As used in Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-772 through 12-775, and amendments thereto:

(a) “AICUZ” means a jointly developed community – military air installation compatible use zone.

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 12-774

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201

(b) “ACUB” means an army compatible use buffer.

(c) “Development proposal” means any development requiring a review process prior to approval including, but not limited to, platting, rezoning, conditional use, special use, variance or any other similar action.

(d) “DNL” means a day – night noise level.

(e) “ENMP” means an environmental noise management plan of an active duty, national guard or reserve military installation.

(f) “JLUS” means a joint land use study.

(g) “Military training buffer contract” means land in which the private owner voluntarily provides, sells or leases the development rights for the land or provides, sells or leases the right of the military to reject proposed development that will be incompatible with the training mission and operations of a federal or state military facility of more than 100 acres. Nothing in the state area of interest, military training buffer area or military training buffer area contract shall provide authority for the use of eminent domain.

(h) “Municipality” shall mean a city or county.

(i) “State area of interest military training buffer area” means land that is contiguous to a federal or state military facility of more than 100 acres as specified in the applicable AICUZ, JLUS, ACUB, or ENMP or is located adjacent to lands already in the program or is under a military flight path.