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KS Stat § 12-531 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-531 Hearing by county commissioners three years after annexation or to consider whether services provided; compelling hearing, attorney fees.

12-531. Hearing by county commissioners  three years after annexation or to consider whether services provided; compelling hearing, attorney fees. (a)  Three years following the annexation of any land pursuant to K.S.A. 12-520 or 12-521, and amendments thereto, or, where there has been litigation relating to the annexation,  three years following the conclusion of such litigation, the board of county commissioners shall call a hearing to consider whether the city has provided the municipal services as provided in the timetable set forth in the plan in accordance with K.S.A. 12-520b or 12-521, and amendments thereto. The board of county commissioners shall schedule the matter for public hearing and shall give notice of the date, hour and place of the hearing to: (1) The city; and (2) any landowner in the area subject to the service extension plan.(b) At the hearing, the board shall hear testimony as to the city's extension of municipal services, or lack thereof, from the city and the landowner. After the hearing, the board shall make a finding as to whether or not the city has provided services in accordance with its service extension plan. If the board finds that the city has not provided services as provided in its service extension plan, the board shall notify the city and the landowner that such property may be deannexed, as provided in K.S.A. 12-532, and amendments thereto, if the services are not provided within  1½ years of the date of the board's findings.(c) If the board of county commissioners refuses to hold the hearing as required, any owner of land living in such area annexed may bring an action under provisions of K.S.A. 60-1201 et seq., and amendments thereto, to compel the board to hold the hearing. The court, upon finding the hearing is required, shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the landowner.History: L. 1987, ch. 66, § 7; L. 2011, ch. 101, § 8; June 2.
KS Stat § 12-534 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-534 Agreement by city to extend municipal services; consent to annexation by owner and successors; filing of agreement with register of deeds.

12-534. Agreement by city to extend municipal services; consent to annexation by owner and successors; filing of agreement with register of deeds. Any written agreement entered into between a city and the owner of land proposed to be annexed by the city which conditions the delivery or extension of municipal water, sewer, electrical, gas or other services to the land, regardless of the size of the land, on the consent of the owner to annexation on a later date shall be deemed to be a sufficient consent to annexation under K.S.A. 12-520, and amendments thereto, by the owner and any successors in interest. Such agreements shall be filed by the city in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the land is located within 30 days after being executed by all parties. Any such agreement executed prior to the effective date of this act shall be binding upon the owner and any successors in interest if the agreement is filed by the city in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the land is located within 180 days following the effective date of this act; however, the failure to so file any written agreement within 180 days shall not make such agreement void or otherwise unenforceable.History: L. 1987, ch. 66, § 10; April 9.
KS Stat § 12-535 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-535 Contractual agreement to guarantee apportionment of costs of improvements.

12-535. Contractual agreement to guarantee apportionment of costs of improvements. The governing body of any city annexing land pursuant to K.S.A. 12-520 or 12-521, and amendments thereto, may enter into contractual agreements with the owners of land proposed to be annexed to guarantee the apportionment of the costs of improvements made in the area to be annexed between the city at large and the area to be annexed. The term of such agreements shall not exceed 10 years. In the event the city apportions the costs of improvements in a manner contrary to the contractual agreement, the owners of land may bring an action in the district court for deannexation, such action shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-533.This section shall not preclude the formation of a benefit district to make such improvements upon petition by landowners in the area to be annexed.History: L. 1987, ch. 66, § 11; April 9.
KS Stat § 12-536 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-536 Effect of act on certain annexations.

12-536. Effect of act on certain annexations. The provisions of this act shall be applicable to any annexation made without the written consent of or petition by the landowners and which is not completed before the effective date of this act. For the purpose of this section "completed" means the date of the publication of the annexation ordinance as provided by K.S.A. 12-523, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1987, ch. 66, § 12; April 9.
KS Stat § 12-537 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-537 Severability.

