Chapter 12 — CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

12-688. History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 4; Repealed, L. 1981, ch. 173, § 85; July 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Sufficiency of verification; "paper" construed to mean a petition and not an individual "sheet" thereof. Graham v. Corporon, 196 Kan. 564, 565, 566, 570, 571, 413 P.2d 110. Previo…

12-689. Same; costs; how paid. All costs of improvements or reimprovements authorized under the provisions of this act, including acquisition of right-of-way, engineering costs, and all other costs properly attributable to such projects shall be paid by the city at large from the…

12-690. Same; supplemental. This act shall be supplemental to all other acts relating to the improvement of streets, and shall not prevent the use of other statutes for the improving of any such street, boulevard or avenue. History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 6; June 30. Law Review and B…

12-691. Certain county and city agreements with federal agencies on recreational facilities along rivers. Any county or city in which the corps of engineers of the United States army or any other department or agency of the government of the United States is authorized by congres…

12-692. Acquisition of land to open, widen or extend street or to construct or improve storm sewer or drain; special assessments; exemption of certain property. (a) All lots or tracts of land abutting upon any existing or proposed street or highway, the owner or owners or predece…

12-693. Improvements by cities within unincorporated territory within three miles of corporate limits; financing and payment of cost of improvement; agreement with county to establish improvement district for road and street improvements. (a) All cities are hereby authorized to m…

12-694. Water course improvements; eminent domain; police jurisdiction. The governing body of any city may establish, make and regulate public wells, cisterns, aqueducts and reservoirs and provide for filling the same and may establish, alter, change, relocate, straighten, divert…

12-695. Same; bond limitations inapplicable. The bonds issued under this act shall not be included in fixing the limit of any bonded indebtedness of cities. History: L. 1927, ch. 139, § 11; L. 1975, ch. 118, § 2; July 1. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Po…

12-6a01. Procedures for certain improvements and for financing costs; definitions. For the purpose of this act, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: (a) "Improvement" means any type of improvement made under authority of this act …

12-6a02. Same; special assessments; work or improvements authorized. As a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body of any city is hereby authorized to make, or cause to be made, municipal works or improvements which confer a special benefit up…

12-6a03. Same; combining improvements. Any improvements, on or adjacent to two or more streets, or two or more types of improvements in, on or adjacent to the same street or streets may be included in one proceeding and constructed and financed as one improvement. History: L. 195…

12-6a04. Initiation of improvement; notice and hearing, when; resolution determining advisability of. (a) Before any contract is let or any work is ordered or authorized for an improvement, the governing body shall by resolution direct and order a public hearing on the advisabili…

12-6a05. Same; preparation of preliminary plans; reports; plans and specifications; estimates; bids. Before the adoption of a resolution ordering a hearing on the advisability of any improvement, as provided in K.S.A. 12-6a04, the governing body may secure a feasibility report to…

12-6a06. Same; action by governing body; protests. The governing body may, by a majority vote of the entire members-elect, at any time within six months after the final adjournment of the hearing on the advisability of making the improvements, adopt a resolution authorizing the i…

12-6a07. Apportionment of cost of improvement. (a) The city may pay such portion of the cost of the improvement as the governing body may determine, but not more than ninety-five percent (95%) of the total cost thereof. The share of the cost to be paid by the city at large shall …

12-6a08. Financing costs; assessment plan; classifications, formulae and methods of assessment. (a) The portion of the cost of any improvement to be assessed against the property in the improvement district as determined in K.S.A. 12-6a04, and amendments thereto, shall be apporti…

12-6a09. Financing costs; assessment rolls; notice and hearing. (a) As soon as the total cost of any improvement is determined, or the governing body has approved an estimate of the total cost of the improvement in the case of assessments to be levied as determined pursuant to su…

12-6a10. Levy of assessments; interest rates; payment in full, when; payments by taxing units. At such meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the governing body shall hear and pass upon all such objections to each proposed assessment, if any, and may amend the proposed assessmen…

12-6a11. Same; limitation on action to set aside assessments. No suit to set aside the said assessments or otherwise question the validity of the proceedings shall be brought after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the publication of the ordinance fixing said assessments. H…

12-6a12. Same; supplemental assessments; reassessments and new assessments, when. (a) Upon notice and hearing as provided for in the original assessment, the governing body may make supplemental assessments to correct omissions, errors or mistakes in the assessment relating to th…

12-6a13. Improvements; special improvement fund; tax levy, use of proceeds; limitation on fund. Any city proposing to make any improvements under the authority of the act may by ordinance establish a "special improvement fund" in the city treasury, and levy an annual tax on the a…

12-6a14. Same; cost of improvements, how paid; limitations. The total cost of any improvement made under the authority of this act shall be paid as follows: (a) All costs made payable by the city at large which may be paid from general funds legally available for such purposes or…

12-6a15. Same; bond elections, when. The governing body of any city proposing to issue general obligation bonds of the city for payment of any portion of the costs of any improvement authorized by this act may by resolution submit the question of issuing such bonds at a general o…

