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 adjoining on both sides of any street, alley or public reservation such as, but not limited to public easements, dedicated building setback lines, access control, or a part thereof, in any city that desires to have any townsite or part thereof, any addition or part thereof, or public easements, building setback lines, access control or part thereof vacated, or that desires to exclude any farming lands or unplatted tracts, or any addition or part of an addition from the boundaries of the city, shall petition the governing body of such city and request a public hearing on the issues. The governing body shall give notice of such request by publication in the official city newspaper and shall designate whether the hearing will be conducted by the governing body or the planning commission. The notice shall be published at least one time at least 20 days prior to the hearing. The notice shall state that a petition has been filed in the office of the city clerk requesting such vacation or exclusion, or both, describing the property fully. The notice shall specify whether the hearing is to be held before the governing body or the planning commission. All interested persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard on the petition.
(b) Any city may initiate the deannexation of land from the city by following the notice and public hearing process established in subsection (a). The hearing shall be held before the city governing body.
(c) A city may initiate the vacation of any public reservation by following the notice and public hearing process established in subsection (a). The hearing shall be held before the city governing body.
History: R.S. 1923, § 12-504; L. 1963, ch. 72, § 1; L. 1967, ch. 82, § 1; L. 1984, ch. 65, § 3; L. 1997, ch. 147, § 1; L. 2021, ch. 44, § 3; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 12 - Cities And Municipalities
Article 5 - Additions, Vacation And Lot Frontage
12-503b Same; act inapplicable to school districts.
12-505 Same; proceedings on petition.
12-506 Reversion of vacated street, alley or public reservation.
12-508 Fees; issuance of subpoenas.
12-510 Limitation of boundaries after exclusion of land.
12-510b Exclusion of veterans affairs medical center land from certain cities; procedure.
12-512b Vacation of plats and other public reservations; recording plat or replat; reversion.
12-513 Power to change frontage.
12-515 Hearing on petition; ordinance and certificate; plat; recordation.
12-516 Payment of costs; when change valid.
12-517 Resolution declaring boundary, when.
12-518 Same; filing of certified copies.
12-521a Same; annexation of a fire district; criteria to be considered.
12-522 Filing of annexation ordinance.
12-523 Effective dates of annexation; exceptions.
12-524 Annexation of city or part of city not authorized.
12-524a Homestead rights; continuation after annexation; limitation.
12-528 Same; bonds; limitations; use of other funds.
12-529 Annexation of military reservation prohibited.
12-530 Notice of proposed annexation to be given to planning commission; review by commission.
12-535 Contractual agreement to guarantee apportionment of costs of improvements.
12-536 Effect of act on certain annexations.
12-538 Actions challenging certain annexations under 12-520; considerations of the court.
12-539 Annexation of lands located in rural water district; notice.
12-540 Same; contract for district to provide water service; franchise fee.
12-542 Part of Kansas rural water district act.
12-546 City annexation of land in fire district; dual taxation; refund.
12-547 Vacation of the original plat dedication of certain blocks in the city of Americus.