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KS Stat § 12-667 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-667 Levy of assessments in installments.

12-667. Levy of assessments in installments. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city the special assessments on any lot or piece of land within a benefit district created by such city would be burdensome if collected in one installment, the said governing body may levy the amount of said special assessment in not to exceed ten (10) annual installments together with interest at not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009 upon the whole amount remaining due and unpaid each year.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-667; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 99; March 21.
KS Stat § 12-671 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-671 Land for streets and alleys; bond issue; tax levy.

12-671. Land for streets and alleys; bond issue; tax levy. When the governing body of any city shall deem it necessary in order to pay for lands hereafter or heretofore appropriated or purchased for opening, widening, or extending any street or alley it may issue and sell to obtain funds therefor the negotiable bonds of such city in a sum not to exceed the cost thereof. Said board shall levy and certify to the county clerk, to be placed upon the tax rolls, a tax sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds and the principal at maturity.History: R.S. 1923, § 12-671; L. 1957, ch. 89, § 1; June 29.
KS Stat § 12-672 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-672 Docks, wharves, and river terminals.

12-672. Docks, wharves, and river terminals. Any city in the state of Kansas shall have and is hereby vested with full power and authority to acquire, by gift, purchase or condemnation, sites, and to own, construct, maintain, operate or lease out docks, wharves and river terminals; to provide suitable buildings and equipment for the accommodation of passengers and for the handling, storage, transportation and delivery of freight, express and mail; to make suitable charges for its services; to provide adequate police protection, and from time to time, by ordinance, to establish such rules and regulations and to employ such agency or agencies as may be needful and proper to carry out the powers hereby granted.History: L. 1929, ch. 115, § 1; February 21.
KS Stat § 12-673 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-673 Same; bonds, terms.

12-673. Same; bonds, terms. Said cities shall have the power to issue bonds to pay for any lands acquired, and the wharves and improvements constructed thereon, when authorized by a vote of the people at a general election or any special election held for that purpose, and said bonds to be serial bonds over a period not to exceed thirty (30) years, and to bear interest not to exceed the maximum rate of interest prescribed by K.S.A. 10-1009. Bonds issued in pursuance of this act shall never exceed one percent (1%) of the assessed valuation of said city.History: L. 1929, ch. 115, § 2; L. 1970, ch. 64, § 9; L. 1978, ch. 99, § 10; April 25.
KS Stat § 12-681 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-681 Certain street and alley improvement in second-class cities and first-class cities under 50,000; resolution; bonds; limitations.

12-681. Certain street and alley improvement in second-class cities and first-class cities under 50,000; resolution; bonds; limitations. The governing body of all cities of the first class having a population of less than fifty thousand inhabitants and cities of the second class are hereby authorized and empowered to recurb, regutter, resurface or repave, including necessary drainage facilities, any street or alley or any portion thereof when said street or alley has by reason of public travel thereon or by reason of the elements become in need of surface restoration or other construction and improvement, and the governing body shall have the power to determine such need, and when the governing body determines that the making of such improvements is deemed expedient it may by resolution so declare the necessity therefor and cause said improvement to be made.The cost of said recurbing, reguttering, resurfacing or repaving, shall be borne by the city at large, and the governing body of said city is hereby empowered to issue general improvement bonds for the purpose of raising funds for making such improvements in an amount not exceeding the total cost of said improvement: Provided, That the total amount of bonds issued for such improvements in any one year shall not exceed an amount equal to one-third of one percent of the assessed tangible valuation of such city, except that in such cities of the first class said amount shall not exceed one-half of one percent of said valuation: Provided further, That bonds for such improvements shall not be outstanding at any one time in an amount in excess of one percent of such assessed tangible valuation, except that in such cities of the first class said amount shall not exceed one and one-half percent of said valuation.No street or alley or any portion thereof shall be recurbed, reguttered, resurfaced or repaved under the provisions of this act until at least ten years shall have elapsed, subsequent to the date of completion of such original improvement.History: L. 1941, ch. 109, § 1; L. 1945, ch. 96, § 1; June 28.
KS Stat § 12-682 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-682 Same; election; notice.

12-682. Same; election; notice. The provisions of this act shall not apply to any city, unless and until the question of the adoption of the provisions of this act by such city shall have been submitted to the qualified electors of the city at any regular city election for their approval or rejection and a majority of those voting on the question vote in favor of the adoption of the provisions of this act. The governing body of the city may submit the question of the adoption of the provisions of this act to the electors of such city at any such election, notice of which shall be given by publication in the official city paper once each week for two consecutive weeks, with the last publication not less than five days prior to such election. Such notice shall contain a copy of the proposition to be voted upon.History: L. 1941, ch. 109, § 2; L. 1981, ch. 173, § 15; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-685 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-685 Designation of main trafficways.

12-685. Designation of main trafficways. The governing body of any city is hereby authorized and empowered to designate and establish, by ordinance as a main trafficway any existing or proposed street, boulevard, avenue or part thereof, within such city, the primary function of which is, or shall be, the movement of through traffic between areas of concentrated activity within the city or between such areas within the city and traffic facilities outside the city performing the function of a major trafficway. Such designation by the governing body shall be final and conclusive.History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 1; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-686 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-686 Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way.

