[HISTORY: Comes from L.L. No. 84-1973, adopted 9-25-1973, effective 10-2-1973.]
In order to uphold the integrity of the Building Zone Ordinance of the Town of Hempstead, a Board of Architectural Review shall be established with the responsibility of reviewing plans of proposed mother-daughter residences and recommending their suitability for mother-daughter use.
For the purpose of this ordinance, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
The Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Hempstead.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER RESIDENCE
A one-family home or residence constructed or altered to include a second kitchen for the sole use by the children or parents of the fee resident owner of said one-family home or residence.
TOWN BOARD
The Town Board of the Town of Hempstead.
The Board of Architectural Review shall consider all applications for mother-daughter use and determine whether the residence falls within the concept of the mother-daughter use or whether it is a two-family residence. The following are to be considered, among others, in determining whether the house is acceptable for mother-daughter use:
A. 
Ingress and egress to the residence.
B. 
The number of meters, doorbells and mailboxes.
C. 
The area in the vicinity of the lower portion of the inner stairway leading to the second floor.
D. 
Off-street parking.
E. 
The restorability of the mother-daughter residence to the exclusive use as a one-family dwelling.
F. 
Outside stairways leading down from the second floor to the ground.
G. 
Any other considerations which the Board may deem appropriate in keeping with the intent of the Board of Architectural Review.
The Board of Architectural Review hereinafter called the "Review Board" is hereby created consisting of three members: the Commissioner of Buildings or his designee, the Town Engineer or his designee and a designee appointed by the supervisor. All are subject to the confirmation of the Town Board and shall serve at the pleasure of the Town Board. All members shall be residents of the Town of Hempstead.
If a vacancy shall occur it shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
The members of the Review Board shall designate from among themselves a Chairman and a Secretary.
The Review Board shall adopt rules of procedure as it may deem necessary to the proper exercise of its function as an architectural review board subject to the approval of the Town Board.
Every recommendation of the Review Board shall be by resolution and shall contain findings of fact setting out the reason for the Review Board's action in each case; and the Review Board shall forward a copy of the resolution to the Department of Buildings to be included in the records and file of that department.
The Review Board may employ the services of a registered architect or registered professional engineer to advise the Review Board in consideration of the applications for a mother-daughter use. He shall not be a member of the Review Board and shall not have a vote. The Review Board shall fix the compensation of such registered architect subject to the approval of the Town Board. The members of the Review Board shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed the necessary traveling and other expenses subject to review of the Town Board.
Every application for mother-daughter use shall be referred to the Review Board by the Building Department for consideration. Preliminary plans, sketches and all other papers submitted to the Building Department in conjunction with the application for mother-daughter use shall be forwarded to the Review Board.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall not hear and decide a mother-daughter application until said application has been reviewed by the Review Board.