§ 85-166. Legislative intent and purpose.  


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  • Purpose. It is the intent of the Town of Brookhaven to provide a diversity of housing types to meet the economic needs of its residents, and to do so in a manner that supports providing affordable and workforce housing units within the Town, and, further, is consistent with the intent and goals set forth in New York State General Municipal Law Article 16-A, the Long Island Workforce Housing Act. It is the policy of the Town of Brookhaven that no homeowner, landlord, applicant or client shall be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, parental status, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service or any other non-merit-based factor. It is the intent of this section of legislation, to be adopted pursuant to the Town's Home Rule authority pursuant to and in conformance with: New York State Constitution Article IX, § 2(c); Municipal Home Rule Law § 10(1)a(1), (3), (11), and (12); § 10(1)d(3); Municipal Home Rule Law § 20; New York State Town Law Article 4, § 64(23); New York State Town Law Article 16; and any other applicable or successor law, presently in existence or hereinafter enacted, said adoption to be done to the extent that provisions of same which exceed those requirements established pursuant to General Municipal Law (GML) Article 16-A, including § 699-a(1) and (2), and § 699-b(2), are to be deemed superseded by such special law pursuant to and in conformance with all of the aforementioned and via Municipal Home Rule Law § 22.