12-537. Severability. If any part or parts of this act are held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional part or parts.History: L. 1987, ch. 66, § 13; April 9.
KS Stat § 12-538 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-538 Actions challenging certain annexations under 12-520; considerations of the court.

12-538. Actions challenging certain annexations under 12-520; considerations of the court. Any owner of land annexed by a city under the authority of K.S.A. 12-520(a)(1) through (6), and amendments thereto, and any city whose nearest boundary line is located within 1/2 mile of the land being so annexed, within 30 days next following the publication of the ordinance annexing the land, may maintain an action in district court of the county in which the land is located challenging the authority of the city to annex the land, whether the annexation was reasonable, whether the service plan was adequate and the regularity of the proceeding had in connection with the annexation procedures. When determining the reasonableness of an annexation in the case of a city challenging the annexation, the court shall include in its considerations the effect the annexation has on the future growth of the city challenging the annexation.History: L. 2005, ch. 155, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-539 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-539 Annexation of lands located in rural water district; notice.

12-539. Annexation of lands located in rural water district; notice. Not less than 60 days before the effective date of any ordinance annexing land into the boundaries of any city:(a) The city shall give written notice to any rural water district organized pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-612 et seq., and amendments thereto, in whose territory the land or any portion thereof is located of the city's intent to annex such land; and(b) the notice shall contain the description of the land to be annexed and the city's plan for the provision of water service to the land being annexed.History: L. 2010, ch. 15, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-540 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-540 Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee.

12-540. Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee. Following annexation of rural water district territory by a city, the city and the district may contract for the district to provide water service to all or certain portions of the annexed area. If the agreement includes a provision for the payment of a franchise fee to the city, such agreement shall be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 12-2001 et seq., and amendments thereto.History: L. 2010, ch. 15, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-542 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-542 Part of Kansas rural water district act.

12-542. Part of Kansas rural water district act. The provisions of K.S.A. 82a-612 and 82a-646 and K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 12-539, 12-540 and 12-541 shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas rural water district act.History: L. 2010, ch. 15, § 6; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-546 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-546 City annexation of land in fire district; dual taxation; refund.

12-546. City annexation of land in fire district; dual taxation; refund. (a) If any land located within a fire district is annexed by a city and such land is not detached from the fire district by the end of the tax year, the owner of such land shall be entitled to a refund of all ad valorem taxes paid for fire service,  excluding ad valorem taxes paid for general obligation bonds issued by the fire district, prior to annexation, to either the city or the fire district, whichever entity levies taxes for fire service against the land but does not provide such service.(b) Cities and fire districts shall establish procedures for landowners to obtain refunds of ad valorem property taxes as required by this section.History: L. 2011, ch. 101, § 12; L. 2013, ch. 129, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-547 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-547 Vacation of the original plat dedication of certain blocks in the city of Americus.

12-547. Vacation of the original plat dedication of certain blocks in the city of Americus. Lots dedicated in the northeast section of the original town plat for the city of Americus, Kansas, for a college and for a park are hereby vacated from such dedication, and fee simple title to such lots are vested in the city of Americus, Kansas, to dispose of at the discretion of the city's governing body.History: L. 2021, ch. 44, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-548 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage|12-548 Appeals of decisions of any city vacating or excluding land or improving or vacating streets or alleys; action in district court; filing deadline.

12-548. Appeals of decisions of any city vacating or excluding land or improving or vacating streets or alleys; action in district court; filing deadline. Any owner of land aggrieved by the decision of the city governing body under the provisions of K.S.A. 12-505, 13-443, 14-423 and 15-427, and amendments thereto, within 30 days following the publication of the vacation ordinance, may bring an action in district court challenging the reasonableness of such decision.History: L. 2021, ch. 44, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-601 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-601 Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners.

12-601. Cost of street improvements assessed against abutting owners. Whenever any street or avenue in any city shall be graded, regraded, paved, repaved, curbed, recurbed, guttered, reguttered, macadamized, remacadamized, or otherwise improved, the cost of such improvement shall be paid by and assessed to the property on each side of said street or avenue to the middle of the block.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-601; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-603 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-603 Intervening street connections.

