A. 
The Town Board hereby formally establishes a Community Housing Board (CHB) to review and make recommendations regarding community housing. This Board supplants the efforts of the former Community Housing Commission. This Board shall serve without compensation. No member of the Town Board, Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals shall serve on the Community Housing Board. Membership will include a broad representation from the community, such as landowners, persons with skill and knowledge about the environment, real estate, finance, and building. The Town Board may also seek members who are or have been recipients of housing assistance. The Community Housing Board shall be composed of seven members to be appointed by the Town Board, with the following initial terms and thereafter to be five-year terms: one member for one year, one member for two years, one member for three years, one member for four years, and one member for five years.
[Amended 8-26-2016 by L.L. No. 2-2016; 2-9-2018 by L.L. No. 1-2018; 6-14-2019 by L.L. No. 10-2019; 1-10-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
B. 
The primary functions of the CHB are to:
(1) 
Review all applications for a special community housing license and issue SCHLs.
(2) 
Participate in the review and approval process on all applications for establishment of a Community Housing Floating Zone (CHFZ) as described in Article VI herein.
(3) 
Make recommendations to the Town Board relating to community housing eligibility requirements and how established.
(4) 
Establish and maintain the Town's housing registry. This shall include reviewing all applications, verifying applicants' eligibility, issuing certificates of eligibility to qualified applicants, and maintaining the listing of all certified applicants and their priority in accordance with § 51-7 of this chapter.
(5) 
Serve as a liaison for community members regarding community housing.
(6) 
Interface with state, county and municipal bodies and other organizations that have similar missions, for example, the Suffolk County Workforce Housing Commission, the North Fork Housing Alliance, the Long Island Housing Partnership Corp. and Shelter Island Housing Operations, Inc. (SIHOP) for the purpose of promoting community housing opportunities on Shelter Island.