Chapter 19, COUNTIES AND COUNTY OFFICERS

19-2875. Elections, procedures. (a) All elections shall be called by the park board by adoption of a resolution. The county election officer shall conduct and supervise all elections. Except for bond elections, all elections held under this act shall be conducted in accordance wi…

19-2876. Tax levies; funds, uses; budgets, approval by county commissioners; cash-basis law applicable; claims, presentment and payment. Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2876c, the board may levy annually a tax upon the assessed taxable tangible property within the district…

19-2876a. Investment of county building funds in district recreation funds anticipation notes. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated an urban area pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2654 is hereby authorized and empowered to invest any moneys in the special…

19-2876b. Recreation fund anticipation notes; interest; proceeds; redemption on maturity. Whenever the moneys in the general fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-2876 are insufficient to carry out the purposes for which the expenditure of the moneys in said fund is authorized, …

19-2876c. Approval of electors for increased levy required; submission of proposal. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county recreation district shall not levy the additional one-half (1/2) mill authorized in this act by the amendment to K.S.A. 19-2876, until the same sha…

19-2880. Invalidity of part. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, …

19-2881. Contracts for improvements; plans and specifications; bids; purchases through a public agency. (a) Before the board of any park district created under K.S.A. 19-2859 to 19-2880, inclusive, and amendments thereto, shall let any contract for any improvement which is estima…

19-2881a. Contracts with federal agencies for recreational areas and facilities on or around federal reservoirs within the district; tax levies. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county park and recreation district is hereby authorized to contract in the name of the distr…

19-2881b. Approval of electors; duties of board; application of election laws. The board of commissioners of the Johnson county park and recreation district shall not levy the tax authorized by K.S.A. 19-2881a until the same shall have been submitted to and approved by the qualif…

19-2882. County park districts; definitions. (a) The terms "board," "park board," or "governing board" means the county park district board herein provided for. (b) The terms "district," "park district," and "county park district" shall mean the county park district established a…

19-2883. Establishment; resolution, name. The board of county commissioners of any county which has been designated as an urban area by the legislature, may, upon determination, by resolution, that the establishment of a park district will promote the interests of the county, cre…

19-2884. Powers of district. The county park district shall be a body corporate with power to contract, to sue and to be sued in like manner as other public corporations; to acquire, own, lease and hold real estate for and to establish, improve, finance, operate and maintain impr…

19-2885. Park board; qualifications; terms; appointment; vacancies; compensation. The governing board of the county park district shall consist of five (5) members who shall be qualified electors of the district and reside therein at the time of appointment and during their terms…

19-2886. Officers of board; oaths; bond. Within thirty (30) days after the first appointment, the members of the board shall meet and organize by the election from its own members of a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer. All members and the officers of the bo…

19-2887. Meetings; rules; records; quorum. The county park board shall at a time and place to be designated by said board meet in regular session once in each month during the year, and in special session on the call of the chairman or at the request of any two (2) members on the…

19-2888. Duties of officers of board; authentication of signatures. The chairman, and, in his absence or disability, the vice-chairman, shall preside at all meetings and sign, execute, acknowledge and deliver for the board all contracts, warrants, or documents of any kind require…

19-2889. Acquisition of real estate; eminent domain. The park board in the name of the district shall have power to accept by gift or devise or to purchase or to condemn real estate lying within the county. The county park district is hereby given the power of eminent domain and …

19-2890. Powers of board. The park board shall have power: (a) To finance, operate, improve and maintain the county park district as provided in this act. (b) To accept by gift or devise any real or personal property, and to purchase and lease and condemn real estate for use of t…

19-2891. Park superintendent; appointment, powers, duties. The county park board may select and appoint a park superintendent and his term of office shall be during the pleasure of said board. He shall manage and control the district under the general supervision of said board. T…

19-2892. Deposit of moneys by treasurer. All money coming into the hands of the treasurer of the board shall be deposited in one or more banks designated by the board and be protected as provided by article 14 of chapter 9 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto. …

19-2893. Improvements; zoning regulations, when; improvements limited; plats. The park board shall have authority to make all improvements necessary to any lands acquired or leased by the park district to provide for the enjoyment and relaxation of the inhabitants of the district…

19-2894. County park districts; rules and regulations; violations and penalties thereof; conduct, fees, leases, fishing and boating. (a) The park board may by resolution adopt rules and regulations for the operation of the park district and prescribe penalties for violation of an…

19-2895. Administrative expenses. All administrative expenses incurred by the board in the discharge of their duties in accordance with the provisions of this act shall be paid from funds allowed for such purpose by the county commissioners out of the general fund of the county. …

19-2896. Revenue bonds for capital improvements. The county park district board may issue revenue bonds to finance the cost of purchasing and constructing revenue producing capital improvements, and such bonds shall be a specific lien upon properties and facilities constructed an…

19-2897. Bonds for additional land for public park purposes; limitation. In any county having a population of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand (175,000) and less than two hundred fifty thousand (250,000), the board of county commissioners is hereby authorized to issue …

