CHAPTER 45
HOUSE BILL No. 2727
An Act concerning cities; relating to the general
improvement and assessment law;
amending K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-6a02 and repealing the
existing section.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-6a02 is hereby amended to
read as
follows: 12-6a02. 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
spe-
cial 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
improve-
ment 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
fol-
lowing without limitation because of enumeration:
(a) Acquisition of property or interest in property when
necessary for
any of the purposes authorized by this act.
(b) To open, widen and extend streets and otherwise to improve
pav-
ing 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 dis-
tribution systems owned and operated by a water district
established pur-
suant to K.S.A. 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
the park-
ings, 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
tun-
nels.
(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 con-
struction and equipment of buildings thereon for such purpose.
(l) Asbestos control projects and lead control projects.
Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 12-6a02 is hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from
and after its
publication in the statute book.
Approved March 27, 1998
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