17-4742 Title of act.
17-4742. Title of act. This act shall be known and be cited as the “urban renewal law.” History: L. 1955, ch. 86, § 1; June 30.
17-4743 Legislative findings; declarations of necessity; eminent domain.
17-4743. Legislative findings; declarations of necessity; eminent domain. It is hereby found and declared that there exist in certain cities of the state, slum and blighted areas (as herein defined) which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals and welfare of the residents of the state; that the existence […]
17-4744 Rehabilitation or redevelopment of urban renewal area by private enterprise.
17-4744. Rehabilitation or redevelopment of urban renewal area by private enterprise. A municipality, to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this act, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of the urban renewal area […]
17-4745 Formulation of workable program; provisions for inclusion.
17-4745. Formulation of workable program; provisions for inclusion. A municipality for the purposes of this act may formulate a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources (including those specified in K.S.A. 17-4759) to eliminate, and prevent the development or spread of, slums and urban blight, to encourage needed urban rehabilitation, to provide for […]
17-4746 Finding of necessity; resolution.
17-4746. Finding of necessity; resolution. No municipality shall exercise any of the powers hereafter conferred by this act until after its local governing body shall have adopted a resolution finding that: (1) One or more slum or blighted areas exist in such municipality; and (2) the rehabilitation, conservation, or redevelopment, or a combination thereof, of […]
17-4747 Urban renewal plans; preparation and approval; acquisition of real property for urban renewal project, limitation.
17-4747. Urban renewal plans; preparation and approval; acquisition of real property for urban renewal project, limitation. (a) A municipality shall not prepare an urban renewal plan for an urban renewal area unless the governing body has, by resolution, determined such an area to be a slum area or a blighted area or a combination thereof […]
17-4748 Powers of municipality.
17-4748. Powers of municipality. Every municipality shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this act, including the following powers in addition to others herein granted: (a) To undertake and carry out urban renewal projects within its area of operation; and to make and execute […]
17-4749 Acquisition of property; eminent domain.
17-4749. Acquisition of property; eminent domain. (a) A municipality shall have the right to acquire by condemnation any interest in real property, including a fee simple title thereto, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with an urban renewal project under this act. A municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain in […]
17-4750 Sale, lease or transfer of property in urban renewal area; owner of property preference to purchase.
17-4750. Sale, lease or transfer of property in urban renewal area; owner of property preference to purchase. (a) A municipality may sell, lease or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it, and may enter into contracts with respect thereto, in an urban renewal area for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial or other […]
17-4751 Issuance of bonds to finance urban renewal project; mortgages.
17-4751. Issuance of bonds to finance urban renewal project; mortgages. (a) A municipality shall have power to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion to finance the undertaking of any urban renewal project under this act, including, without limiting the generality thereof, the payment of principal and interest upon any advances for surveys […]
17-4752 Investments in bonds issued pursuant to act; conditions.
17-4752. Investments in bonds issued pursuant to act; conditions. All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and all executors, administrators, […]
17-4753 Property exempt from levy and sale by execution and judgment charge or lien; alternative remedies.
17-4753. Property exempt from levy and sale by execution and judgment charge or lien; alternative remedies. (a) All property of a municipality, including funds, owned or held by it for the purposes of this act shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall […]
17-4754 Cooperation by public bodies; powers; issuance of general obligation bonds, when; protest; election.
17-4754. Cooperation by public bodies; powers; issuance of general obligation bonds, when; protest; election. (a) For the purpose of aiding in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of an urban renewal project located within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as […]
17-4755 Instrument executed by municipality; presumption.
17-4755. Instrument executed by municipality; presumption. Any instrument executed by a municipality and purporting to convey any right, title or interest in any property under this act shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this act insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees […]
17-4756 Exercise of urban renewal project powers; divesting powers and restoring to governing body; abolishment of urban renewal agency; reestablishment of agency.
17-4756. Exercise of urban renewal project powers; divesting powers and restoring to governing body; abolishment of urban renewal agency; reestablishment of agency. (a) A municipality may itself exercise its urban renewal project powers (as herein defined) or may, if the governing body thereof by resolution determines such action to be in the public interest, elect […]
17-4757 Urban renewal agency; creation; transaction of business and exercise of powers subject to approval of governing body; commissioners; terms; vacancies; expenses; quorum; chairman and vice-chairman; executive director; employees; annual reports; removal from office, when.
17-4757. Urban renewal agency; creation; transaction of business and exercise of powers subject to approval of governing body; commissioners; terms; vacancies; expenses; quorum; chairman and vice-chairman; executive director; employees; annual reports; removal from office, when. (a) There is hereby created in each municipality a public body corporate and politic to be known as the “urban […]
17-4758 Acquisition of interest in project by public officials, commissioners or employees; disclosures; holding other public office; violation of section, effect.
17-4758. Acquisition of interest in project by public officials, commissioners or employees; disclosures; holding other public office; violation of section, effect. No public official or employee of a municipality (or board or commission thereof), and no commissioner or employee of an urban renewal agency which has been vested by a municipality with urban renewal project […]
17-4759 Ordinances relating to repair, closing, demolition or removal of structures unsafe, insanitary, dangerous or inimical to welfare of residents; complaints and orders issued pursuant thereto.
17-4759. Ordinances relating to repair, closing, demolition or removal of structures unsafe, insanitary, dangerous or inimical to welfare of residents; complaints and orders issued pursuant thereto. (a) Whenever any municipality finds that there exist in such municipality structures which are unfit for human use or habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing the hazards of fire, […]
17-4759a Same; purpose of act.
17-4759a. Same; purpose of act. This act is intended to authorize a municipality to prescribe minimum standards for all types of structures (both “residential” and “nonresidential”) and to regulate their use, occupancy, maintenance and repair, removal and demolition. This expansion of K.S.A. 17-4759 to include “nonresidential” structures is not intended to limit or impair in […]
17-4760 Definitions.
17-4760. Definitions. The following terms wherever used or referred to in this act, shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context: (a) “Agency” or “urban renewal agency” shall mean a public agency created by K.S.A. 17-4757. (b) “Municipality” shall mean any incorporated city in the state of Kansas. […]