provisions of this act shall provide by ordinance for an advisory board for each such district, the members of which shall be representative of businesses lo…

12-1791. Same; levy of service fees; classification of businesses; factors to consider. Upon receiving a recommended program of services and a proposed budget from the advisory board for the ensuing year, the governing body may by ordinance, annually levy business improvement ser…

12-1792. Same; special fund. Any city which has established a business improvement district shall establish a special fund for each such district, which shall be subject to the cash basis, budget and other laws of this state in the same manner as other city funds. Any gifts or gr…

12-1793. Same; modification of included area; notice, hearing. Any modification of the area included within a district shall be made by ordinance following a public hearing, preceded by at least 30 days written notice to all businesses within the existing and proposed district, s…

12-1794. Citation of act. This act, and any amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the self-supported municipal improvement district act. History: L. 1981, ch. 63, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Doc…

12-1795. Self-supported municipal improvement district; definitions. As used in this act: (a) "City" means any city in Kansas. (b) "District" means a self-supported municipal improvement district which may be created and the property taxed in accordance with this act and which is…

12-1796. Same; establishment of district; petition, when; overall plan; hearing; resolution; notice; protest; governing body of the district. (a) The governing body of the city: (1) May, on its own motion, initiate proceedings for establishing a district as provided in subsection…

12-1797. Same; appeal, when. Any resident of or property owner within the city may appeal the action and decisions of the governing body of the city, or while acting as governing body of the district, including the creation of the district and the levying of the proposed taxes fo…

12-1798. Same; amendment to ordinance; effect; protest petition. (a) The ordinance creating the district may be amended, property may be added to the district and the maximum rate of taxes referred to in the ordinance may be increased at any time in the same manner as for the est…

12-1799. Same; dissolution of district, when; withdrawal of dissolution, when. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-17,103, a district may be dissolved by the governing body of the city by rescinding the ordinance creating the district. At any time prior to the governing body r…

12-1801. Construction and repair. The cities of Kansas may provide for the construction, repair, condemnation, and reconstruction of sidewalks. History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 1; June 30. Law Review and Bar Journal References: Special assessment plans in municipal corporations, 25 K…

12-1802. Plans and specifications. The governing body of the city shall, by ordinance, determine the plans, specifications (including widths and location in the street), for the construction, repair, and reconstruction of all sidewalks: Provided, That plans and specifications may…

12-1803. Petition. When a petition signed by not less than ten citizens owning real estate in a precinct or ward in a city of the second or third class or by not less than twenty-five citizens owning real estate in a precinct or ward of a city of the first class, praying for the …

12-1804. Condemnation and reconstruction. When any sidewalk, in the opinion of the governing body, becomes inadequate or unsafe for the travel thereon, the governing body may adopt a resolution condemning such walk and providing for the construction of a new walk in place of the …

12-1805. Notice to abutting owner; publication; construction by contract, when. The resolution providing for the construction or reconstruction of a sidewalk shall give the owner of the abutting property not less than thirty days nor more than sixty days after its publication in …

12-1806. Construction by abutting owner; request to city, when. Nothing herein shall prohibit the owner of property abutting on a street who desires to construct or reconstruct a sidewalk from doing so without any petition or condemning resolution, if the owner does so at the own…

12-1807. Grade. Where a grade has been established for a street, the grade for the sidewalk shall be established either in the same manner as the grade for the street was established or by reference to a stated distance above or below the street grade. Where no street grade has b…

12-1808. Repairs by owner or city; notice; special assessments; payment from general fund or general improvement fund, when. It shall be the duty of the owner of the abutting property to keep the sidewalk in repair, but in cities of the third class no formality shall be required …

12-1809. Assessment of cost; old sidewalk materials. The cost of all sidewalks shall be assessed against the property abutting on the sidewalk: Provided, That where a sidewalk is condemned and a new sidewalk constructed, the materials of the old sidewalk shall be the property of …

12-1810. Levy by ordinance; full payment by owner; notice to owner; limitation of actions. When a sidewalk or sidewalks has or have been constructed or reconstructed and where special assessments must be levied for the expense thereof, the governing body shall, as soon as the cos…

12-1811. Installment payments; interest; costs included in assessment. The assessment may be levied to be paid in one installment or in not more than five installments at the discretion of the governing body, and when installments are certified to the county clerk, interest at th…

12-1812. Financing of cost of assessment levied in one installment; scrip or bonds. If the assessment is levied in one installment, the cost of construction or reconstruction of sidewalks may be financed, until the assessment is paid, out of the fund provided for the maintenance …

12-1813. Payment of cost by city, when. The cost of constructing, reconstructing, and repairing all sidewalks abutting on lots or pieces of land belonging to the city or to the state or to the United States, and that portion of the sidewalk extending from the projected property l…

12-1814. Sidewalks; terms of scrip or bonds; issuance and sale. Any issue of sidewalk scrip or sidewalk bonds shall be issued to mature in not more than four installments. The last installment shall be not more than four years after the date of the scrip or bonds. Scrip and bonds…

12-1815. Sections not affected. Nothing in this act shall be considered as repealing or amending or affecting sections 12-675 and 12-676 of the General Statutes of 1935, and section 13-1008a of the General Statutes Supplement of 1939. History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 15; June 30. Pre…

12-1816. Invalidity of part. If any section or part of section of this act shall be declared to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect any other section or part of section. History: L. 1941, ch. 103, § 17; June 30. Previous | Next LEG…