12-686. Same; designating trafficway connections with main trafficways; right-of-way. Whenever in the judgment of the governing body of any city which has designated and established main trafficways under the provisions of this act, it is necessary to provide adequate connections with or between any main trafficways of said city or for the purpose of relieving traffic congestion at certain points on said main trafficways, said governing body is hereby authorized and empowered to designate and establish, by ordinance, certain portions of existing streets, boulevards, avenues or viaducts as trafficway connections or to acquire by purchase or condemnation the necessary right-of-way for such purposes and designate and establish the same as trafficway connections, and to connect any street, boulevard, avenue or viaduct with any of the main trafficways and/or connect any two (2) main trafficways and designate and establish the same as trafficway connections. Such designation by the governing body shall be final and conclusive.History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 2; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-687 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-687 Same; improving trafficways and connections.

12-687. Same; improving trafficways and connections. The governing body of such city shall have power to improve or reimprove or cause to be improved or reimproved, any main trafficway or trafficway connection designated and established under the provisions of this act. Such improvement or reimprovement may include grading, regrading, curbing, recurbing, guttering, reguttering, paving, repaving, macadamizing, remacadamizing, constructing, reconstructing, opening, widening, extending, rounding corners, straightening, relocating, building any necessary bridges and approaches thereto, viaducts, overpasses, underpasses, culverts and drainage, trafficway illumination, traffic control devices, pedestrian ways, or other improvements, or any two (2) or more of such improvements or reimprovements and the acquisition of right-of-way by purchase or condemnation when necessary for any of such purposes. The governing body may also employ highway and traffic engineering assistance when necessary to the proper development and planning of such improvement or reimprovement.History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 3; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-689 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-689 Same; costs; how paid.

12-689. Same; costs; how paid. All costs of improvements or reimprovements authorized under the provisions of this act, including acquisition of right-of-way, engineering costs, and all other costs properly attributable to such projects shall be paid by the city at large from the general improvement fund, general revenue fund, internal improvement fund, or any other fund or funds available for such purposes, or by the issuance of general improvements bonds.History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 5; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-690 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-690 Same; supplemental.

12-690. Same; supplemental. This act shall be supplemental to all other acts relating to the improvement of streets, and shall not prevent the use of other statutes for the improving of any such street, boulevard or avenue.History: L. 1959, ch. 71, § 6; June 30.
KS Stat § 12-691 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-691 Certain county and city agreements with federal agencies on recreational facilities along rivers.

12-691. Certain county and city agreements with federal agencies on recreational facilities along rivers. Any county or city in which the corps of engineers of the United States army or any other department or agency of the government of the United States is authorized by congress to construct works for recreational purposes along any river or tributary thereof lying within or adjacent to the city or county may, if in the opinion of the governing body of the county or city the construction is for the public welfare:(1) Enter into an undertaking in the name of the county or city to hold the United States free from any damage to persons or property resulting during construction or after completion thereof;(2) Contract with the government of the United States in the name of the county or city to maintain, keep in repair and operate the works, when completed; and(3) Furnish all necessary lands, rights-of-way and easements for construction of the works.History: L. 1967, ch. 517, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-692 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|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.

12-692. Acquisition of land to open, widen or extend street or to construct or improve storm sewer or drain; special assessments; exemption of certain property. (a) All lots or tracts of land abutting upon any existing or proposed street or highway, the owner or owners or predecessors in title to which, have dedicated or conveyed property necessary for the opening, widening or extending of such street or highway, may, at the discretion of the governing body of the city, be exempt, in whole or in part from the payment of special assessment to pay the cost of acquiring land necessary for such opening, widening or extension from owners of lots or tracts of land abutting upon such existing or proposed street or highway and failing or refusing to dedicate or convey such property.(b) All lots or tracts of land abutting upon or situated above any existing or proposed storm sewer or drain, the owner or owners or predecessors in title to which have dedicated or conveyed property necessary for the construction or improvement of such storm sewer or drain, may, at the discretion of the governing body of the city, be exempt, in whole or in part, from special assessments made to pay the costs of acquiring land necessary for the construction or improvement of such proposed or existing storm sewer or drain.History: L. 1970, ch. 70, § 1; L. 1971, ch. 43, § 1; L. 1979, ch. 53, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-694 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-694 Water course improvements; eminent domain; police jurisdiction.

