68-2201 Short title.
68-2201. Short title. This act may be cited as the “junkyard and salvage control act.” History: L. 1967, ch. 357, § 1; May 4.
68-2202 Purposes.
68-2202. Purposes. For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare, convenience and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in public highways, and to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering public highways, it is hereby declared to be in the public interest, and necessary and appropriate to regulate […]
68-2203 Definitions.
68-2203. Definitions. (a) The term “junk” shall mean old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material. (b) “Automobile graveyard” shall mean any establishment which is maintained, used, or operated, for […]
68-2204 Junkyards prohibited, when.
68-2204. Junkyards prohibited, when. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any street or highway on the interstate system or the primary system, or any portion of which is within one thousand (1,000) feet of […]
68-2205 Certificate of compliance; requirements; failure to make an original or renewal application; injunction.
68-2205. Certificate of compliance; requirements; failure to make an original or renewal application; injunction. No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard, any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any street or highway on the interstate or the primary systems, or any other portion of […]
68-2206 Requirements as to screening.
68-2206. Requirements as to screening. The secretary of transportation shall have the authority to adopt rules or regulations governing the location, planting, construction and maintenance, including the materials used in screening or fencing required by this act. Any plantings, fencing or other screening facilities located on public land or easements shall be public property. History: […]
68-2207 Junkyards lawfully in existence.
68-2207. Junkyards lawfully in existence. Any junkyard which was lawfully in existence on May 4, 1967, and duly certified in the subsequent year and which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main traveled way of any street or highway on the interstate or the primary systems […]
68-2208 Acquisition of land, when.
68-2208. Acquisition of land, when. When the secretary of transportation determines that the topography of the land adjoining the highway, road or street will not permit adequate screening of any junkyard lawfully in existence, or the screening of such a junkyard would not be economically feasible, the secretary shall have the authority to acquire by […]
68-2209 Nuisances.
68-2209. Nuisances. Any junkyard which comes into existence after the effective date of this act, or was being maintained in violation of law on the effective date of this act, or after said date is altered, changed or enlarged so as not to conform to this act, and which is not made to conform to […]
68-2210 Interpretation.
68-2210. Interpretation. Nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or affect the provisions of any lawful ordinance, regulation or resolution, which are more restrictive than the provisions of this act. History: L. 1967, ch. 357, § 10; May 4.
68-2211 Agreements with the United States authorized.
68-2211. Agreements with the United States authorized. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the United States secretary of commerce as provided by title 23, United States code, relating to the control of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and the primary systems, and to take action in the […]
68-2212 State salvage board abolished; transfer of powers, duties and functions to secretary of transportation; provisions for transition and continuity.
68-2212. State salvage board abolished; transfer of powers, duties and functions to secretary of transportation; provisions for transition and continuity. (a) The state salvage board is hereby abolished. All of the powers, duties and functions of the state salvage board are hereby transferred to and conferred and imposed upon the secretary of transportation. The secretary […]
68-2213 Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate of compliance; hearing; judicial review.
68-2213. Denial, suspension or revocation of certificate of compliance; hearing; judicial review. The secretary of transportation may deny the application of any person for a certificate of compliance under this act and may suspend or revoke a certificate of compliance issued or refuse to issue a renewal thereof. Orders under this section, and proceedings thereon, […]
68-2214 Severability.
68-2214. Severability. If any clause, paragraph, subsection or section of this act shall be held invalid or unconstitutional it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder of this act without such invalid or unconstitutional clause, paragraph, subsection or section. History: L. 1967, ch. 357, § 14; May 4.
68-2215 Unlawful junkyard maintenance; penalty.
68-2215. Unlawful junkyard maintenance; penalty. Unlawful junkyard maintenance is intentional operation or maintenance of a junkyard in violation of article 22 of chapter 68 of Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. Unlawful junkyard maintenance is a class C misdemeanor. History: L. 1968, ch. 154, § 2; L. 1973, ch. 271, § 9; July 1.
68-2231 Declaration of policy.
68-2231. Declaration of policy. The legislature hereby finds and declares: (a) That outdoor advertising is a legitimate, commercial use of private property adjacent to streets, roads and highways, where such commercial use does not conflict with the lawfully designated use of surrounding property; (b) that the erection and maintenance of outdoor advertising billboards, signs, displays, […]
68-2232 Definitions.
68-2232. Definitions. As used in this act the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them herein: (a) “Adjacent area” “controlled area” means an area which is adjacent to the right-of-way on any interstate or primary highway and is visible from the main traveled way. (b) “Business area” means any part […]
68-2233 Erection or maintenance of signs in adjacent area prohibited, exceptions.
68-2233. Erection or maintenance of signs in adjacent area prohibited, exceptions. After March 31, 1972, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2237, and amendments thereto, no sign shall be erected or maintained in an adjacent area, except the following: (a) Directional and official signs, including, but not limited to, signs pertaining to natural wonders, […]
68-2234 Highway advertising control; sign standards; zoning requirements.
68-2234. Highway advertising control; sign standards; zoning requirements. After March 31, 1972, and subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 68-2233, and amendments thereto, and to subsection (f), signs which are to be erected in a business area shall comply with the following standards: (a) General. Signs shall not be erected or maintained which: (1) Imitate […]
68-2235 Agreements with secretary of U.S. department of transportation.
68-2235. Agreements with secretary of U.S. department of transportation. The secretary of transportation is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the secretary of the department of transportation of the United States government for the purpose of controlling outdoor advertising in areas adjacent to the interstate and federal-aid primary highway systems or the national […]