12-503a. Annexation of parts of townships, improvement districts and other units; providing of services in area annexed; payment of cost. Whenever all or any part of any township, improvement district, or other governmental unit is annexed to any city, such township, improvement district or other governmental unit may, continue to furnish services for the year […]
12-503b. Same; act inapplicable to school districts. The provisions of this act shall have no application with respect to schools, school districts, taxation for any school purpose or school services. History: L. 1963, ch. 499, § 2; June 30.
12-504. Petition for vacation of site or addition, street or alley or for exclusion of land; deannexation of land or vacation of public reservation by city; notice; hearing. (a) The owner of: (1) Any townsite or part of a townsite; (2) any addition or part of an addition to any city; or (3) the lands […]
12-505. Same; proceedings on petition. (a) (1) Upon the presentation of the petition to the governing body of the city or planning commission, the governing body or planning commission shall proceed to hear the petition, as provided in the notice. On the day of the hearing, the governing body or planning commission shall hear testimony […]
12-506. Reversion of vacated street, alley or public reservation. The streets, alleys or other public reservations which may be so vacated shall revert to the owners of the real estate immediately abutting thereon, according to the frontage of such real estate thereon: Provided, That all lands so reverting shall revert to the owners of abutting […]
12-507. Definition of terms. The terms “public loss or inconvenience” or “private right,” as herein used, shall not be construed to extend to the taxes which may be levied upon the land vacated or excluded. History: L. 1905, ch. 519, § 4; February 18; R.S. 1923, § 12-507.
12-508. Fees; issuance of subpoenas. The county clerk, sheriff and witnesses shall be entitled to the same fees as are allowed for like service in the district courts, and subpoenas may be issued by the county clerk for witnesses and served as from the district courts. History: L. 1905, ch. 519, § 5; February 18; […]
12-509. Costs; deposits. The petitioner or petitioners shall be liable for all costs of the proceedings, whether the prayer of the petition be allowed or not; and upon filing the petition with the county clerk, there shall be deposited with the clerk twenty-five dollars to secure such costs, and the county clerk shall demand further […]
12-510. Limitation of boundaries after exclusion of land. Whenever the board of county commissioners shall by order exclude any territory from any city, town, or village, they shall order that the boundaries of such city, town or village be changed to conform to the territory remaining in such city, town or village after such exclusion, […]
12-510b. Exclusion of veterans affairs medical center land from certain cities; procedure. (a) The governing body of any city in which is located a veterans affairs medical center, may exclude the veterans affairs medical center land from the corporate limits of the city in the manner provided by this section. The city shall adopt a […]
12-512a. Vacation of streets, avenues, alleys and lanes by cities; reservation of certain rights-of-way and easements. Any city of the first class under K.S.A. 13-443, any city of the second class under K.S.A. 14-423, or any city of the third class under K.S.A. 15-427, or any amendments to said sections, in vacating by ordinance any […]
12-512b. Vacation of plats and other public reservations; recording plat or replat; reversion. In any area where there is a planning commission which has adopted subdivision regulations governing the platting or replatting of land, and the regulations provide for the giving of appropriate notice to all persons having property rights or interests affected by the […]
12-513. Power to change frontage. That the governing body of any incorporated city shall have the power to change the frontage of any lot or lots in such city in the manner hereinafter provided. History: L. 1879, ch. 79, § 1; March 13; R.S. 1923, § 12-513.
12-514. Petition for change. When the owner or owners of any lot or lots may desire to have the frontage thereof changed, they shall present to the governing body a petition, in writing, signed by such owner or owners, setting forth the description of such lot or lots with reference to the plat of such […]
12-515. Hearing on petition; ordinance and certificate; plat; recordation. Upon the presentation of such petition and plats it shall be the duty of the governing body, at its next regular meeting, to examine, consider and determine the same; and if it shall appear that the public interest and convenience will in no way be prejudiced […]
12-516. Payment of costs; when change valid. The person or persons so petitioning for such change or changes shall pay all costs incident thereto, and no such change or changes shall be of any validity until the certificate and plat referred to in K.S.A. 12-515 shall have been filed in the office of the register […]
12-517. Resolution declaring boundary, when. Before the last day of December in any year in which any territory has been added to or excluded from any city, the governing body of such city shall declare by resolution the entire boundary of the city. History: L. 1957, ch. 86, § 1; L. 1986, ch. 69, § […]
12-518. Same; filing of certified copies. Whenever the governing body of any city shall declare by resolution the entire boundary of such city, the city clerk forthwith shall file a certified copy of such resolution with the county clerk, with the register of deeds of the county or counties in which such city is located […]
12-519. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) “Tract” means a single unit of real property under one ownership, outside the corporate limits of a city, which may be platted or unplatted, title to which is publicly or privately held by an owner as defined by subsection (c). (b) “Land” means a part of a […]
12-520. Conditions which permit unilateral annexation; exceptions; ordinance; severability of ordinance where annexation invalid; limitations. (a) Except as hereinafter provided, the governing body of any city, by ordinance, may annex land to such city if any one or more of the following conditions exist: (1) The land is platted, and some part of the land […]
