§ 85-748. Legislative intent.

The Town Board hereby finds and determines that blighted properties have prevented and arrested the sound growth and development of the local community. These blighted properties are predominantly commercial or industrial in nature and are characterized by deteriorating and/or abandoned buildings, in whole or substantial part thereof, and are typically inadequately maintained with debris, litter and/or trash accumulation and are lacking in basic public amenities. It is the purpose of this initiative to implement and achieve the objectives of the Town Board by providing clear guidelines to accomplish the following goals:

A. 

Eliminate blighted properties throughout the Town.

B. 

Stimulate the revitalization of abandoned, vacant or underutilized blighted properties.

C. 

Where appropriate, encourage the demolition of existing abandoned, vacant or underutilized structures.

D. 

Where appropriate, encourage adaptive reuse of abandoned, vacant or underutilized business or manufacturing buildings or structures.

E. 

Promote development or redevelopment of multiple structures in a coordinated fashion.

F. 

Encourage flexibility in site and architectural design.

G. 

Maintain a consistently high level of design quality.

H. 

Establish redevelopment procedures that define and maintain a clear and predictable site plan review process. Administrative policies should support this objective, sending a positive message to landowners and developers.

I. 

Encourage applications to the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency for possible tax abatement of qualifying projects.

J. 

Encourage applications to the County of Suffolk and other municipalities to further enhance the redevelopment of these properties.