12-17,122. Same; definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms shall have the meanings provided herein, unless the context clearly indicates, otherwise:

(a) "Base year appraised value" means the appraised value, as determined by the county appraiser, of the real property located within the boundaries of a downtown redevelopment area for the tax year immediately preceding a twelve-month period in which an investment for improvements to the real property or trade fixtures therein, equal to or exceeding 25% of the appraised value of the real property, was made;

(b) "core commercial district" means an area of a city or unincorporated area of a county characterized by a variety of compact commercial, office, residential and public uses that make it most directly analogous to central business districts commonly identified by zoning regulations;

(c) "distressed community" means an area in which 20% or more of the population of all ages for each census tract located within the area has an income below the poverty level as reported in the most recently completed decennial census published by the U.S. bureau of the census;

(d) "downtown redevelopment area" or "redevelopment area" means an area designated by the secretary of commerce pursuant to this act for the purpose of identifying real property that is eligible to receive tax benefits as provided in K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 12-17,124, and amendments thereto;

(e) "fund" means the fund created by the governing body of a city or unincorporated area of a county to comply with the requirements of this act;

(f) "governing body" means the governing body of a city or the unincorporated area of a county;

(g) "real property taxes" means all taxes levied on an ad valorem basis upon land and the improvements thereon;

(h) "secretary" means the secretary of the department of commerce; and

(i) "tax increment" means all real property taxes assessed pursuant to K.S.A. 79-1439, and amendments thereto, to the amount of the current appraised value of the property in excess of the base year appraised value of the property located within a redevelopment area or proposed redevelopment area.

History: L. 2004, ch. 112, § 82; L. 2005, ch. 80, § 5; Apr. 14.