12-1795.   Self-supported municipal improvement district; definitions.As used in this act:

      (a)   "City" means any city in Kansas.

      (b)   "District" means a self-supported municipal improvement district whichmay be created and the property taxed in accordance with this act and which is:

      (1)   Comprised of contiguous property wholly within the boundaries ofthe central business district of the city as such boundaries are determinedby resolution adopted by the governing body of the city and none of whichproperty is zoned for any use other than commercial or industrial;

      (2)   comprised, at a minimum, of an area equivalent to four square blocksexcluding any public streets and rights-of-way; and

      (3)   given a descriptive name containing the words "self-supportedmunicipal improvement district".

      (c)   "Improvement" means the principal structures, works, component partsand accessories of any of the following:

      (1)   Sanitary and storm sewers and lift stations.

      (2)   Drainage conduits, channels and levees.

      (3)   Street grading, paving, graveling, macadamizing, curbing, guttering and surfacing.

      (4)   Street lighting fixtures, connections and facilities.

      (5)   Underground gas, water, heating, and electrical servicesand connectionslocated within the public right-of-way.

      (6)   Sidewalks and pedestrian underpasses or overpasses.

      (7)   Drives and driveway approaches located within the public right-of-way.

      (8)   Water mains and extensions.

      (9)   Plazas and arcades.

      (10)   Parking facilities.

      (11)   Landscaping and plantings, fountains, shelters, benches,sculptures, commercial and noncommercial signs, lighting, decorations andsimilar amenities.

      (d)   "Revenue producing improvement" means any facility or property proposedto be leased in whole or in part to any person or governmental body whichaids in the commercial development of the district, furthers the purposesof the district and does not substantially reduce the city's property taxbase. The term shall include any utility defined by K.S.A. 10-1201, andamendments thereto.

      (e)   "Service" means (1) the provision of special or additionalservices, such as sanitation, the security of persons and property and thecare and maintenance of public facilities, including sidewalks and otherpublic areas; (2) the financial support of public transportation serviceand publicly owned parking facilities, including the operation andmaintenance of parking facilities; (3) the development of plans andprograms for the future development of the district; (4) the development,promotion and support of community events and activities open to thegeneral public; and (5) any other service which the city is authorized toperform and which the city does not also perform to the same extent on acity-wide basis.

      (f)   "Cost" means (1) expenditures made for construction, engineering,architectural, technical and legal services, reports, propertyvaluations, estimates, plans, specifications, notices, acquisition of realand personal property, consequential damages, easements, rights-of-way,supervision, inspection, testing, publications, printing and sale of bonds,interest on temporary notes, and provisionsfor land use planning, administrative expense and contingencies of the district;(2) maintenance expenses of improvements as defined in subsection (c) or(d); and (3) service as defined in subsection (e).

      History:   L. 1981, ch. 63, § 2; L. 1982, ch. 76, § 1;L. 1988, ch. 79, § 1; Jan. 1, 1989.