HARPER COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD
REVITALIZATION PROGRAM

NRP APPLICATION

K.S.A. 1996 SUPP. 12-17, 114 ET SEQ.

This law authorized any municipality covered by the cash basis law to designate an area within its boundaries as a neighborhood revitalization area and to provide rebates to taxpayers in the amount of the incremental increased in property taxes resulting from improvements made to the property. The term “municipality” may include a city, township, school, county or other political subdivision. The rebates are to be made within 30 days of the payment of the full taxes.

Neighborhood revitalization area means in part, an area in which buildings or improvements by reason of dilapidation or obsolescence are detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare; or an area where there is a substantial number of deteriorating or defective structures and other improvements which impairs or arrests the sound growth of a city or constitutes an economic liability; or an area in which there is a predominance of buildings or improvements which by reasons of age, history, architecture or significance, should be preserved or restored to productive use.  See K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 12-17, 115(b), (1), (2) and (3).

Prior to designation of such an area, the municipality must adopt a plan for the area which shall include, among other things, any proposals for improving or expanding various municipal services within the area, criteria to be used by the governing body for eligibility for rebates, and the application process. Notice and public hearings are required prior to adoption of the plan.

Municipalities are authorized to create a neighborhood revitalization fund for this purpose and to place moneys in said fund from any lawful source and from the general fund. Any two or more municipalities may enter into interlocal cooperation agreements to exercise the powers under this act.

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