KINGSTON – The City of Kingston now has a zombie properties law
on the books, which will identify and register vacant buildings, determine
the responsibility of the owners, establish a process for securing, maintaining
and rehabilitating the properties and require registration of those properties
with the building department.
The city has some 300 zombie properties at present, said Mayor Steven
Noble, who signed the measure into law.
“In addition to negatively impacting the appearance of our neighborhoods,
residential and commercial buildings that have been left vacant and/or
abandoned for significant periods of time can also present serious health
and safety issues,” Noble said.
“I am confident that this law, coupled with new initiatives we are
implementing to address zombie properties, will strengthen our efforts
to improve the quality of life in our community.”
