19-2752i.   Sewer districts in counties having townships of 5,000 ormore; connection of lateral sewer with main sewersystem; incorporation as lateral sewer district or attachment to otherdistrict; enlargement; procedure.(a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, where any area lying withinthe boundaries of a main sewer districtis served by lateral sewers privately built and is not included within theboundaries of any lateral sewer district the governing body may authorizethe connection of lateral sewers with the main sewer system andthereafter upon its own motion and a recommendation of the sewer districtengineer may organize and incorporate such area as a lateral sewerdistrict, or attach the same to some other lateral sewer district, firstgiving notice by publication for two consecutive weeks in a newspaperhaving general circulation within such county of the time, place andpurpose of a final hearing upon such proposal, at which hearing anyinterested parties may appear and be heard. Wheneverany such area is organized as a lateral sewer district or is attached toanother lateral sewer district and the lateral sewers therein at the timeof such organization are not up to the standard of other lateral sewers ofpreviously existing lateral sewer districts in the main sewer district, thegoverning body shall require the lateral sewers in such area to be broughtup to the standard of previously constructed lateral sewers in suchpreviously existing lateral sewer districts.

      (b)   Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, upon the recommendationof the main sewer district engineer thegoverning body by resolution may enlarge and extend the boundaries of anyjoint or lateral sewer district to include such additional territorycontiguous thereto as may be requested in writing by the owners of recordthereof, or those having reserved the right so to do. Such resolution shallprovide for the levying of taxes and assessments upon the land in suchadded area the same as are being levied upon all other lands in such jointor lateral district and shall also provide for additional levies upon thelands in such added area to pay a proportionate share of all amountspreviously paid by such district upon any outstanding bonds.

      History:   L. 1967, ch. 149, § 16; L. 1969, ch. 155, § 5;L. 1986, ch. 70, § 6; May 15.