Kansas Statutes 12-1789. Same; protest petition to repeal ordinance; dissolution of district
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-1789
- City: means any city in Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
- District: means a self-supported municipal improvement district which may be created and the property taxed in accordance with this act and which is:
(1) Comprised of contiguous property wholly within the boundaries of the central business district of the city as such boundaries are determined by resolution adopted by the governing body of the city and none of which property is zoned for any use other than commercial or industrial;
(2) comprised, at a minimum, of an area equivalent to four square blocks excluding any public streets and rights-of-way; and
(3) given a descriptive name containing the words "self-supported municipal improvement district. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
- Governing body: means the governing body of any municipality. See Kansas Statutes 12-17,115
- Service: means : (1) The provision of special or additional services, such as sanitation, the security of persons and property and the care and maintenance of public facilities, including sidewalks and other public areas; (2) the financial support of public transportation service and publicly owned parking facilities, including the operation and maintenance of parking facilities; (3) the development of plans and programs for the future development of the district; (4) the development, promotion and support of community events and activities open to the general public; and (5) any other service which the city is authorized to perform and which the city does not also perform to the same extent on a city-wide basis. See Kansas Statutes 12-1795
Within 45 days following publication of an ordinance establishing a district pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-1788, and amendments thereto, or the publication of an ordinance levying annual service fees pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 12-1791, and amendments thereto, the owners of businesses located within the district may file with the governing body of the city a petition in opposition to the continuation of the district or the levying of such service fees. Upon a finding that a petition opposing the establishment of the district was signed by not less than a majority of the number of businesses located within the district, no service fee shall be levied within the district and the district shall be dissolved. Upon the finding that a petition opposing the levy of service fees for the ensuing year was signed by not less than a majority of the number of businesses located within the district, no service fees shall be levied pursuant to the ordinance specified in such petition and the district shall be dissolved as of the end of that calendar year. The governing body, by ordinance, shall repeal the ordinance which established the district or the ordinance which levied the annual service fees, effective as of the end of that calendar year. After the payment of all costs incurred by the district for that calendar year, the city shall return any unused and unencumbered moneys collected and distribute such moneys back to the businesses on a pro rata basis in the same percentage as such moneys were collected.