Kansas StatutesChapter 12 CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
- Article 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 12-101. Corporate powers; home rule of local affairs and government.
- 12-101a. Authority to levy tax for general fund.
- 12-102. Name.
- 12-103. How powers exercised.
- 12-104. "Governing body" defined.
- 12-105
- 12-105a. Uniform procedure for payment of claims and other indebtedness by municipalities; definitions.
- 12-105b. Uniform procedure for payment of claims; presentment of claims; claims which could give rise to action under Kansas tort claims act; notice, contents, limitation on commencement of action; pa
- 12-106
- 12-107
- 12-108, 12-109
- 12-110
- 12-110a. Purchase, repair or replacement of certain equipment, apparatus or machinery; no-fund warrants or bonds; procedure; limitations.
- 12-110b. Special fund for law enforcement and purchase of ambulance and firefighting equipment; tax levies, use of proceeds; protest petition and election; investment of fund.
- 12-110c. Purchase of fire-fighting equipment; issuance of general obligation bonds; procedure; limitations.
- 12-110d. Special fund for replacement of ambulance or emergency medical service equipment; transfer, use and budgeting of funds; municipality defined.
- 12-111. Fire fighting beyond territorial limits of city or township; privileges and immunities.
- 12-111a. Exemption of certain annuities, pensions and benefits of policemen and firemen from taxes and civil liability; exception, qualified domestic relations order.
- 12-111b. Application of 12-111a, 13-14a10, 14-10a10 and 74-4978g.
- 12-112
- 12-113
- 12-114
- 12-115 to 12-119
- 12-120. Destruction of certain records.
- 12-121. Same; application of act.
- 12-122. Reproduction of records on film.
- 12-123. Same; evidence in courts or administrative agencies.
- 12-124
- 12-125
- 12-126
- 12-127 to 12-136
- 12-137. Limitations and procedures for exercise of constitutional home rule power of taxation or other revenue measures; ordinance; notice; referendum.
- 12-138. Same; election procedure; notice of election.
- 12-138a. Initiative election on levying tax or other revenue measure.
- 12-138b. Continuation in effect of tax or other revenue measures.
- 12-138c. Taxes levied under home rule; prohibition under certain circumstances.
- 12-139
- 12-140. Cities prohibited from levying taxes on income; exception.
- 12-141
- 12-142. Cities prohibited from imposing sales or excise taxes on sales of cigarettes or cereal malt beverages or products; exception.
- 12-143. City vehicle tax authorized; tax situs; amount of tax.
- 12-144. Same; approval by election required.
- 12-145. Same; exemptions.
- 12-146. Same; use of tax proceeds.
- 12-147. Tax subdivisions authorized to enter into agreements with owners of tax exempt property for payments in lieu of taxes.
- 12-148. Same; contract provisions; apportionment of revenues.
- 12-149. Same; budgeting of revenues.
- 12-150. Agreements with county commissioners for auditing of books and records of certain political subdivisions and quasi-municipal corporations.
- 12-151. Property of city exempt from levy, execution and sale; judgments not lien on property.
- 12-152. Contracts for electric lighting of streets, hospitals and other public health facilities and for furnishing electric power to hospitals and other public health facilities.
- 12-153. Filing with register of deeds any ordinance or resolution creating certain special districts; duties of register of deeds.
- 12-154. Election to change name of city; resolution or petition therefor; similarity to name of another city, certificate of secretary of state.
- 12-155. Same; certification of resolution or petition; submission of proposition by county election officer.
- 12-156. Same; form of proposition; notice; expenses.
- 12-157. Same; canvass; approval of proposition, effect.
- 12-158. Election supplemental and alternative to other procedures.
- 12-159 to 12-170
- 12-171. Petty cash funds; establishment, records and reports; restoration of moneys in fund; use; bond of responsible employees.
- 12-172
- 12-173, 12-174
- 12-175
- 12-176
- 12-176a
- 12-177 to 12-181
- 12-182
- 12-183. Hospitals; maintenance and improvement; tax levies, use of proceeds.
- 12-184. Adoption or abandonment of forms of city government; submission to electors, how; petition; notice of election.
- 12-185. Cities between 100,000 and 160,000 and agencies thereof operating residential property outside city; payment in lieu of taxes to school district.
- 12-186. Same; use of moneys by school district.
- 12-187. Countywide and city retailers' sales taxes; procedure for imposition; election required; rate; use of revenue; validation of certain elections; continuation in effect of certain taxes; aut
- 12-187a. Same; power conferred to impose tax outside of boundaries.
- 12-187b
- 12-188
- 12-189. Same; rates, general and special, exceptions for certain counties; administration and collection by state; refunds; remittance to cities and counties; monthly reports; confidentiality requirem
- 12-189a. Same; certain sales exempt from state sales tax subject to local tax.
- 12-189b
- 12-189c
- 12-189d. Sales of bingo cards, faces and instant bingo tickets; exempt.
- 12-189e
- 12-189f
- 12-190
- 12-191. Same; situs of taxable transactions; rules and regulations; effective date for collection of taxes; revenue in excess of budget, disposition.
- 12-191a
- 12-192. Same; apportionment of revenue from countywide retailers' sales tax between county and cities located therein, exceptions; notification of state sales tax collected in county for preceding
- 12-192a
- 12-192b
- 12-192c
- 12-193
- 12-194. Same; city and county excise taxes prohibited, exceptions; rate increase for certain development excise taxes, election required.
- 12-195. Same; use of proceeds for payment of bonds prohibited; exceptions.
- 12-195a. Same; allotment of county proceeds to townships.
- 12-195b. Same; pledge of proceeds for payment of bonds; conditions.
