Chapter 13, CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS

13-10,131. Same; fund, uses. A separate fund shall be created in the city treasury for each storm drainage district and identified by the name or number of such district. The proceeds from tax levies and the sale of bonds or temporary notes authorized under the provisions of this…

13-10,132. Same; tax levies. The governing body of any city creating a storm drainage district under the provisions of this act is hereby authorized to levy an annual tax of not to exceed three (3) mills upon all of the property located within the district for the purpose of prov…

13-10,133. Same; bonds; protest petition; election provisions. The governing body of any city which has created a storm drainage district under the provisions of this act may issue general obligation bonds of the city or bonds payable by a tax levy against property located within…

13-10,140. Establishment of special improvement fund by certain cities; amount; expenditures, purposes, conditions and limitations; certain moneys may be credited to fund. Any city having a commission form of government and a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand (15…

13-10,141. Property damaged in certain cities by flood; reconstruction or repair; tax levy, use of proceeds; election required. The governing body of any city of the first class located in a county having a population of more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) and less than twent…

13-10,142. Same; disposition of moneys; use. All moneys derived from taxes levied by any city under the authority of K.S.A. 13-10,141 shall be placed in a special flood damage repair fund and shall be used only for the purposes set forth in K.S.A. 13-10,141. History: L. 1974, ch.…

13-1008d. Sidewalks in cities of 60,000 population or more; special assessments. Any city of the first class having a population of not less than sixty thousand (60,000) is authorized to construct sidewalks within the city and to levy special assessments therefor upon the owners …

13-1008e. Same; petition; resolution. Whenever a petition signed by persons owning not less than fifty percent (50%) of the real estate abutting the proposed sidewalk construction praying for the construction of a sidewalk or sidewalks in the area proposed, is filed with the city…

13-1008f. Same; how cost assessed. The cost of all sidewalks constructed under the provisions of this act shall be assessed to the property abutting on such sidewalks. History: L. 1955, ch. 111, § 3; June 30. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Mentioned in construing K.S.A. 12-6a08; arbitrary a…

13-1008g. Same; payment in full by property owner; notice; bond issue. When a sidewalk or sidewalks has or have been constructed and where special assessments must be levied for the expense thereof, the governing body shall, as soon as the cost is ascertained, levy an assessment …

13-1008h. Same; how assessment levied; temporary notes. The assessment for construction of such sidewalks shall be levied as provided for in K.S.A. 12-1811, 12-1812 and 12-1814, and any amendments thereto: Provided, That temporary notes may be issued during the construction of su…

13-1010. Connecting street with paved road; assessments. The governing body of any city of the first class may by resolution when it may be deemed necessary, curb, gutter, pave, macadamize or grade any street to a distance of one half of a mile so as to connect that portion of th…

13-1011. Street and alley improvements; resolution; assessments; petition, when; bonds; notice of assessment; cancellation of proceedings, when. (a) When the governing body deems it necessary to grade, regrade or improve any street, lane, avenue or alley, or any part thereof, wit…

13-1011f. Improvement of streets abutting school grounds; bonds. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city of the first class the pavement of any street, avenue or boulevard abutting on any school grounds or the board of education of such city is too narrow it ma…

13-1013. System of sewerage and drainage; districts; cost; assessments. The governing body may provide for a system of sewerage and drainage for the city, or any part thereof, and build and construct sewers and drains for the city, or any part thereof. Such sewers shall be constr…

13-1014. Right-of-way for sewerage. The governing body may construct flushing-ditches or conduits, discharging-sewers or outlets for sewers, and connect the same with any creek or river at any point within five miles of the corporate limits of the city, and for this purpose the r…

13-1015. Condemnation of right-of-way. Whenever the governing body shall determine to lay off and condemn a right of way from the corporate limits to a point on such creek or river and to connect sewers therewith, as aforesaid, the governing body may proceed to condemn the same a…

13-1016. Consent to acquisition of way; cost of condemnation. Any person through whose lands such flushing-ditch or conduit, discharging-sewer or outlet may be constructed, or who would be otherwise damaged, may give consent thereto in writing, and such writing, with formal ackno…

13-1017. Estimate of cost of improvements; contracts; bids; bond issue, when. Before undertaking the construction or reconstruction of any sidewalk, curb, gutter, bridge, pavement, sewer or any other public improvement of any street, highway, public grounds or public building or …

13-1018f. Cities of 95,000 population or more; system of sewage-disposal works; cost; bonds. The governing body of any city of the first class having a population of 95,000 or more in this state shall have the power to provide for one or more systems of disposal works, or additio…

13-1018g. Same; duties and authority of governing body. 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 authority …

13-1018h. Same; right to acquire land. 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 and maintenanc…

13-1018i. Cities of 95,000 population or more; sewage-disposal works; cost; bonds. All the cost and expenses of 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…

13-1018j. Same; tax levy; election; when; when charges to be made for use of system. The governing body of such city shall provide for the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same become due and payable by the levy of a general tax on all taxable property in suc…

13-1018k. Same; invalidity of part. If any part or parts of this act are held to be unconstitutional, the remaining part or parts thereof shall not be affected thereby. History: L. 1929, ch. 123, § 6; March 7.

