Chapter 12, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-540. Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee. Following annexation of rural water district territory by a city, the city and the district may contract for the district to provide water service to all or certain portions of the annexed area. If the a…

12-541. Same; city designates different supplier; purchase of district property; appraisers; factors; appeal; detachment of territory from district. (a) Following annexation, the rural water district shall remain the water service provider to the annexed area unless the city give…

12-542. Part of Kansas rural water district act. The provisions of K.S.A. 82a-612 and 82a-646 and K.S.A. 12-539, 12-540 and 12-541 shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas rural water district act. History: L. 2010, ch. 15, § 6; July 1.

12-546. City annexation of land in fire district; dual taxation; refund. (a) If any land located within a fire district is annexed by a city and such land is not detached from the fire district by the end of the tax year, the owner of such land shall be entitled to a refund of al…

12-547. Vacation of the original plat dedication of certain blocks in the city of Americus. Lots dedicated in the northeast section of the original town plat for the city of Americus, Kansas, for a college and for a park are hereby vacated from such dedication, and fee simple tit…

12-548. Appeals of decisions of any city vacating or excluding land or improving or vacating streets or alleys; action in district court; filing deadline. Any owner of land aggrieved by the decision of the city governing body under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-505, 13-443, 14-423 …

12-6,102. City-county storm drainage system; resolution; method of assessment. The governing body of any city and the board of county commissioners of the county in which such city is located may provide for a system of storm drainage in any natural drainage area located within t…

12-6,103. Same; preparation of assessment roll; public inspection. As soon as the total cost of any proposed improvement is determined, the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county shall cause the assessments against each lot, piece or parcel…

12-6,104. Same; publication of joint resolution; mailing of assessment notices; protest petition and election; qualified elector defined. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 12-6a06, whenever a joint storm water drainage district is created under K.S.A. 12-6,102, the governi…

12-6,105. Limitation on actions to set aside special assessments under civil rights statute. (a) It is in the public interest to allow local units of government to finance the costs of public improvements by levying special assessments against the property which benefits from the…

12-6,110. Public improvements, costs; installment payments; delay in payment of assessments; bonds. Whenever the governing body of any city authorizes the construction of any public improvement, the expense of which is chargeable to a benefit district, the governing body may prov…

12-6,111. Same; delay in payment of special assessments; financial analysis; extension; payments due, when. The governing body of any city may authorize and provide for a delay in the payment following a financial analysis of special assessments for the cost of constructing publi…

12-6,112. Same; ordinance requirements; notation of "payment delayed"; collection of assessments. Ordinances levying special assessments for the costs of constructing public improvements upon property for which the city has granted a delay in payment shall state the period of the…

12-6,113. Same; undeveloped areas defined. For the purpose of this act, undeveloped areas shall mean those areas which: (a) Are in excess of 2½ acres; (b) have not been platted; (c) are primarily used for agricultural purposes; and (d) have a population density of less than one f…

12-6,114. Same; principal and interest payments during delayed period; revenues from public improvement charges; assessment of costs incurred by city. Whenever the governing body of any city shall grant a delay in the payment of assessments under the provisions of this act, such …

12-6,121. Acquisition by city of sewerage system created by county; procedure; financing of costs. (a) As used in this act: (1) "City" means any city located in the state of Kansas. (2) "County" means any county located in the state of Kansas. (3) "Sewerage system" means sewers, …

12-6,122. Public improvements; notice requirements when election is to be called. (a) When used in this section, "municipality" means any county, township, city, municipal university, school district and any other taxing district or political subdivision of the state. (b) Wheneve…

12-6,123. Disclosure by seller; acknowledgment. As part of the contract or prior to the execution of a contract for the sale of any real property which is subject to a special assessment or fee pursuant to K.S.A. 12-601 et seq., and amendments thereto, the seller of the property …

12-601. Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners. Whenever any street or avenue in any city shall be graded, regraded, paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, guttered, reguttered, macadamized, remacadamized, or otherwise improved, the cost of such improvement shall…

12-602. Resolution, protest, contract, levy and assessment for improvements. Whenever the governing body of any city deems it necessary to grade, regrade, pave, repave, curb, recurb, gutter, regutter, macadamize, remacadamize or otherwise improve any street or avenue, or any part…

12-603. Intervening street connections. Whenever any adjoining parallel streets or alleys in the city shall have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, the governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade, gutter, curb, pave or macadamize any intervening conn…

12-604. State or federal lands. Whenever any lands owned by the state of Kansas or the government of the United States are situated within the corporate limits of any city, and such city desires to grade or regrade, pave or repave, curb or recurb, or gutter or regutter the street…

12-605. Grading districts; block assessments. In all cases where grading is to be done, the entire distance to be graded shall constitute the grading district, but for all paving, repaving, macadamizing, remacadamizing, curbing, recurbing, guttering and reguttering of streets, av…

12-606. Assessments against unplatted or partially platted lands; extent of benefit district. Where any of the improvements specified in this act are to be made upon streets or avenues, and the pieces of land abutting on such improvement shall not be divided into lots or blocks, …

12-607. Alleys; connecting alleys. Any alley may be graded or regraded, paved or repaved in the same manner as provided for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving of a street or avenue. The governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade or regrade and pave or repave…

12-608. Levy of special assessments; hearing of complaints; ordinance; payment of bonds; limitation on action to set aside assessments. As soon as the cost of such improvement is determined, the governing body shall determine and assess to each lot or parcel of ground liable for …

