19-27a16. Alteration of district's boundaries; district served by city-owned sewage system; hearing. (a) Subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 19-270, the governing body of any sewer district, by resolution, may: (1) Alter the boundaries of the district to include or exclude parts of platted lots not wholly within the districts to coincide with the lot line or when good engineering practice requires, alter the boundaries of the district to include or exclude areas which should have been included or excluded initially by reason of the topography or include or exclude areas from which sewage could flow either direction; (2) assess the alterations; (3) relieve the parts of platted lots or other area excluded from previous assessments made by any other sewer district on those parts excluded; and (4) provide for the payment of the same out of the funds of the main sewer district in which those parts were formerly located.
(b) Upon presentation of a petition signed by 100% of the owners of land located within a main sewer district, which is being furnished sewer service by a city-owned sewage system, seeking to remove the land from such district, the governing body of any main sewer district which is located in a county which has been declared to be an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-3524, and amendments thereto, may alter the boundaries of such sewer district to conform to lot lines within platted subdivisions if the land was platted subsequent to the creation of the sewer district. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the alteration of boundaries of any sewer district to include any territory not within the district originally created.
(c) Prior to exercising any authority granted by this section, the governing body of the sewer district shall call and hold a public hearing on the proposal. Notice of the hearing shall be given in the manner provided by K.S.A. 19-27a05, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 1983, ch. 99, § 17; L. 1986, ch. 70, § 9; May 15.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 19 - Counties And County Officers
19-27a01 Sewer districts in any county; definitions.
19-27a02 Board of county commissioners serves as governing body of district; powers and duties.
19-27a03 Creation of district by petition; contents; unsanitary conditions.
19-27a03a Inclusion of land located in other benefit districts.
19-27a05 Notice; hearing; district extending into city limits.
19-27a09 Maintenance fund; tax levy; user charges.
19-27a10 Sewage received from other districts; apportionment of cost; assessment among districts.
19-27a11 Costs of combined or enlarged districts; tax levy; installments; bonds.
19-27a13 Joint sewer districts; creation; procedure; inclusion of certain districts; petition.
19-27a14 Enlargement of boundaries upon petition; additional levies.
19-27a15 Annexation of district by a city; district not dissolved.
19-27a16 Alteration of district's boundaries; district served by city-owned sewage system; hearing.
19-27a18 Federal aid for costs; bonds.
19-27a19 Contracts; public bidding required, when.
19-27a20 Unexpended bond proceeds; uses.
19-27a21 Deficits in bond and interest fund; levy authorized.
19-27a22 Revenue bonds for sewer projects in urban areas.
19-27a23 Abnormal delinquency in payment of special assessments; levy authorized.
19-27a25 Additional user charge to pay cost for use of other municipality's treatment plant.
19-27a26 Districts in Sedgwick county; delegation of powers to controller.
19-27a27 Existing districts to operate under 19-27a01 et seq.; exception.