19-2898. Resolution by park boards; contents; approval of county commissioners; engineering report and recommendations. Whenever, any county park board of commissioners certifies by resolution, in writing, to the board of county commissioners of any such county, that the fenced c…

19-2899. Determination as to plan; appraisers; negotiation; eminent domain. After receipt of the engineering report and recommendations about acquisition of additional park land, if any, such board of county commissioners and county park board of commissioners shall jointly confe…

19-2908. Zoning regulations inapplicable to existing structures or agricultural land; exceptions. Regulations adopted under authority of this act shall not apply to existing structures nor to the existing use of any buildings or land, but shall apply to any alteration of a buildi…

19-2916b. Counties with a population between 150,000 and 200,000; bonds to carry out master plan. Whenever the planning board in counties having a population of more than one hundred fifty-thousand (150,000) and less than 200,000 has filed with the board of county commissioners a…

19-2916c. Bond election. No bonds shall be issued under the provisions of this act unless and until the same are authorized by a vote of the electors of such county. History: L. 1953, ch. 168, § 2; June 30.

19-2916d. Bond limitations inapplicable. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall not be subject to limitations of bonded indebtedness of such county. History: L. 1953, ch. 168, § 3; June 30.

19-2921. Zoning regulations inapplicable to existing structures or agricultural land; exceptions. Regulations adopted under authority of this act shall not apply to the existing use of any buildings or land and shall not prevent the restoration of a building damaged not more than…

19-2950. Zoning in improvement districts; public purpose. For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and general welfare and for conserving the values of property within any improvement district which is located adjacent to any park or recreation area within W…

19-2951. Notice and hearing; zoning resolution; procedure. Before any improvement district shall create any zone or district or regulate or restrict the use of buildings or land therein, the governing body shall approve a proposed zoning resolution fixing the boundaries of the pr…

19-2952. Existing uses; alterations. Resolutions passed under authority of this act shall not apply to the existing use of any building or land, and shall not prevent the restoration of a building damaged not more than 50% of its structural value by fire, explosion, act of God, o…

19-2953. Violations; actions. Any violation of any provision of this act shall be deemed to be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not to exceed $200 for each offense and each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense, and the governing body shall have the authori…

19-2954. Reasonableness. Any and all acts and regulations or amendments thereto provided for or authorized by this act shall be reasonable and any person having an interest in property affected may have the reasonableness of any such act, regulation or amendment thereto determine…

19-2955. Termination of zoning authority. The authority of any improvement district to adopt or enforce zoning regulations under the authority of this act shall cease and terminate on the date the county in which the district is located adopts and places in effect zoning regulati…

19-2956. Planning and zoning in urban areas; purpose. The purpose of this act is to authorize any county designated as an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, to prepare and adopt plans and land use regulations with multiple advisory bodies s…

19-2957. Zoning boards for townships and county planning commission; consolidated zoning boards; establishment; membership; meetings; powers. (a) The board of county commissioners, by resolution, may establish a zoning board for each township within the county. The board shall co…

19-2958. Comprehensive plan; procedure to approve; notice; hearing; consideration by county commissioners; revision, amendment and annual review of plan, procedure. (a) The planning commission, with the approval of the board of county commissioners, may make or cause to be made a…

19-2959. Intergovernmental planning agreements; approval of county commissioners. In order to promote efficiency and coordination in the overall planning by the various governmental entities having an interest within the geographical territory embraced within the planning authori…

19-2960. Urban areas; zoning regulations; zoning districts or classifications; notice; hearing; fees; amendments to regulations, rezoning or conditional uses, procedure; protest of rezoning or conditional use; existing uses; agricultural exemption; plans for streets and highways.…

19-2961. Regulations concerning subdivision of land in unincorporated area of county, procedure; reservation of land for open space or recreation; notice; hearing; amendment of regulations; fees; platting of subdivision, approval; building permits; naming and numbering streets. (…

19-2962. Board of zoning appeals; establishment; membership; meetings; powers; review of board decisions contrary to zoning regulations; judicial review. (a) Any zoning regulations adopted under this act shall provide for the establishment of a board of zoning appeals. The board …

19-2963. Penalties for violations; actions for enforcement. Any county which adopts a resolution under the provisions of this act shall have power to declare the violation thereof a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 for each offense and to provide that each …

19-2964. Reasonableness of regulations; appeal. Any person having an interest in property affected may have the reasonableness of any such act, regulation or amendment thereto determined by bringing an action against the board of county commissioners in the manner set out in K.S.…

19-2965. Existing zoning and planning continued in force until adoption of comprehensive plan. Any comprehensive plan or part thereof, subdivision regulations or zoning regulations adopted by the board of county commissioners under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2901 to 19-2913, inc…

19-2966. Severability of act. If any provision of this act is held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of other provisions of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision. History: L. 1984, ch. 96, § 11; May 3.

19-3001. Drought emergency resolution; purchase of pumping equipment. Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county of the state of Kansas shall declare by resolution that a drought emergency exists, they are hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate and expend fr…