12-609. Guaranty by contractor for maintenance and repair. The governing body shall have power to provide, in any contract made by them for curbing, guttering or paving any street or alley, that the contractor shall guarantee to maintain and repair the same for such time as the g…

12-610. Application and scope of preceding sections. The preceding sections relating to grading, regrading, paving, repaving, curbing, recurbing, guttering, reguttering, macadamizing or remacadamizing, or otherwise improving any street, avenue, or alley shall govern in the making…

12-612. Improvements by railway companies; liens; assessments. When any street railway, interurban or other railway company is required to pave, grade, repave, drain or repair any street or alley of any city, or any part thereof, used or occupied by said railroad or railway compa…

12-612a. Improvement of railroad right-of-ways leased to city for street purposes; bonds; protest petitions; election. Whenever a railroad company has leased to a city, for a term of 25 years or, a portion of the company's right-of-way to be used for street purposes, at a nominal…

12-614. Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; protest petition; election. Whenever the governing body of any incorporated city shall deem it necessary to resurface or repair any paved street or any portion thereof, which paved street was originally curbed, guttered and …

12-615. Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; tax levy. The bonds herein provided for shall not be issued in an amount in excess of the cost of such work or improvements. Each bond shall specify the date of its separate maturity and shall be in the denominations determi…

12-616. Same; construction. This act shall not repeal any law granting authority to cities to make improvements but shall be in addition to such power. History: L. 1923, ch. 99, § 3; June 9; R.S. 1923, § 12-616.

12-617. Taxing districts in cities of less than 80,000 population; ordinance. For the purpose of providing for the expenses of sewerage and drainage, the governing body of any city having a population of less than 80,000 may by ordinance, divide such city into such number of taxi…

12-618. Taxing districts in cities of less than 80,000 population; systems; assessments or bonds; alteration of boundaries; reassessment of costs and expenses; time for suit or injunction. The governing body of such city shall have power to provide for one or more systems of sewe…

12-619. Cost of main sewers, how determined; ordinance; lands not subject to assessment. If the estimated cost of the main sewer or drain of said system now or hereafter constructed shall be relatively large as compared with the estimated cost of the lateral sewers or drains trib…

12-620. Same; sewers in highways or across vacant lots. The governing body of any such city shall have power to construct sewers or drains through, under, across or along any street, alley or public highway, and may construct such sewers or drains across any vacant lot upon leavi…

12-621. Same; sewage disposal works; costs and expenses; general obligation bonds, when; limitations; election upon petition. The governing body of any such city may operate and maintain disposal works for the purification of the sewage of the city, or of any part thereof. The co…

12-622. Same; sewers and drains outside city; eminent domain. The governing body of any such city shall have power and authority to construct and maintain sewers and drains, with the appurtenances thereof, from the corporate limits of the said city to a connection with any creek,…

12-623. Same; acquisition of land. Whenever the governing body of any such city shall determine to lay off and condemn a right-of-way from the corporate limits of such city to such point on such creek, ravine or river, and to construct sewers or drains, or to build or extend disp…

12-624. Cost of main sewers, how determined; costs, how borne; bonds, limitation. All costs and expenses occasioned by the acquisition of a right-of-way either by purchase or condemnation and by the construction of sewers and drains and disposal works beyond the corporate limits …

12-626. Construction of pumping stations. Whenever, in the judgment of the governing body of any city in the state of Kansas, in the construction, maintenance and operation of its sewer system, whether it be a part of its sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, or a combinatio…

12-627. Same; approval of plans. Before any such pumping plant shall be constructed the plans and specifications of such pumping station shall first be submitted to the secretary of health and environment of the state of Kansas and be approved by such secretary. History: L. 1915,…

12-628. Same; costs; bonds. The cost of construction of such pumping station may be paid from the general fund of such city, or if there be not sufficient money in such fund such city is hereby authorized to issue improvement bonds for the payment thereof to an amount not to exce…

12-629. Same; bond limitations inapplicable. None of the restrictions and limitations contained in any of the statutes of the state of Kansas heretofore enacted shall apply to, or in any way affect the issuance of the bonds authorized by this act, or the bonds so issued. History:…

12-630a. Bonds for sewage treatment and disposal works; election; service charges; tax levy. The governing body of any city may provide for one or more systems of works within or without the city for the treatment and disposal of the sewage of the city or of any part thereof and …

12-631. Ordinance requiring certain property owners to make sewer connections; costs; no-fund warrants, when; tax levies. Any city may in the manner hereinafter provided by ordinance require persons and property owners owning buildings within such city, which buildings are, or sh…

12-631a. Alteration, repair, reconstruction or construction of sewer and payment thereof. Whenever, in the opinion of the governing body of any city in the state of Kansas it shall become necessary to alter, repair or reconstruct any existing sewer which serves two or more sewer …

12-631b. Acquisition of certain sewers or sewage facilities; ordinance. Any city of this state is hereby authorized and empowered to acquire by gift, purchase or otherwise any sanitary sewers or sewage lines located within the corporate limits of said city or within a distance of…

12-631c. Same; service charges; ordinance for management and operation; contracts; sale or disposal; tax revenue not to be used. Any city so acquiring any such sewers or sewage facilities as provided in K.S.A. 12-631b, shall have the right to own, operate and maintain such facili…