A.
Illegal drugs, prostitution, gambling, defacement
of property, unlawful consumption of alcohol, the emerging issue of
gang violence and other serious disturbances have adversely impacted
our community's quality of life. It is the Common Council's duty and
intention to protect and promote the City's safety, public health,
commerce and welfare.
B.
It is the purpose to this chapter to create a standardized
procedure for securing legal and equitable remedies relating to such
public nuisances. It is this Council's intention to create and administer
this system in a fair and just manner, recognizing the rights of property
owners and without prejudice to the use of procedures available under
existing and subsequently enacted laws.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
CORPORATION COUNSEL — The Corporation
Counsel of the City of Kingston or his/her designee.
The entry of a plea of guilty to, or a verdict of guilty
upon, an accusatory instrument or to one or more counts of such instrument
as defined in the New York State Criminal Procedure Law § 1.20,
Subdivision 13.
An event, circumstance or activity.
The Mayor of the City of Kingston or his/her designee.
The person in whose name the real estate affected by the
order is recorded in the office of the Ulster County Clerk.
The person in whose name the real estate affected by the
order is recorded in the office of the Ulster County Clerk.
A building, structure, erection, place, real property, or
any part thereof.
