Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-763

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(a) The governing body shall not adopt or enforce zoning regulations which have the effect of excluding manufactured homes from the entire zoning jurisdiction of the governing body. In addition, the governing body shall not adopt or enforce zoning regulations which have the effect of excluding residential-design manufactured homes from single-family residential districts solely because they are manufactured homes.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the establishment of architectural or aesthetic standards applicable to manufactured homes so as to ensure its compatibility with site-built housing in the same zoning district.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or supersede valid restrictive covenants running with the land.

(d) The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after January 1, 1992.