- 12-196. Same; transfer of revenue to road and bridge fund.
- 12-197. Same; pledging of revenue received; procedure.
- 12-198. Imposition of city and county and Washburn university compensating use tax upon tangible personal property, vehicles and vessels; rate; continued exemption for provision of certain tangible pe
- 12-199. Imposition of city and county compensating use tax upon certain motor vehicles; rate; administration, collections and distribution.
- 12-1,100. Reserved.
- 12-1,101. Tax upon gross earnings derived from money, notes and other evidence of debt; imposition by counties, cities and townships, procedure; rate of tax; petition for elimination of tax; petition
- 12-1,102. Same; definitions.
- 12-1,103
- 12-1,103a. Same; tax situs.
- 12-1,104. Same; filing of returns; persons required to file and pay tax.
- 12-1,105. Same; penalty for refusal or failure to file return.
- 12-1,106. Same; time of payment; collection.
- 12-1,107. Same; disposition of tax receipts.
- 12-1,108. Same; inspection of returns; unlawful acts, penalty.
- 12-1,109. Same; exemptions.
- 12-1,110. Same; rules and regulations.
- 12-1,111 to 12-1,114. Reserved.
- 12-1,115. Collection of certain unpaid special assessments; action in district court for debt.
- 12-1,116. Reserved.
- 12-1,117. Municipal equipment reserve fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
- 12-1,118. Multi-year capital improvement fund; purpose; investment and transfer of moneys in fund.
- 12-1,119. Consolidated street and highway fund; transfer of moneys; use of moneys.
- 12-1,120. Fingerprinting of chief of police; fingerprints forwarded to K.B.I. for background investigation; cost.
- 12-1,121. Publication of notices, advertisements or other publications; failure to publish in strict compliance with law; validity.
- Article 2 MUNICIPAL LIABILITY
- Article 3 CONSOLIDATION OF MUNICIPALITIES
- 12-301. Consolidation of cities; definitions.
- 12-302. Same; initiation of process; election; limitations.
- 12-303. Name of city; election for change, when.
- 12-304. Resolution for joint session of councils.
- 12-305. Holding joint session; officers.
- 12-306. Joint session; adjournment; vote requirement.
- 12-307. Joint ordinance; publication.
- 12-308. Smaller city to become part of larger.
- 12-309. Smaller city as ward; redistricting.
- 12-310. Filling vacancies in offices of smaller city.
- 12-311. Ordinances and regulations of larger city operative.
- 12-312. Terms of officers of smaller cities.
- 12-313
- 12-314. Debts of smaller cities assumed.
- 12-315. Property of smaller cities.
- 12-316. Pending actions against smaller cities.
- 12-317
- 12-318. Terms for consolidation stated in joint ordinance.
- 12-319. Boundaries.
- 12-320. Payment of collected taxes to treasurer, when.
- 12-321. Subsequent consolidation proceedings permitted.
- 12-322. Re-levy of taxes; validation of assessments.
- 12-323. Records of joint session of council.
- 12-324. Records and moneys of smaller cities.
- 12-325
- 12-326. Notice to owner or purchaser to file plat of land.
- 12-327. Proceedings on such notice.
- 12-328. Execution of plat by city; effect as evidence.
- 12-329. Cost of plat assessed against property; suit to collect.
- 12-330. Approval or disapproval of owner's plat.
- 12-331. Ordinance approving city's plat; action to set aside.
- 12-331a. Expenditures by consolidated city during year consolidation effected.
- 12-332
- 12-333 to 12-339. Reserved.
- 12-340. Consolidation of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte county; definitions.
- 12-341. Same; election, when required.
- 12-342. Same; consolidation study commission, appointment; executive director.
- 12-343. Same; commission, powers and duties; studies and investigations; consolidation plan, submission to legislature, voter approval.
- 12-344. Same; consolidation plan, required provisions.
- 12-345. Same; consolidated city-county, powers, duties, limitations; bonded debt; sales tax; special service districts.
- 12-346. Same; annexation, limitations.
- 12-347 to 12-349. Reserved.
- 12-350. Consolidation of Topeka and Shawnee county; definitions.
- 12-351. Same; consolidation study commission, appointment; executive director.
- 12-352. Same; commission, powers and duties; studies and investigations; consolidation plan; voter approval.
- 12-353. Same; consolidation plan, required provisions.
- 12-354. Same; Shawnee county, designated as urban area.
- 12-355. Same; consolidated city-county; powers, duties, limitations, bonded debt; sales tax; special service districts; changes inform of government.
- 12-356. Same; annexation, limitation.
- 12-357. Same; costs.
- 12-358
- 12-359. Same; severability.
- 12-360. Unification of governmental units in Greeley county; definitions.
- 12-361. Same; unification commission, membership, compensation and reimbursement for expenses; executive director; officers.
- 12-362. Same; studies, hearings and notice; preliminary and final plan; election.
- 12-363. Same; unification plan, required provisions.
- 12-364. Same; Greeley county designated as an urban area.
- 12-365. Same; unified city-county powers, duties, limitations; bonded debt; sales tax; special service districts; voting area; changes in form of government.
- 12-366. Same; annexation after unification.
- 12-367. Same; costs of unification.
- 12-368
- 12-369. Same; severability.
- Article 4 PLATS OF CITIES AND TOWNSITES
- Article 5 ADDITIONS, VACATION AND LOT FRONTAGE
- 12-501
- 12-502
- 12-502a
- 12-502b
- 12-502c
- 12-503
- 12-503a. Annexation of parts of townships, improvement districts and other units; providing of services in area annexed; payment of cost.