12-603. Intervening street connections. Whenever any adjoining parallel streets or alleys in the city shall have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, the governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade, gutter, curb, pave or macadamize any intervening connecting street or alley, or portion thereof; and in all cases when two or more portions of any street or alley have been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, and intervening portions of said street or alley have not been graded, guttered, curbed, paved, or macadamized, the governing body may by resolution cause the intervening portion to be graded, guttered, curbed, paved or macadamized not to exceed two blocks, and levy special assessments to pay for the same, regardless of any protests of the property owners affected thereby.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-603; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-604 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-604 State or federal lands.

12-604. State or federal lands. Whenever any lands owned by the state of Kansas or the government of the United States are situated within the corporate limits of any city, and such city desires to grade or regrade, pave or repave, curb or recurb, or gutter or regutter the streets, avenues or alleys adjacent to such lands, it may proceed to do so under the laws in force in reference to grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering streets, avenues or alleys in such cities; and such cities are hereby authorized and empowered for the purpose of grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering the one-half street, avenue or alley adjacent to said lands, or the entire street, avenue or alley in case the adjacent lands on both sides of said street, avenue or alley are owned by the state of Kansas or the government of the United States, to contract for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering and pay for the same in the manner that they contract and pay for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving, curbing or recurbing, or guttering or reguttering the intersections of streets, avenues or alleys.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-604; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-605 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-605 Grading districts; block assessments.

12-605. Grading districts; block assessments. In all cases where grading is to be done, the entire distance to be graded shall constitute the grading district, but for all paving, repaving, macadamizing, remacadamizing, curbing, recurbing, guttering and reguttering of streets, avenues and alleys, the special assessments shall be made for the full cost thereof on each block separately.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-605; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-606 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-606 Assessments against unplatted or partially platted lands; extent of benefit district.

12-606. Assessments against unplatted or partially platted lands; extent of benefit district. Where any of the improvements specified in this act are to be made upon streets or avenues, and the pieces of land abutting on such improvement shall not be divided into lots or blocks, the assessments for such improvement shall be made on the piece or pieces of ground adjoining such improvement or through which the same may be located to the distance of 300 feet from the street or avenue upon which such improvements are made extending along the street or avenue the distance improved or to be improved: Provided, That where the street or avenue to be improved runs partially through platted ground and partially through unplatted ground, the assessments for the payment of the cost of the construction of the improvement on the street or avenue running through the unplatted ground shall be levied on the lots and pieces of ground along said street or avenue on either side thereof, to the same distance on either side of said street or avenue as the levy is made where the street or avenue to be improved runs through platted ground: Provided, That in no case shall the benefit district extend more than half way to the street or public highway parallel with and next to the public ground to be improved.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-606; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-607 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-607 Alleys; connecting alleys.

12-607. Alleys; connecting alleys. Any alley may be graded or regraded, paved or repaved in the same manner as provided for the grading or regrading, paving or repaving of a street or avenue. The governing body may, when they deem it necessary, grade or regrade and pave or repave any intervening alley connecting two streets or avenues which are paved.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-607; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-608 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-608 Levy of special assessments; hearing of complaints; ordinance; payment of bonds; limitation on action to set aside assessments.