13-1018l. Cities of more than 120,000 population; sewers on publicly owned ground; bonds; limitations. Whenever it shall be made to appear by the passage of a resolution finding and declaring it necessary so to do that public property belonging to any city having a population of …

13-1023. For what purposes private property may be purchased or condemned. Private property may be purchased or condemned for streets, alleys, levees, market houses, market places, depot grounds, bridges or approaches thereto, public buildings, sewers, to acquire stone quarries o…

13-1024a. General improvements and land therefor; borrowing money and bond issues; when election required. For the purpose of paying for any bridge, viaduct, public building, including the land necessary therefor, for lands for public parks and developing the same, within or with…

13-1024b. Same; construction of bridge or viaduct within or without city; agreements with other bodies; acquisition of land; bonds; election, when; tax levies; payment of county's share. Any city may construct any bridge or viaduct within the city or without such city but not in …

13-1024c. Cities of over 200,000 population; issuance of bonds for public improvements; limitation. The governing body of any city of the first class having a population of over two hundred thousand (200,000) is hereby authorized to issue bonds of the city without an election for…

13-1026. Bridges or viaducts in cities of over 60,000 population; bonds. In any city of the first class having a population in excess of sixty thousand (60,000) owning or having under its care and control any bridges or viaducts that are to be maintained at the expense of the cit…

13-1029. Sewer districts for pumping stations and sewers; assessments and bonds. Cities of the first class may create districts for the purpose of constructing and maintaining pumping stations and main and intercepting sewers, and in creating such districts may include therein th…

13-1030. Same; condemnation, bonds and assessments for sewer right of way. Cities of the first class shall have the power to condemn or acquire by purchase, lands, or any easement therein, or right of way through the same, necessary for the construction and maintenance of sewers.…

13-1038. Street improvements; resolution; bonds. Whenever, in the judgment of the governing body of any city of the first class in the state of Kansas, it becomes expedient and a public necessity to recurb, regutter, resurface or repave or repair any street or alley or any portio…

13-1039. Same; making of such improvements. After the resolution has been passed and published the city may then proceed to improve said street or alley in the manner herein authorized as if an original improvement. History: L. 1921, ch. 118, § 3; March 1; R.S. 1923, § 13-1039.

13-1040. Same; costs; assessments; bonds of cities between 15,000 and 110,000 population. The city at large shall pay one-third of the entire cost of the improvements above authorized and the property liable to special assessment for similar improvement in the first instance shal…

13-1042. Reimprovement of streets in cities of over 95,000 population. Whenever any street, boulevard or alley in any city of the first class having a population of over 95,000 shall have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved or macadamized, the governing body may, when it deems i…

13-1055a. Sanitary interceptor or main storm sewers or drains in first-class cities; expenses and plans for construction; bids. Whenever the governing body of any city of the first class shall determine that it is necessary to build and construct one or more main sanitary interce…

13-1055b. Same; bonds; limitations; retirement. For the purpose of paying for any main sanitary interceptor sewers or one or more main storm water sewers or drains ordered constructed under this act, the governing body may issue general obligation bonds of the city. Such bonds sh…

13-1056. Cities of 25,000 population or more; floodgates in sewers; intercepting sewers; pumping plants. The governing body of cities of the first class having a population of 25,000 or more shall have power to build floodgates in sewers that empty through dikes built by the city…

13-1057. Same; bonds; limitation. For the purpose of paying for the building of such floodgates, intercepting sewers and pumping plants authorized by this act, the governing body of cities of the first class may issue bonds without regard to other indebtedness of the city, in an …

13-1057b. Cities of less than 11,500 and cities between 17,500 and 25,000 population; storm sewers or drains. Whenever the governing body of any city of the first class having a population of less than 11,500, or any city of the first class having a population of more than 17,500…

13-1057c. Same; expense paid by city. The building and construction of the storm water sewers or drains shall be at the expense of the entire municipality and shall be upon plans and specifications of the city engineer or engineer employed by the city and may be built by the city…

13-1057d. Same; bonds. For the purpose of paying for each storm water sewer or drain ordered constructed by it under this act, the governing body of any such city may issue general obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars. Such bonds shall be issued, reg…

13-1057e. Same; powers of governing body. For the purpose of making the improvements provided for in this act, the governing body of such city of the first class shall be the sole judge of the expediency of making said improvement and the issuance of said bonds in payment therefo…

13-1074. Authority to lease levee property in cities of 100,000 population or more. Any city of the first class of the state of Kansas having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more, and which has acquired for levee purposes, by purchase, dedication, donation or …

13-1075. Same; purpose; term. The governing body of any such municipality may for the purpose of having such levee property, or any part thereof, improved by the erection thereon of wharfs, warehouses, grain elevators, industrial establishments, docks, and such railroad facilitie…

13-1076. Same; reservations. Such lease shall reserve to the city and the state of Kansas, or any other superior governmental authority, the right to establish or reestablish harbor lines, and build and repair dikes along the water front of such property, and said lease shall fur…

13-1077. Same; improvements to be approved by governing body. Before the lessee shall construct warehouses, grain elevators, industrial establishments, roads, streets or drives, or make any other improvements on said levee property, he or she shall submit to the governing body fo…

13-1114b. Development of master plan outside city limits, when; acquisition of rights-of-way and lands. Any city of the first class which shall have adopted a master street plan for the city and its environs, as provided by K.S.A. 13-1109, may develop such master street plan outs…