§ 88-1. Legislative intent; scope.

A. 

It is the intention of the Brookhaven Town Board to protect the public health, safety and welfare by authorizing the establishment of procedures to identify, abate and eliminate the presence of blight upon properties throughout the Town.

B. 

Scope and applicability.

(1) 

Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all properties within the unincorporated portions of the Town of Brookhaven, residential, and commercial, and constitute the requirements and standards for such property.

(2) 

Applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall be deemed to supplement applicable state and local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to abolish, impair, supersede or replace existing remedies of the Town, county, or state or the existing requirements of any other provision of local laws or ordinances of the Town or county or state laws and regulations. In case of conflict between any provisions of this chapter and any applicable state or local law, ordinance, code or regulation, the more restrictive or stringent provision or requirement shall prevail.

C. 

Creation or maintenance of blighted property prohibited. No owner, agent, tenant, business entity, voluntary association, nonprofit organization, or person in control of real property located within the Town of Brookhaven shall allow, create or maintain, or cause to be created or maintained, any blighted property.