12-694. Water course improvements; eminent domain; police jurisdiction. The governing body of any city may establish, make and regulate public wells, cisterns, aqueducts and reservoirs and provide for filling the same and may establish, alter, change, relocate, straighten, divert and otherwise improve the channels of watercourses, navigable or otherwise, remove and change bridges and remove obstructions, wall watercourses and cover them over, and in connection therewith construct and maintain within or outside of the city limits such channels, tunnels, aqueducts and ditches as may be required and necessary to form an outlet and drain said water carried by such watercourses into a creek, ravine or river, and build and erect all walls, embankments, levees and ripraps to protect the banks thereof, and for all or any of said purposes such cities may acquire, own and hold by gift, purchase or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain in accordance with K.S.A. 26-501 to 26-516, inclusive, within or without the city limits, within five (5) miles therefrom, or within twenty (20) miles therefrom where it is necessary in order to obtain an adequate water supply for such cities, all lands required and necessary therefor, and pay all damages for property taken or injured and may enact any and all ordinances for said purposes, but no such construction shall be made within the corporate limits of any other city until such city shall first consent thereto. In the construction and maintenance of such work and improvement such city may receive aid and contributions toward the payment of the cost thereof from, and may contract and cooperate with, municipal and other corporations and individuals of this or any other state. The police jurisdiction of the city shall extend over such lands as acquired beyond the city limits except where such acquired land is already under the police jurisdiction of some other city.History: R.S. 1923, § 14-701; L. 1927, ch. 139, § 1; L. 1935, ch. 121, § 1; L. 1963, ch. 234, § 36; L. 1975, ch. 118, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-695 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-695 Same; bond limitations inapplicable.

12-695. Same; bond limitations inapplicable. The bonds issued under this act shall not be included in fixing the limit of any bonded indebtedness of cities.History: L. 1927, ch. 139, § 11; L. 1975, ch. 118, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-6,102 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-6,102 City-county storm drainage system; resolution; method of assessment.

12-6,102. City-county storm drainage system; resolution; method of assessment. The governing body of any city and the board of county commissioners of the county in which such city is located may provide for a system of storm drainage in any natural drainage area located within the corporate limits of the city and the adjacent unincorporated area of the county. The governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county may by joint resolution create a joint storm drainage district and provide for the construction of, and maintenance of main and lateral storm water drains therein. Such joint resolution shall provide for the method of assessment to be utilized in assessing the cost of improvements against the property within the district and the portion, if any, of the cost to be borne by the city at large. Final engineering plans for any proposed improvement shall be approved by both the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county. Improvement projects within such district, including that portion lying outside the city, shall be administered by the city and shall be initiated, authorized, and financed by the issuance of bonds and the levying of special assessments in the manner provided for the initiation, authorization and financing of improvements under the provisions of article 6a of chapter 12 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, and on the basis of any reasonable assessment plan which considers land use and which will result in imposing substantially equal burdens upon property similarly benefited, and in accordance with the provisions of the joint resolution. Moneys received from special assessments levied against property located outside the corporate limits of the city shall be paid to the city for the retirement of bonds issued by the city for payment of the cost of improvements within such district for which such assessments were levied.History: L. 1980, ch. 58, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-6,103 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-6,103 Same; preparation of assessment roll; public inspection.

12-6,103. Same; preparation of assessment roll; public inspection. As soon as the total cost of any proposed improvement is determined, the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county shall cause the assessments against each lot, piece or parcel of land deemed to be benefited, to be determined in the manner set forth in the joint resolution and an assessment roll shall be prepared. The proposed assessment roll shall be filed with both the city and county clerks and be open for public inspection.History: L. 1980, ch. 58, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-6,104 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-6,104 Same; publication of joint resolution; mailing of assessment notices; protest petition and election; qualified elector defined.

12-6,104. Same; publication of joint resolution; mailing of assessment notices; protest petition and election; qualified elector defined. Notwithstanding the provisions of K.S.A. 12-6a06, whenever a joint storm water drainage district is created under K.S.A. 12-6,102, the governing body of the city and the board of county commissioners of the county shall publish the joint resolution creating the district once each week for two consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the county. At the same time as the joint resolution is published for the last time, the city or county clerk shall mail to the owners of the property made liable to pay an assessment at their last known post office address, a notice that a joint resolution has been adopted to create the joint storm drainage system and a statement of the cost proposed to be assessed against the land so owned. If, within sixty (60) days following the last publication of the resolution and the mailing of the notices to the individual landowners, a petition protesting the creation of the district signed by not less than five percent (5%) of the qualified electors of the proposed district is filed with the county election officer, no district shall be created unless the proposition has been submitted to and approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting at an election called and held thereon. Qualified elector for the purpose of this act shall mean any person eighteen years of age or over who is a resident of the proposed joint storm drainage district or who owns land within the proposed district. Such election shall be noticed, called and held in the manner prescribed for the noticing, calling and holding of elections under the general bond law.History: L. 1980, ch. 58, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 12-6,105 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities|Article 6 - Public Improvements|12-6,105 Limitation on actions to set aside special assessments under civil rights statute.

12-6,105. Limitation on actions to set aside special assessments under civil rights statute. (a) It is in the public interest to allow local units of government to finance the costs of public improvements by levying special assessments against the property which benefits from the improvements. It also is in the public interest, following timely notice and the opportunity to protest the levying of special assessments at a public hearing, that all challenges to the validity of the special assessments or to the proceedings relating thereto be commenced and resolved in a prompt and timely manner in order to avoid delay and increased public expense for the public improvements.(b) No suit, brought under any federal civil rights statute, to set aside any special assessments levied against property pursuant to the laws of this state or to otherwise question the validity of the proceedings relating thereto shall be brought after the expiration of 90 days from the publication of the ordinance, resolution or other order fixing the special assessments.History: L. 1984, ch. 58, § 1; April 19.