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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) When used in this act:
(1) “Base flood” means a flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any one year;
(2) “floodway fringe” means those portions of a flood plain outside of the boundaries of a regulatory floodway and within stream reaches where such a floodway has been established;
(3) “flood plain” means land adjacent to a watercourse subject to inundation from a flood having a chance occurrence in any one year of 1%;
(4) “governing body” means the governing body of a city in the case of cities and the board of county commissioners in the case of counties;
(5) “manufactured home” means a structure which is subject to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403;
(6) “planning commission” means a city, county, regional or metropolitan planning commission;
(7) “residential-design manufactured home” means a manufactured home on permanent foundation which has (A) minimum dimensions of 22 body feet in width, (B) a pitched roof and (C) siding and roofing materials which are customarily used on site-built homes;
(8) “subdivision” means the division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more parts for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, including resubdivision;
(9) “subdivision regulations” mean the lawfully adopted subdivision ordinances of a city and the lawfully adopted subdivision resolutions of a county;
(10) “zoning” means the regulation or restriction of the location and uses of buildings and uses of land;
(11) “zoning regulations” mean the lawfully adopted zoning ordinances of a city and the lawfully adopted zoning resolutions of a county.
(b) The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after January 1, 1992.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kansas Statutes Chapter 12. Cities and Municipalities § 12-742. Same; definitions - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ks/chapter-12-cities-and-municipalities/ks-st-sect-12-742/
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