- 12-503b. Same; act inapplicable to school districts.
- 12-504. Petition for vacation of site or addition, street or alley, or for exclusion of land; notice; hearing.
- 12-505. Same; proceedings on petition.
- 12-506. Reversion of vacated street, alley or public reservation.
- 12-507. Definition of terms.
- 12-508. Fees; issuance of subpoenas.
- 12-509. Costs; deposits.
- 12-510. Limitation of boundaries after exclusion of land.
- 12-510a
- 12-510b. Exclusion of veterans affairs medical center land from certain cities; procedure.
- 12-511
- 12-512
- 12-512a. Vacation of streets, avenues, alleys and lanes by cities; reservation of certain rights-of-way and easements.
- 12-512b. Vacation of plats and other public reservations; recording plat or replat; reversion.
- 12-513. Power to change frontage.
- 12-514. Petition for change.
- 12-515. Hearing on petition; ordinance and certificate; plat; recordation.
- 12-516. Payment of costs; when change valid.
- 12-517. Resolution declaring boundary, when.
- 12-518. Same; filing of certified copies.
- 12-519. Definitions.
- 12-520. Conditions which permit annexation; ordinance; severability of ordinance where annexation invalid.
- 12-520a. Resolution; hearing; notice; publication; sketch of area; criteria considered at hearing; consent, effect.
- 12-520b. Plans for extension of services; reports, contents; statement of plans for extension of municipal services to area; consent, effect.
- 12-520c. Annexation of land not adjoining city, when; resolution to county commissioners; findings by board spread upon journal; effect; appeals to district court.
- 12-521. Petition to county commissioners for annexation of certain lands city not authorized to annex; contents; plans; reports, contents; statement of plans; hearing, time and place; publication noti
- 12-521a. Same; annexation of a fire district; criteria to be considered.
- 12-522. Filing of annexation ordinance.
- 12-523. Effective dates of annexation; exceptions.
- 12-524. Annexation of city or part of city not authorized.
- 12-525
- 12-526. Severability.
- 12-527. Annexation of lands located in water districts; title to facilities; compensation; bonded debt.
- 12-528. Same; bonds; limitations; use of other funds.
- 12-529. Annexation of military reservation prohibited.
- 12-530. Notice of proposed annexation to be given to planning commission; review by commission.
- 12-531. Hearing by county commissioners five years after annexation or litigation to consider compliance with service extension plan.
- 12-532. Petition by landowners to exclude land from the city if municipal services not provided; notice and hearing; order to exclude land, when; record of order by register of deeds; land not liable
- 12-533. Action to compel city to provide services according to written agreement; order to exclude land, when; record of order by register of deeds; land not liable for certain taxes.
- 12-534. Agreement by city to extend municipal services; consent to annexation by owner and successors; filing of agreement with register of deeds.
- 12-535. Contractual agreement to guarantee apportionment of costs of improvements.
- 12-536. Effect of act on certain annexations.
- 12-537. Severability.
- 12-538. Actions challenging certain annexations under 12-520; considerations of the court.
- Article 6 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
- 12-601. Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners.
- 12-602. Resolution, protest, contract, levy and assessment for improvements.
- 12-603. Intervening street connections.
- 12-604. State or federal lands.
- 12-605. Grading districts; block assessments.
- 12-606. Assessments against unplatted or partially platted lands; extent of benefit district.
- 12-607. Alleys; connecting alleys.
- 12-608. Levy of special assessments; hearing of complaints; ordinance; payment of bonds; limitation on action to set aside assessments.
- 12-609. Guaranty by contractor for maintenance and repair.
- 12-610. Application and scope of preceding sections.
- 12-610a
- 12-611
- 12-612. Improvements by railway companies; liens; assessments.
- 12-612a. Improvement of railroad right-of-ways leased to city for street purposes; bonds; protest petitions; election.
- 12-613
- 12-614. Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; protest petition; election.
- 12-615. Resurfacing and repair of paved streets; bonds; tax levy.
- 12-616. Same; construction.
- 12-617. Taxing districts in cities under 80,000; ordinance.
- 12-618. Taxing districts in cities under 80,000; systems; assessments or bonds; alteration of boundaries; reassessment of costs and expenses; time for suit or injunction.
- 12-619. Cost of main sewers, how determined; ordinance; lands not subject to assessment.
- 12-620. Same; sewers in highways or across vacant lots.
- 12-621. Same; sewage disposal works; costs and expenses; general obligation bonds, when; limitations; election upon petition.
- 12-622. Same; sewers and drains outside city; eminent domain.
- 12-623. Same; acquisition of land.
- 12-624. Cost of main sewers, how determined; costs, how borne; bonds, limitation.
- 12-625
- 12-626. Construction of pumping stations.
- 12-627. Same; approval of plans.
- 12-628. Same; costs; bonds.
- 12-629. Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
- 12-630
- 12-630a. Bonds for sewage treatment and disposal works; election; service charges; tax levy.
- 12-631. Ordinance requiring certain property owners to make sewer connections; costs; no-fund warrants, when; tax levies.
- 12-631a. Alteration, repair, reconstruction or construction of sewer and payment thereof.
- 12-631b. Acquisition of certain sewers or sewage facilities; ordinance.
- 12-631c. Same; service charges; ordinance for management and operation; contracts; sale or disposal; tax revenue not to be used.
- 12-631d. Same; bonds or warrants, when; lien upon facilities.
- 12-631e. Certain cities may alter, repair, construct or reconstruct sewers; payment by city at large; bonds.
- 12-631f. Same; payment of outstanding notes.
- 12-631g. Sewage service charges by cities and township districts; exceptions.