12-6a16. Same; separate improvement funds; uses; balances. A separate fund shall be created in the city treasury for each improvement or combination of improvements and such fund shall be identified by a suitable title. The proceeds from the sale of bonds and temporary notes and …

12-6a17. Service assessments; collection; no-fund warrants; limitation on actions. (a) The governing body of any city, in addition to any other authority provided by law, may provide for and charge all or any part of the cost of any work performed by the city which is deemed nece…

12-6a18. History: L. 1959, ch. 72, § 5; 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 Finance Documents USE…

12-6a19. Assessment of benefit fee against property not in original improvement district. (a) Whenever the construction of any water, stormwater or sanitary sewer improvement is initiated by petition pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a04, and amendments thereto, the governing body of the ci…

12-6a20. 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. 12-6a01 et seq., and amendments thereto, the seller of the property …

12-6a26. Community improvement district act; purposes of act. (a) The provisions of K.S.A. 12-6a26 through 12-6a36, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the community improvement district act. (b) The powers conferred by this act are for economic development…

12-6a27. Same; definitions. As used in this act, and amendments thereto, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Act" means the provisions of K.S.A. 12-6a26 through 12-6a36, and amendments…

12-6a28. Same; creation of district for financing projects; petition request, contents; findings; establishment of district. (a) In addition to any other power provided by law and as a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body of any municipali…

12-6a29. Same; creation of district for financing projects; petition of owners of 55% of land area within proposed district; financing by community improvement district sales tax; contents of petition; public hearing; establishment of district. (a) In addition to any other power …

12-6a30. Same; special assessments for projects; reduction or elimination of annual installments of assessments; prepayment of assessments. (a) In addition to any other power provided by law and as a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body ma…

12-6a31. Same; community improvement district sales tax; expiration of tax; collection and distribution of tax; community improvement district sales tax fund established; sales and use tax returns provided to certain persons, confidentiality. (a) In addition to and notwithstandin…

12-6a32. Same; suit to set aside assessments or question validity of proceedings or sales tax limited in time; protest petition limited in time. No suit to set aside the assessments or otherwise question the validity of the proceedings for the creation of the district or the auth…

12-6a33. Same; sources for payment of costs of project. The cost of all or a portion of any project authorized pursuant to this act shall be paid from all or any of the following sources: (a) A pledge of special assessments imposed in the district pursuant to this act which have …

12-6a34. Same; creation of separate fund for each district; moneys credited to such funds and use thereof; use of remaining moneys. A separate fund shall be created for each district and such fund shall be identified by a suitable title. Community improvement district sales tax r…

12-6a35. Same; special obligation bonds; issuance; loans from transportation revolving fund; not subject to statutory bonded indebtedness limitations. (a) Any municipality may issue special obligation bonds in one or more series to finance any project in accordance with the provi…

12-6a36. Same; full faith and credit bonds; issuance; applicability of bonded debt limitation; protest petition; loans from transportation revolving fund. (a) Any municipality may issue full faith and credit bonds in one or more series to finance any project in accordance with th…

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12-701. History: L. 1923, ch. 92, § 1; R.S. 1923, § 12-701; L. 1931, ch. 110, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 99, § 1. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Statute held constitutional and valid. Ware v. City of Wichita, 113 Kan. 153, 214 P.…

12-702. History: L. 1923, ch. 92, § 2; R.S. 1923, § 12-702; L. 1943, ch. 93, § 5; L. 1947, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 131, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 99, § 2. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Planning commission properly constitute…

12-703. History: L. 1923, ch. 92, § 3; R.S. 1923, § 12-703; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 99, § 3. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF …

12-704. History: L. 1923, ch. 92, § 4; R.S. 1923, § 12-704; L. 1965, ch. 131, § 2; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 99, § 4. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Power of city in creating zoning districts considered. Ware v. City of Wichita, 113 …

12-704a. History: L. 1965, ch. 131, § 3; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Do…

12-705. History: L. 1923, ch. 92, § 5; R.S. 1923, § 12-705; L. 1929, ch. 108, § 1; L. 1931, ch. 111, § 1; L. 1965, ch. 131, § 4; L. 1970, ch. 71, § 5; L. 1971, ch. 45, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. Source or prior law: L. 1921, ch. 99, § 5. CASE ANNOTATIO…

12-705a. History: L. 1965, ch. 131, § 5; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Reasonableness of annexation hereunder not reviewable under K.S.A. 12-712. Sabatini v. Jayhawk Construction Co., 214 Kan. 408, 413, 520 P.2d 1230. 2. Enactment of K.S.A.…

12-705b. History: L. 1965, ch. 131, § 6; L. 1967, ch. 87, § 1; L. 1973, ch. 59, § 1; L. 1982, ch. 67, § 1; Repealed, L. 1991, ch. 56, § 28; January 1, 1992. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Reasonableness of annexation hereunder not reviewable under K.S.A. 12-712. Sabatini v. Jayhawk Construc…