12-608. Levy of special assessments; hearing of complaints; ordinance; payment of bonds; limitation on action to set aside assessments. As soon as the cost of such improvement is determined, the governing body shall determine and assess to each lot or parcel of ground liable for such special assessment the amount to be paid thereon, which amount shall be determined by the assessed value of the lots and pieces of land without regard to the buildings or improvements thereon, which value shall be ascertained by three disinterested appraisers appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council or commission. It shall be the duty of said appraisers, within five days after being notified of their appointment, to proceed to appraise such lots and pieces of land as may be designated by the council or commission, after having taken and subscribed an oath to make a true and impartial appraisement, which appraisement shall be returned to the city council or commission at its first meeting after the same shall have been completed.When said appraisement is returned and filed with the clerk, the governing body shall appoint a time for holding a special session to hear any complaint that may be made as to the valuation of any lot or piece of land appraised as aforesaid, a notice of which special session shall be given by the mayor in the official city paper; and said governing body at said special session may alter the valuation of any lot or piece of land, if in their opinion the same has been appraised too high or too low. The governing body shall immediately thereafter enact and publish an ordinance which shall hold good for all the installments, fixing said assessment hereinbefore provided, as to each lot or parcel of ground. The city clerk of such city shall mail a written notice to the owner of each lot or parcel of ground stating the amount levied against the same. The amounts levied against each lot or parcel of ground to pay for the bonds falling due in each year, and the interest due shall be levied and collected the same as other taxes. No suit to set aside the said assessments shall be brought after the expiration of thirty days from the publication of the ordinance fixing said assessments.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-608; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-609 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-609 Guaranty by contractor for maintenance and repair.

12-609. Guaranty by contractor for maintenance and repair. The governing body shall have power to provide, in any contract made by them for curbing, guttering or paving any street or alley, that the contractor shall guarantee to maintain and repair the same for such time as the governing body shall deem proper, and no special assessment shall be affected or invalidated on account of such guaranty.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-609; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-610 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-610 Application and scope of preceding sections.

12-610. Application and scope of preceding sections. The preceding sections relating to grading, regrading, paving, repaving, curbing, recurbing, guttering, reguttering, macadamizing or remacadamizing, or otherwise improving any street, avenue, or alley shall govern in the making of all such improvements in all cities, except where different provisions are specifically provided by law, in which case the specific provisions shall control only so far as they conflict with the preceding sections.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-610; December 27.
KS Stat § 12-612 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-612 Improvements by railway companies; liens; assessments.

12-612. Improvements by railway companies; liens; assessments. When any street railway, interurban or other railway company is required to pave, grade, repave, drain or repair any street or alley of any city, or any part thereof, used or occupied by said railroad or railway company, the cost thereof shall be a lien upon the property and franchises of the company within said city, and shall be assessed, taxed and collected like other taxes: Provided, That said railway company shall have the privilege of paying for said assessments upon the same terms and conditions given by statute to abutting property owners assessed for similar purposes.History: L. 1917, ch. 253, § 1; May 26; R.S. 1923, § 12-612.
KS Stat § 12-612a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-612a Improvement of railroad right-of-ways leased to city for street purposes; bonds; protest petitions; election.

12-612a. Improvement of railroad right-of-ways leased to city for street purposes; bonds; protest petitions; election. Whenever a railroad company has leased to a city, for a term of 25 years or, a portion of the company's right-of-way to be used for street purposes, at a nominal cash rental but with the terms of the lease providing that no special assessments for street improvements shall be levied or assessed against the lessor or against the property owned by the lessor which is adjacent to the leased premises, the governing body of such city may, by ordinance, declare it necessary to improve the property so leased as a business thoroughfare and cause the property so leased to be graded, curbed, guttered, paved, macadamized, regraded, recurbed, reguttered or remacadamized. The cost of such improvement shall be borne by the city as a whole and shall be paid by the issuance of general improvement bonds of the city according to law. Before the improvement is made, the ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official city paper. If, within 20 days after the ordinance is published, there is filed with the city clerk a protest signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the city who voted for the office of mayor at the last election at which a mayor was elected, the improvement shall not be made nor bonds issued unless the governing body calls an election within the time and manner provided by K.S.A. 10-120, and amendments thereto. If at such election the proposition receives the favorable vote of a majority of the votes cast on the proposition, the improvement may be made and bonds issued therefor. The ordinance declaring it necessary to improve the property as a business thoroughfare shall contain a statement relating to the provision for protest.History: L. 1951, ch. 147, § 1; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 13; July 1.