- 12-631h
- 12-631i. Same; sewage disposal system defined; use of revenue.
- 12-631j. Same; rules and regulations.
- 12-631k
- 12-631l. Same; disposition of revenues; reduction of tax levy.
- 12-631m. Sewerage service charges; county, sewer district, improvement district or public agencies; establishment, collection and use of proceeds.
- 12-631n. Municipal sewerage systems; definitions.
- 12-631o. Same; reserve funds; payment or transfer of certain moneys to fund.
- 12-631p. Same; use of moneys credited to reserve funds; exempt from budget law; retransfer of certain funds authorized.
- 12-631q. Counties and cities may unite in construction of outlets for drainage of storm water; eminent domain; bonds.
- 12-631r. Storm sewers; construction of improvements outside boundaries of municipality.
- 12-631s. Same; determination of necessity.
- 12-631t. Construction and costs of sewage disposal works; bonds.
- 12-631u. Same; within or without the city.
- 12-631v. Same; condemn or purchase lands; consent.
- 12-631w. Sewage disposal works; cost paid by city; bonds.
- 12-631x. Construction and costs of sewage disposal works; payment of bonds; tax levy, use of proceeds.
- 12-631y. Delay of assessment of cost by sewer districts; procedure; payment of interest during delay period; notice; hearing.
- 12-631z
- 12-632
- 12-633
- 12-634
- 12-635. Authorization of improvements within or without city limits; eminent domain; federal cooperation; agreements with watershed or drainage districts.
- 12-636. Same; resolution; engineer's estimate and report.
- 12-637. Same; review of engineer's report by chief engineer; approval or disapproval.
- 12-638. Same; eminent domain proceedings; advertising for bids.
- 12-639
- 12-640. Same; objection to appraiser's report; notice and hearing.
- 12-641. Same; hearing on report.
- 12-642. Same; time for objections to report.
- 12-643. Same; appeal to district court; bond; transcript, filing.
- 12-644. Overflow of natural watercourses; bonds of city.
- 12-645. Same; appraisers; special benefit assessments; general tax levy, when.
- 12-646. Same; bond limitations inapplicable, when.
- 12-646a. Flood control works; maintenance and operation; tax levy, use of proceeds.
- 12-646b. City of Halstead authorized to establish a flood control improvements fund.
- 12-647
- 12-648
- 12-649
- 12-650
- 12-651
- 12-652
- 12-653
- 12-654, 12-655
- 12-655a
- 12-655b
- 12-656
- 12-657
- 12-658
- 12-659
- 12-660
- 12-661, 12-662
- 12-663
- 12-664
- 12-665
- 12-666
- 12-667. Levy of assessments in installments.
- 12-668
- 12-669, 12-670
- 12-671. Land for streets and alleys; bond issue; tax levy.
- 12-672. Docks, wharves, and river terminals.
- 12-673. Same; bonds, terms.
- 12-674
- 12-675, 12-676
- 12-677
- 12-678
- 12-679, 12-680
- 12-681. Certain street and alley improvement in second-class cities and first-class cities under 50,000; resolution; bonds; limitations.
- 12-682. Same; election; notice.
- 12-683
- 12-684
- 12-685. Designation of main trafficways.
- 12-686. Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way.
- 12-687. Same; improving trafficways and connections.
- 12-688
- 12-689. Same; costs; how paid.
- 12-690. Same; supplemental.
- 12-691. Certain county and city agreements with federal agencies on recreational facilities along rivers.
- 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.
- 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 dist
- 12-694. Water course improvements; eminent domain; police jurisdiction.
- 12-695. Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
- 12-696 to 12-6,101
- 12-6,102. City-county storm drainage system; resolution; method of assessment.
- 12-6,103. Same; preparation of assessment roll; public inspection.
- 12-6,104. Same; publication of joint resolution; mailing of assessment notices; protest petition and election; qualified elector defined.
- 12-6,105. Limitation on actions to set aside special assessments under civil rights statute.
- 12-6,106 to 12-6,109. Reserved.
- 12-6,110. Public improvements, costs; installment payments; delay in payment of assessments; bonds.
- 12-6,111. Same; delay in payment of special assessments; financial analysis; extension; payments due, when.
- 12-6,112. Same; ordinance requirements; notation of "payment delayed"; collection of assessments.
- 12-6,113. Same; undeveloped areas defined.
- 12-6,114. Same; principal and interest payments during delayed period; revenues from public improvement charges; assessment of costs incurred by city.
- 12-6,115 to 12-6,120. Reserved.
- 12-6,121. Acquisition by city of sewerage system created by county; procedure; financing of costs.
- 12-6,122. Public improvements; notice requirements when election is to be called.
- 12-6,123. Disclosure by seller; acknowledgment.
- 12-6,124
- Article 6a GENERAL IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT LAW
- Article 7 PLANNING AND ZONING
- 12-701
- 12-702
- 12-703
- 12-704
- 12-704a
- 12-705
- 12-705a
- 12-705b
- 12-705c
- 12-706
- 12-706a
- 12-707
- 12-708
- 12-709
- 12-710
- 12-711
- 12-712
- 12-713
- 12-714
- 12-715
- 12-715a
- 12-715b. Zoning of land outside city limits; conditions and limitations; notice to county commissioners.
- 12-715c. Same; procedure for adoption, amendment and enforcement of regulations.
- 12-715d. Same; city regulations and authority terminate upon adoption of regulations by county.
- 12-716
- 12-717
- 12-718
- 12-719
- 12-720
- 12-721
- 12-722 to 12-724
- 12-725 to 12-731
- 12-732
- 12-733
- 12-734
- 12-735
- 12-736. Group homes, exclusion of, prohibited; conditions; definitions.
