§ 85-355. Intent.

A. 

It has been determined by the Town Board that there are many persons who presently reside in the Town of Brookhaven and others who, in the coming years, will move to the Town and require and desire housing accommodations of certain size and cost that are not now being constructed for their needs.

B. 

It has further been determined by the Town Board that mobile home living has proved to be a partial solution of the problem of housing young married and elderly couples who cannot afford or are not otherwise able to own a conventional single-family house and who seek a viable alternative to apartment living.

C. 

The Town Board has also deemed that elsewhere, throughout the nation and New York State, mobile home living has best been achieved when mobile homes are placed in well-planned, strictly regulated and maintained mobile home communities.

D. 

It appears to the Town Board that such mobile home communities are desirable when they are organized, planned, designed, constructed and maintained to serve the needs of the persons whose financial means may be limited but who desire to reside in the Town of Brookhaven in a suitable residential environment. However, if mobile home communities are not properly organized, planned, designed, constructed and maintained in a satisfactory manner, with respect to adequate room, light, air, recreational and other facilities, the presence and occupancy of mobile homes may adversely affect the health, safety and general welfare of the occupants and the surrounding community. Thus, the Town Board deems it imperative that it ensure that any mobile home community conform to the safeguard provisions set forth below.