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When you move to Kingman you'll likely have questions;
we've collected answers to ones most frequently asked. Some have to do
with how you connect utilities and some are about City codes.
For more information see also Utilities in
Kingman. Questions you have about City code that are not
answered here can be answered at City Hall.
Welcome to Kingman. We love living here and feel sure you will, too.
Light & Water:
The City has it's own generating plant and its own springs and wells for
water. The water and light bills are payable to the City Office and must be
paid in full by the 10th of each month. The deposit you have made, if
any, for your water and light bills will be refunded to you when you move
from Kingman or buy your own home in Kingman.
If you have any problems related to the water, light, or sewer call 532-3111
which is the City
Building. After
office hours, during weekends, and holidays call the Police Department
532-3138 and the dispatcher will contact the person on call.
All basements or cellars with plumbing fixtures connected to the Sanitary
sewer line shall be provided with a back-water trap or gate valve.
Property damage resulting from backup sewage is the householder's
responsibility.
Gas Service:
Contact the Kansas
Gas Service, PO Box 758000,
Topeka, Kansas
66675-8000.
Telephone 1-800-794-4780 24 hrs service.
Cable Television:
Cox Cable Television. Call 1-800-794-3364.
Telephone: Local
phone service is AT&T. Call 1-800-288-2020.
Garbage and/or Trash Pickup:
Contact Waste Connections
of Kansas.
Telephone 1-800-388-5902. They can inform you where to place your
refuse, the type, number and size of containers allowed, the charge for this
service, and the day scheduled for pickup in your area.
Drivers License Exam Station:
Kingman County Courthouse, 130 N. Spruce Street,
Kingman, 532_5080. Open Wednesdays & Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Voter Registration:
A city resident 18 or older may register at City Hall or the Kingman County
Courthouse.
Building Permits:
No building or any structure shall commence before obtaining a building
permit from the City Inspector. Also Electric, Plumbing, and Gas permits
are needed. Contractors must be present at the time of any inspection.
Dogs: Do you have
one? You must purchase a current dog tag within 30 days after you move
to the City of Kingman.
A rabies certificate dated within the past year is required to purchase the
tag. All dogs must be confined in some manner and at no time allowed to
run loose within the City limits. Some dogs are prohibited (as defined
by City ordinance).
Burning Of Trash:
Prohibited within the City of Kingman
without a permit. You may secure a burning permit at the City Building
at 324 N. Main. St. No
burning is allowed on Mondays.
Abandoned Vehicles:
It is unlawful to park, store, leave, or permit the parking, storing, or
leaving of any motor vehicle of any kind which is wrecked, junked, wholly or
partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned, whether attended or not, for
a period of time in excess of thirty days upon any private property and/or
upon any street, alley, highway, thoroughfare, or other public property within
the city unless the same is completely enclosed within a building, or
shielded from sight with a fence, or unless it is in connection with a
business enterprise properly operated in the appropriate business zone
pursuant to the zoning laws of the city.
Solicitation: It
is unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as defined in Section 5.28.020 of
City Code to engage in such business within the corporate limits of the city
without first obtaining a permit and license therefor in compliance with the
provisions of Chapter 5.28 of City Code.
Weeds/Vegetation:
The owner, agent, or occupant of any lot or piece of land within the city is
required to keep cut or destroy all noxious weeds growing on such lot or
piece of land and in the alley abutting upon such lot or piece of land.
Destruction by city, assessment of cost, and penalties will be carried out as
directed by City Code, Chapter 8.12.
We know you and your family will and do enjoy living in Kingman, and if we
can be of any service please let us know. Thank You.
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