- 12-737 to 12-740. Reserved.
- 12-741. Planning and zoning in cities and counties; authorization.
- 12-742. Same; definitions.
- 12-743. Same; notice to other units of government.
- 12-744. Same; planning commission; creation; membership; vacancies; interlocal agreements; metropolitan or regional planning.
- 12-745. Same; planning commission; meetings; officers; powers.
- 12-746. Same; planning commission budget.
- 12-747. Same; comprehensive plan; contents; procedure for adoption; annual review of plan.
- 12-748. Same; construction of public facility or utility in conformance with comprehensive plan.
- 12-749. Same; subdivision regulations; adoption and amendment; notice and hearing.
- 12-750. Same; subdivision regulations affecting property outside the city; joint committee; membership; authority.
- 12-751. Same; building or zoning permits; building codes outside the city.
- 12-751a. Same; election, when.
- 12-752. Same; plats; approval procedure; fees; dedication of land for public purposes; filing of plat; replatting required, when; issuance of building and zoning permits; filing of plats.
- 12-753. Same; zoning regulations; districts; restrictions.
- 12-754. Same; zoning jurisdictions; inclusion of land in flood plain zone.
- 12-755. Same; zoning regulations; authority.
- 12-756. Same; zoning; zones or districts; procedure to establish; notice and hearing.
- 12-757. Same; zoning; downzoning or rezoning, amendments and revisions; procedure; notice and hearing; protest petition; signs to notify of proposed rezoning.
- 12-757a. Adoption of special use or conditional use permits for mining operations; procedural limitations.
- 12-758. Same; existing uses; alterations; agricultural land exempted, exception.
- 12-759. Same; board of zoning appeals; membership; vacancies; powers; fees; variances; exceptions.
- 12-760. Same; appeals to district court.
- 12-761. Same; violations; penalties; actions.
- 12-762. Same; existing plans effective until changed pursuant to this act.
- 12-763. Same; exclusion of manufactured homes prohibited, when.
- 12-764. Same; development rights, vesting of.
- 12-765. Same; setback lines on streets and highways; modifications or variances, when; notice and hearing.
- 12-766. Same; flood plain zones; requirements; approval by chief engineer.
- 12-767. Same; flood plain requirements; city building codes.
- 12-768. Same; flood plain requirements; county building codes.
- 12-769. Same; transfer of certain moneys to county.
- 12-770. Nonconforming uses; sexually oriented businesses; definitions.
- 12-771. Same; nonconforming uses; elimination of.
- Article 8 PUBLIC UTILITIES
- 12-801. Gas, water, lights, heat, street-railway, bus or telephone service; election; bonds.
- 12-802. Same; bond election.
- 12-803. Same; bond limitation.
- 12-803a. Street-railway or bus department, when; use of revenues.
- 12-803b. Street-railway or bus system; tax levy, use of proceeds.
- 12-803c. Same; bonds for extension of street-railway or bus system; election.
- 12-803d. Same; ordinances as to operation and charges.
- 12-803e. Same; bond limitations inapplicable.
- 12-804
- 12-805
- 12-805a to 12-805k
- 12-806. Sale of light, heat and power to outlying districts.
- 12-807
- 12-808. Power of city to sell service generally.
- 12-808a. Electric or gas utility outside city limits; eminent domain; determination of rates.
- 12-808b. Same; filing of rates and location of facilities, when.
- 12-808c. Municipalities; lien for utility services.
- 12-809. Damming of river or condemnation of land and water for waterworks; petition to court; bond issue.
- 12-810. Condemnation by foreign municipality for water plant.
- 12-811. Purchase by city of corporate utility plants upon expiration of franchise; petition to court; notice; appraisers; election; bonds.
- 12-812. Same; bonds for enlargement or improvement of waterworks; ordinance; election.
- 12-813
- 12-814
- 12-815
- 12-816
- 12-817. City water contracts.
- 12-817a. Application of section and 12-817b.
- 12-817b. Contracts with U.S. government or agencies for water supplies; subject to future nullification if state assumes certain financial obligations.
- 12-818. Ordinances for control of waterworks.
- 12-819. Bond limitations not to apply.
- 12-820. Acquisition of plants outside city.
- 12-820a. City acquiring certain private waterworks property authorized to reimburse subdivisions for tax loss; exception.
- 12-821. Extension of mains or of transmission lines or pipelines.
- 12-822. Deposits to secure payment of bills; unlawful, when; investment; abandoned deposits, disposition.
- 12-823. Public or municipally owned utilities; penalties.
- 12-824. Franchise to interurban railway or electric company; certain provisions declared void; notice; petition; election; certificate of convenience and necessity.
- 12-825. Technical service and advice from state commission.
- 12-825a. Petty cash funds, establishment; deposit.
- 12-825b. Same; certification by payees; false pretenses.
- 12-825c. Same; audits; restoration of fund.
- 12-825d. Waterworks, fuel, power and lighting plants; use, disposition and investment of revenues.
- 12-825e. Same; inapplicable to certain cities over 100,000.
- 12-825f. Crediting certain utility revenue to light fund.
- 12-825g. Use of community and utility promotion fund; transfers and expenditures subject to election.
- 12-825h. Foreign-trade zones; establishment and operation; application for federal grant.
- 12-825i. Same; delegation of authority to board of utilities.
- 12-825j. Municipalities owning or operating utility; contracts for purchase of water, gas or electricity.
- 12-825k. Payment of charges by public utilities at city hall.
- 12-826. Managing board of commissioners; payment of claims.
- 12-827. Same; appointment; terms; oath.
- 12-828. Same; recommendations.
