Kansas Statutes Annotated

K.S.A. § 19-2956 (2026)

Planning and zoning in urban areas; purpose

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19-2956. Planning and zoning in urban areas; purpose. The purpose of this act is to authorize any county designated as an urban area under the provisions of K.S.A. 19-2654, and amendments thereto, to prepare and adopt plans and land use regulations with multiple advisory bodies so as to bring unity, consistency and efficiency to the county's planning efforts. Such plans and regulations shall be designed, in accordance with the present and future needs of the county and shall promote the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, prosperity and general welfare and protect the land, air, water, natural resources and environment and encourage their use in a desirable manner and insure efficient expenditure of public funds and conserve and protect the values of property under the jurisdiction of the county.

History: L. 1984, ch. 96, § 1; May 3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: City of Topeka v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 89 P.3d 924 (Kan. 2004).

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City of Topeka v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 89 P.3d 924 (Kan. 2004). · cites it 3× “The City prepared the journal entry, and it was approved by the other parties *875 before being signed by the district court. At the hearing, the district court made no findings of fact, and none were included in the journal entry.”

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