§ 61-1. Intent.

A. 

The Town Board of the Town of Brookhaven finds that many of its citizens have been misled by exaggerated claims or failure to provide adequate or sufficient information on the part of some subdividers or their agents, employees or sales agents with respect to estimated taxes with regard to homes situate in subdivisions and the school district in which the property is located. It has also been established that many purchasers of new homes located within the Town of Brookhaven are unfamiliar with the provisions of the Brookhaven Town Code relating to the construction, enlargement, alteration or removal of buildings and structures located within the Town. As a result of this situation, many persons who own homes located within the Town of Brookhaven have in the past constructed, enlarged, altered or removed portions of buildings or structures without applying for the necessary building permits prior to commencing the subject renovations.

B. 

It is the intent of this chapter to correct the aforesaid abuses, to provide a guide for the majority of the subdividers within the Town who deal with the public on a high plane of business integrity and to provide adequate and sufficient information so that a prospective homebuyer in this Town can make an informed and intelligent decision. It is also the purpose of this chapter to provide prospective homeowners with notice of the fact that, under the provisions of the Brookhaven Town Code, no wall, structure, building, house or part thereof may be built, enlarged, altered or removed until a building permit has been issued authorizing the proposed work. It is hoped that this will eliminate the high incidence of construction-related violations resulting from the failure of prospective purchasers of new homes to be aware of the provisions of the Town Code relating to building permits.