- 12-829. Same; rates; employees; salaries; removal.
- 12-830
- 12-830a
- 12-830b
- 12-830c
- 12-830d
- 12-830e
- 12-830f
- 12-831. Extension of plants or lines; signed agreements; election required.
- 12-832
- 12-833
- 12-834. Bonds for gas, water, light, heat, street-railway or telephone service; election.
- 12-834a. Validation of bond election; city of Burns.
- 12-835
- 12-836. Waterworks bonds; limitation.
- 12-837. Same; resolution; plans, specifications and estimate; approval or disapproval by secretary of health and environment; cost limited.
- 12-838. Same; ordinance.
- 12-839. Same; notice; hearing; election in cities of second class.
- 12-840. Same; bond limitations not to apply.
- 12-841
- 12-842. Acquisition and operation of city plants; equipment on or across highway.
- 12-843. Same; bonds; election; limitation; use of surplus revenues.
- 12-844. Lines and ways of access between city limits and utility plants.
- 12-845. Same; eminent domain.
- 12-846. Same; procedure.
- 12-847. Same; costs and expenses.
- 12-848. Control of streets and public grounds.
- 12-849. Same; ordinance granting use of.
- 12-850. Same; unlawful use without franchise; penalty.
- 12-851. Police jurisdiction of cities, second and third classes.
- 12-852. Flowage rights to waterworks system intake.
- 12-853. Same; unlawful acts.
- 12-854. Same; penalty for violating 12-853.
- 12-855. Same; rights of riparian owners.
- 12-856. Combined waterworks and sewage disposal system; definitions.
- 12-857. Same; ordinance.
- 12-858. Same; revenues.
- 12-859. Same; creation of water and sewage department; operation.
- 12-860. Same; rates and charges; use of revenue; collection; liens.
- 12-861. Same; assessment and bonds statutes applicable.
- 12-862. Same; contracts, revenue bonds; protest petition; election.
- 12-863. Same; revenue bonds; liens; recitals; negotiability; general obligation bonds where combined water and sewage system.
- 12-864. Same; minimum sale price; school fund commission may not purchase.
- 12-865. Same; revenue bonds; terms; disposition of excess funds.
- 12-866. Same; revenue bonds; rates, fees and charges; annual audit, filing.
- 12-867. Same; eminent domain.
- 12-868. Same; combined waterworks and sewage system revenue bonds, when; act supplemental.
- 12-869. Validation of proceedings and issuance of bonds for waterworks improvements in certain cities of second class.
- 12-870. Natural gas acquisition systems of cities; definitions.
- 12-871. Same; natural gas authority; creation; board; selection, terms, officers; organization; meetings; resolutions.
- 12-872. Same; sue and be sued; seal; purposes; contracts; limitations.
- 12-873. Same; compliance with federal law and rules and regulations.
- 12-874. Same; revenue bonds; refunding bonds.
- 12-875. Same; investment of funds.
- 12-876. Same; levy of taxes not authorized.
- 12-877. Same; deposit of funds with city treasurer.
- 12-878. Same; signature of officer on instruments.
- 12-879. Same; employees for system.
- 12-880. Same; rates and charges for sale of gas.
- 12-881. Same; trust agreements to secure bonds; contents; expenses.
- 12-882. Same; moneys received deemed trust funds; trust agreements.
- 12-883. Same; enforcement of rights and performance of duties.
- 12-884. Same; annual report and financial statement; filing.
- 12-885. Municipal energy agencies for electricity and other energy; creation by two or more cities; purposes; liability for tortious acts.
- 12-886. Definitions.
- 12-887. Resolution providing for creation; protest petition.
- 12-888. Agreement creating; requirements, procedure.
- 12-889. Amendment of agreement creating.
- 12-890. Registered office; change in location.
- 12-891. Board of directors; membership; terms; vacancies.
- 12-892. Same; officers; general manager; personnel; resolutions governing business of agency.
- 12-893. Same; minutes, records, books of account; public inspection.
- 12-894. Same; compensation, expenses.
- 12-895. Powers.
- 12-896. Receipt and expenditures; application of budget and cash-basis laws; auditing procedures.
- 12-897. Limitations on direct sale of electricity.
- 12-898. No levy of taxes or issuance of general obligation bonds; revenue bonds obligation of agency only.
- 12-899. Revenue bonds; issuance; terms and conditions; form; interim receipts, temporary bonds; security; payment; issuance of additional bonds.
- 12-8,100. Same; investment in bonds issued; deposit for purposes authorized by law.
- 12-8,101. Same; not subject to general bond law; exempt from taxation, exception; negotiable instruments.
- 12-8,102. Bond anticipation notes; issuance, renewal, terms, payment, amount.
- 12-8,103. Revenue bonds and notes; authorized terms of security agreement.
- 12-8,104. Same; mortgages and deeds of trust of property and franchises.
- 12-8,105. Officials, directors, members not liable on bonds or notes; purchase of insurance authorized.
- 12-8,106. Purchase and disposition of bonds and notes.
- 12-8,107. Refunding bonds authorized.
- 12-8,108. Addition of new member cities, procedure; boards of public utilities authorized to participate.
- 12-8,109. Contracts by member cities with agency for purchase of energy, planning and other services.
- 12-8,110
- 12-8,111. Certificates of public convenience for municipal energy agencies; jurisdiction of corporation commission.
- 12-8,112. Acquisition of gas distribution systems by certain cities; resolution; definition of "gas distribution system"; issuance of bonds; jurisdiction of corporation commission.
- Article 9 REGISTRATION OF VOTERS
- Article 10 CITY-MANAGER PLAN
- 12-1001. Adoption of commission-manager plan; election.
