Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-610a. History: L. 1955, ch. 84, § 1; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 349, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents US…

12-611. History: R.S. 1923, § 12-611; Repealed, L. 1941, ch. 103, § 16; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statute does not change rule as to who shall pay for grading. Decker v. City of Pleasanton, 117 Kan. 279, 282, 231 P. 330. 2. Ordinance held necessary for construction of sidewalk…

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…

12-613. History: L. 1915, ch. 338, § 1; L. 1921, ch. 96, § 1; L. 1923, ch. 93, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-613; Repealed, L. 1959, ch. 68, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTE…

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. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 20…

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 …

12-625. History: L. 1909, ch. 90, § 9; R.S. 1923, § 12-625; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 53, § 1; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School F…

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:…

12-630. History: L. 1919, ch. 111, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-630; L. 1970, ch. 69, § 5; Repealed, L. 1975, ch. 494, § 39; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Contract between third-class city and second-class city for sewage disposal upheld. City of North Newton v. Regier, 152 Kan. 434, 436, …

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…

12-631d. Same; bonds or warrants, when; lien upon facilities. If such sewer or sewage facilities are acquired by purchase and not by gift or grant, then the cost of such acquisition shall be paid by the issuance of warrants or bonds, but any such warrants or bonds issued for the …

12-631e. Certain cities may alter, repair, construct or reconstruct sewers; payment by city at large; bonds. If the governing body of any city located in a county which has a population of less than 20,000 and an assessed tangible valuation of more than $45,000,000 and in which s…

12-631f. Same; payment of outstanding notes. Any city, such as described in K.S.A. 12-631e which has outstanding at the time this act takes effect temporary notes issued in payment of the costs of any construction or reconstruction of sewers such as described in K.S.A. 12-631e, m…

12-631g. Sewage service charges by cities and township districts; exceptions. The governing body of any city or any township sewer district which has installed or may hereafter install a system of sewage disposal may, by ordinance of such city or by the resolution of the governin…

12-631h. History: L. 1953, ch. 120, § 2; L. 1963, ch. 73, § 1; Repealed, L. 1965, ch. 94, § 1; June 30. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived Scho…

12-631i. Same; sewage disposal system defined; use of revenue. For the purpose of this act, sewage disposal system shall consist of all means by which sewage is transported, treated and disposed of and shall not include drainage or storm sewers or drains: Provided, That for const…

12-631j. Same; rules and regulations. The governing body of a city shall have the power by ordinance, and the governing body of a township sewer district shall have power by resolution, to adopt rules and regulations providing for the management and operation of its sewage system…

12-631k. History: L. 1953, ch. 120, § 5; L. 2004, ch. 107, § 1; L. 2005, ch. 90, § 1; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 95, § 4; July 1. Attorney General's Opinions: Civil procedure; class actions; attorney fees. 94-47. Sewage services charges by cities, liens on rental property. 95-59. CAS…

12-631l. Same; disposition of revenues; reduction of tax levy. All revenues derived from sewage service charges shall be deposited in the treasury and credited to a separate fund to be known as the sewage disposal fund and such revenues shall be used exclusively for the administr…

12-631m. Sewerage service charges; county, sewer district, improvement district or public agencies; establishment, collection and use of proceeds. Any county, sewer district, improvement district or public agency authorized by law to establish and/or operate a sewerage system or …

12-631n. Municipal sewerage systems; definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) "Municipality" means any county, city, sewer district or other public agency or any combination thereof; (b) "S…

12-631o. Same; reserve funds; payment or transfer of certain moneys to fund. Any municipality, by resolution of the governing body thereof, may establish one or more reserve funds for the future maintenance and operation of its sewerage system and for the construction of improvem…

12-631p. Same; use of moneys credited to reserve funds; exempt from budget law; retransfer of certain funds authorized. Moneys credited to such reserve funds may be used by the municipality for the construction, reconstruction, expansion, operation and maintenance of such sewerag…

12-631q. Counties and cities may unite in construction of outlets for drainage of storm water; eminent domain; bonds. Any county may unite with any city within such county for the purpose of constructing outlets for drainage of storm water in such county or city, as herein provid…

12-631r. Storm sewers; construction of improvements outside boundaries of municipality. (a) Whenever the governing body of any city determines it is necessary to construct storm sewers, channels, retention basins or drains for the purpose of managing the storm drainage areas of a…

12-631s. Same; determination of necessity. For the purpose of constructing improvements authorized by K.S.A. 12-631r, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county constructing such improvements shall be the sole judge …

12-631t. Construction and costs of sewage disposal works; bonds. The governing body of any city shall have the power to provide for one or more systems of disposal works for the purification of the sewage of the city or any part thereof, and to build, operate and maintain such di…

12-631u. Same; within or without the city. The governing body of any such city may construct sewage-disposal works within the city limits of any city or within five miles of the city limits of any such city, and such governing body shall have the power and the authority to constr…

12-631v. Same; condemn or purchase lands; consent. The governing body of any such city shall have the power to condemn or acquire by purchase lands for the construction of sewage-disposal plants and lands or any easements therein or rights-of-way necessary for the construction an…

12-631w. Sewage disposal works; cost paid by city; bonds. All the costs and expenses occasioned by the construction of any such disposal works, including the purchase or condemnation of land therefor and including the purchase or condemnation of land for the construction of sewer…

12-631x. Construction and costs of sewage disposal works; payment of bonds; tax levy, use of proceeds. The governing body of such city shall provide for the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same becomes due and payable by the levy of a general tax on all taxa…

12-631y. Delay of assessment of cost by sewer districts; procedure; payment of interest during delay period; notice; hearing. (a) The governing body of any sewer district may provide, by resolution, for the delay of the assessment of the actual cost incurred in the construction o…

12-631z. History: L. 2005, ch. 90, § 5; Repealed, L. 2006, ch. 95, § 4; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USE…