Kansas Statutes 12-6a02. Same; special assessments; work or improvements authorized
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-6a02
- Act: means the provisions of Kan. See Kansas Statutes 12-6a27
- Assessments: means special assessments imposed and levied pursuant to the provisions of this act. See Kansas Statutes 12-6a27
- Cost: means : (1) All costs necessarily incurred for the preparation of preliminary reports, the preparation of plans and specifications, the preparation and publication of notices of hearings, resolutions, ordinances and other proceedings relating to the creation or administration of the district or the issuance of bonds therefore, necessary fees and expenses of consultants, interest accrued on borrowed money during the period of construction and the amount of a reserve fund for the bonds, together with the cost of land, materials, labor, and other lawful expenses incurred in planning and doing any project and may include a charge of not to exceed 5% of the total cost of the project or the cost of work done by the municipality to reimburse the municipality for the services rendered by the municipality in the administration and supervision of such project by its general officers; and (2) in the case of property and projects already owned by the municipality and previously financed by the issuance of bonds, "cost" means costs authorized by Kan. See Kansas Statutes 12-6a27
- District: means a community improvement district created pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 12-6a27
- Governing body: means the governing body of a city or the board of county commissioners of a county. See Kansas Statutes 12-6a27
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
As a complete alternative to all other methods provided by law, the governing body of any city is hereby authorized to make, or cause to be made, municipal works or improvements which confer a special benefit upon property within a definable area of the city and may levy and collect special assessments upon property in the area deemed by the governing body to be benefited by such improvement for special benefits conferred upon such property by any such municipal work or improvement and to provide for the payment of all or any part of the cost of the work or improvement out of the proceeds of such special assessments as hereinafter provided. Such work or improvements may include the following without limitation because of enumeration:
(a) Acquisition of (1) property or interest in property when necessary for any of the purposes authorized by this act and (2) any improvement authorized to be constructed under this act.
(b) To open, widen and extend streets and otherwise to improve paving and other surfacing, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, crosswalks, driveway entrances and structures, drainage works incidental thereto, and service connections from sewer, water, gas and other utility mains, conduits or pipes necessarily lying within curb lines.
(c) To improve main and lateral storm water drains and sanitary sewer systems and appurtenances thereto.
(d) To improve street lights and street lighting systems.
(e) To improve waterworks systems owned by the city and water distribution systems owned and operated by a water district established pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 19-3501 et seq., and amendments thereto.
(f) To improve parks, playgrounds and recreational facilities.
(g) To improve any street or other facility by landscaping, planting of trees, shrubs and other perennial plants.
(h) To improve dikes, levees and other flood control works, gates, lift stations, bridges and streets appurtenant thereto.
(i) To improve vehicle and pedestrian bridges, overpasses and tunnels.
(j) To improve retaining walls and area walls on public ways or land abutting thereon.
(k) To improve property for off-street parking facilities including construction and equipment of buildings thereon for such purpose.
(l) Asbestos control projects and lead control projects.