- 12-1002. Same; how powers exercised.
- 12-1003. Same; nominations and elections; commissioners in cities between 65,000 and 125,000 and certain cities over 125,000; terms.
- 12-1004. Election and tenure of commissioners in cities of 18,000 or less.
- 12-1005. Same; first and second election.
- 12-1005a. Cities of second class of over 8,000, city-manager plan; election of commissioners; term.
- 12-1005b. Same; cities hereafter adopting city-manager form.
- 12-1005c. Term of commissioners in cities of 8,000 or less.
- 12-1005d. Cities between 18,000 and 65,000; election of commissioners; term.
- 12-1005e. Same; cities hereafter adopting city-manager act.
- 12-1005f. Same; tenure of commissioners.
- 12-1005g. Increasing number of commissioners in commission-manager cities over 8,000.
- 12-1005h. Same; submission of question to electors.
- 12-1005i
- 12-1005j. Same; petition, heading.
- 12-1005k. Same; election of commissioners.
- 12-1005l. Same; terms of elected commissioners.
- 12-1006. Governing board under commission-manager plan; specific requirements; vacancies.
- 12-1007. Same; chairman of commission as mayor; order of business.
- 12-1008. Same; salaries of members of governing bodies of certain first-class cities fixed by ordinance; bond.
- 12-1009. Same; meetings.
- 12-1010. Same; ordinances; appointment of manager.
- 12-1011. Same; powers and term of manager.
- 12-1012. Same; qualifications of manager.
- 12-1013. Same; salary and bond of manager.
- 12-1014. Same; duties and functions of manager; civil service commission in certain cities; appointments.
- 12-1015. Same; commission-manager cities; administrative departments.
- 12-1016
- 12-1017. Same; adoption by cities; laws applicable.
- 12-1018. Same; election; first election of commissioners.
- 12-1019. Same; abandonment of plan; election; petition; effect of change in government.
- 12-1020. Same; laws applicable; when act adopted.
- 12-1021. Adoption of manager plan of government by council-government cities.
- 12-1022. Same; election.
- 12-1023. Same; appointment of manager; salary.
- 12-1024. Same; powers, duties and term of manager; administrative functions and departments.
- 12-1025. Same; qualifications of manager.
- 12-1026
- 12-1027. Abandonment of manager plan; election.
- 12-1028. Same; duties of governing body upon abandonment of manager plan.
- 12-1028a. Appointment of treasurer in certain cities.
- 12-1029. Adoption of council-city manager plan by cities of first class.
- 12-1030. Same; city wards.
- 12-1031. Same; councilman from each ward; terms.
- 12-1032. Same; salary.
- 12-1033. Same; powers and duties of council.
- 12-1034. Same; powers and duties of manager.
- 12-1035. Same; abandonment of plan.
- 12-1036. Same; laws applicable to cities adopting act.
- 12-1036a. Adoption of mayor-council-city manager plan; petition; election; selection of mayor and councilmen.
- 12-1036b. Same; governing body, qualifications, oaths; bonds; president; powers.
- 12-1036c. Same; division of city into four districts, requirements; adjustments.
- 12-1036d. Same; terms of office; vacancies.
- 12-1036e. Same; compensation of mayor and councilmen.
- 12-1036f. Same; powers and duties; mayor; veto; contracts; representative of city; recommendations; special meetings.
- 12-1036g. Same; application of laws to cities adopting act; city attorney, clerk, police judge.
- 12-1036h. Same; abandonment of plan; procedure.
- 12-1037. Certain commission-plan cities of second class over 13,500; adoption of manager-plan and election of five commissioners; terms.
- 12-1038. Abandonment of one form of city of second class city-manager government and adoption of another basic form; petition; ballots; elections; terms of members.
- Article 10a MODIFIED MAYOR-COUNCIL FORM OF GOVERNMENT
- Article 11 MUNICIPAL COURT
- Article 11a LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Article 12 LIBRARIES
- 12-1201
- 12-1202, 12-1203
- 12-1204 to 12-1210
- 12-1211
- 12-1212, 12-1213
- 12-1214
- 12-1215. Budgets and tax levies in certain cities; increase in levy; petition; election.
- 12-1216. Same; tax levies separate from city and in addition to other levies; no city library levy.
- 12-1217. Maintenance and support of library; certain capital improvements or major equipment purchases.
- 12-1218. City, county and township libraries; definitions.
- 12-1219. Same; establishment and maintenance; existing libraries.
- 12-1220. Same; election to establish; tax levy, use of proceeds; library fund established; territory of existing library excluded, when.
- 12-1221. County or township bonds for site, building and equipment; election.
- 12-1222. City, county and township libraries; board; appointment; terms; eligibility; vacancies; expenses.
- 12-1223. Same; Johnson county; corporate status of library board.
- 12-1224. Same; officers of board; meetings; notice.
- 12-1225. Powers and duties of board.
- 12-1225a. Johnson county library board; duties of county treasurer.
- 12-1225b. Same; powers and duties.
- 12-1225c. Johnson county librarian; duties.
- 12-1226. Treasurer of board; bond; duties; Johnson and Wyandotte counties library board treasurer.
- 12-1227. Use of library; rules and regulations.
- 12-1228. Penalties as to library property authorized.
- 12-1229. Use of privately owned books or collections.
- 12-1230. Contracts for library service; tax levy, use of proceeds.
- 12-1231. Regional library; resolution; petition; election; board; certain cooperating township libraries to be maintained as regional libraries.
- 12-1232. Same; appointment of board; terms; vacancies; eligibility.
- 12-1233. Same; powers and duties.
