Neighborhood Revitalization Program

The primary intent of the Kansas Neighborhood Revitalization Act is to provide communities with a long-term increase and stabilization in their property tax base by encouraging the rehabilitation or new construction which may not otherwise have occurred.


Benefits

  • Provides incentives for housing improvements through property tax rebates for up to 10 years
  • Maintains the current tax revenue base
  • Allows property owners to build equity
  • Creates new long-term tax revenue without adding fiscal burden to participating entities
  • Incentivizes development where it might not have otherwise occurred
  • Reverses outward migration of residents
  • Helps to stabilize property values
  • Strengthens fiscal capacity of local governments 
  • Encourages residential, commercial and industrial development and economic growth within the communities


Qualifications

  • The project must increase the value of the property by at least 15%
  • Building permits must be obtained from the appropriate governmental entities before applying, if applicable
  • Fill out Neighborhood Revitalization Application within 30 days prior to the start of construction
  • All taxable property owned by the applicant must be current in payments
  • Keep taxes current throughout the entire program
  • Request a Certificate of Occupancy from the Land and Development office when construction is complete
  • The Appraiser's Office will send out the Rebate Application yearly. Fill the application out and send it in to the Treasurer
  • Some projects may initially qualify for rebates but, due to depreciation or depletion, may not maintain the value threshold necessary for the qualification in the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of the project’s life


Qualified Improvements

  • New construction of Residential, Commercial and Industrial buildings
  • Rehabilitation, alterations and additions to any existing residential structure that improve the value by at least 15%


Unqualified Improvements

  • Freestanding garage
  • Gazebo
  • Storage Buildings
  • Workshops
  • Pools


Rebate Information

  • Rebated taxes are determined by the taxing districts that have opted into the program where the improved property is located
  • A rebate of the new property tax caused by improvements that increase the property value by 15% or more
  • The rebate amount is figured using the initial increase in valuation
  • Does NOT affect your current property taxes
  • Rebate is applied to your taxes after the first full year of eligibility
  • Transferable upon completion of a legal sales transaction after being recorded with the Osage County Register of Deeds and taxes are kept current


Application Process

  • All required permits must be obtained from the appropriate governmental agencies prior to submitting the application
  • A completed application must be filed with the Land Development office to qualify for program participation within 30 days of issuance of the permits
  • Pay processing fee of $125
  • There will be an annual $25.00 processing fee which will be deducted from the program participant’s annual rebate


Participating Taxing Entities

  • Osage County
  • Burlingame
  • Carbondale
  • Lyndon
  • Melvern
  • Olivet Township
  • Osage City
  • Overbrook
  • Scranton
  • Quenemo
  • Fire District 2
  • Fire District 5
  • More TBD


Building and Waste Water Permit

Building Permit

Waste Water Permit

Neighborhood Revitalization Program Application

Neighborhood Revitalization Program Proposal

Neighborhood Revitalization Program Rebate Application