- 12-1234. Same; tax levies; allocation of costs.
- 12-1235. Same; withdrawal of county or township; election; division of property.
- 12-1236. Establishment of library districts; petition; agreement to transfer city property to district, when; resolution; election, notice and conduct.
- 12-1237. Same; election canvass; annual tax levy.
- 12-1238. Same; election of directors; notice.
- 12-1239. Same; annual meeting; time of.
- 12-1240. Same; notice of annual meeting.
- 12-1241. Same; persons entitled to vote; officers of board; terms of directors; vacancies.
- 12-1242. Same; powers of board of directors.
- 12-1243. Same; regular and special meetings.
- 12-1244. Same; election on building, equipment and site; bonds.
- 12-1245. Same; powers and duties.
- 12-1246. Same; bond of treasurer; records and reports.
- 12-1247. Library districts; tax levy, procedure to increase levy; certification to county clerk.
- 12-1248. Same; acceptance of grants.
- 12-1249. Issuance of library bonds by certain counties between 6,600 and 7,300; duties of planning commission and governing board of city in which building to be located; election provisions.
- 12-1250. Same; cooperation between library board and county commissioners; use of library.
- 12-1251. Same; gifts and assistance; federal aid.
- 12-1252. Acceptance of gifts for library purposes by cities and boards of education, or jointly; conditions.
- 12-1253. Same; acceptance of gift; terms.
- 12-1254. Library in cities between 120,000 and 150,000; submission of proposition to levy tax for building fund; use of proceeds.
- 12-1255. Same; investment of moneys in building fund.
- 12-1256. Sale or lease of public park property to library board of township by certain cities of third class; use of moneys; property to be used for library services.
- 12-1257. Libraries in urban area counties; tax levy, use of proceeds; special fund established; issuance of bonds; territory of existing library excluded; adoption and publication of resolution; prote
- 12-1258. Public libraries; capital improvement fund.
- 12-1259. Topeka public library; issuance of bonds; purpose; election; tax levy.
- 12-1260. Topeka and Shawnee county library district; definitions.
- 12-1261. Same; procedure to create district; election; transfer of assets and liabilities.
- 12-1262. Same; governing body; appointment; term; vacancies; expenses of members.
- 12-1263. Same; board a municipal corporation.
- 12-1264. Same; organization of board; officers; meetings; treasurer's bond; treasurer's reports.
- 12-1265. Same; use of library; rules and regulations.
- 12-1266. Same; powers and duties of board; annual payments to certain libraries.
- 12-1267. Same; annual budget; tax levy to support library; procedure to increase levy.
- 12-1268. Same; capital improvement fund.
- 12-1269. Same; contracts with other municipalities for library services.
- 12-1270. Same; issuance of bonds; purpose; election; tax levy.
- 12-1271 to 12-1275. Reserved.
- 12-1276. Leavenworth and Leavenworth county library district; creation; powers and duties of board; tax levy; budget; payments to certain libraries.
- 12-1277 to 12-1280. Reserved.
- 12-1281. Independence area library district act; definitions.
- 12-1282. Same; procedure to create district; election; existing contracts and obligations.
- 12-1283. Same; library board; terms; expenses.
- 12-1284. Same; library board, powers.
- 12-1285. Same; library board, organization; treasurer's bond.
- 12-1286. Same; use of library; rules and regulations.
- 12-1287. Same; library board; powers and duties.
- 12-1288. Same; budget; tax levy; financial records, audit.
- 12-1289. Same; citation of act.
- Article 13 PARKS, PUBLIC SQUARES AND MARKET SQUARES
- Article 14 CEMETERIES
- Article 14a BANDS
- Article 15 LICENSURE AND EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACTORS
- Article 16 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Article 17 BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES AND GROUNDS
- Article 18 SIDEWALKS
- Article 19 PUBLIC RECREATION AND PLAYGROUNDS
- Article 20 FRANCHISES
- Article 21 REFUSE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL
- Article 22 PARKING STATIONS
- Article 23 CULVERTS
- Article 24 RENT CONTROL
- Article 25 COMPACTS BETWEEN MISSOURI AND KANSAS
- Article 26 INSURANCE
- Article 27 WATER SUPPLY, WATERWORKS AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER
- Article 28 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
- Article 29 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
- Article 30 ORDINANCES OF CITIES
- Article 31 WATER POLLUTION ACT
- Article 32 TREES AND SHRUBBERY
- Article 33 ADOPTION OF CODES BY REFERENCE
- Article 34 PORT AUTHORITIES
- Article 35 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE STATE
- Article 36 WATER CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS
- Article 37 SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Article 38 INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Article 39 GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
- Article 40 INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
- Article 41 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 42 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROSECUTION AND ARREST
- Article 43 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; APPEARANCE AND CONDITIONS OF RELEASE
- Article 44 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; PROCEEDINGS AFTER ARREST AND PRIOR TO TRIAL
- Article 45 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; TRIALS AND PROCEEDINGS INCIDENT THERETO
- Article 46 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; APPEALS
- Article 47 CODE FOR MUNICIPAL COURTS; MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- Article 48 CHILD CARE CENTERS
- Article 49 HOMES FOR AGED
- Article 50 RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
- Article 51 REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTLING MATCHES
- Article 52 LOCAL RESIDENTIAL HOUSING
- Article 53 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES
- Article 54 ASBESTOS CONTROL
- Article 55 PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
- Article 56 TOPEKA/SHAWNEE COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
- Article 57 FORT SCOTT/BOURBON COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
- Article 58 DESOTO/JOHNSON COUNTY RIVERFRONT AUTHORITY
- Article 59 CITY LAND BANKS