[Ord. of 5-12-1986, § 1]
Any person entitled to a tax exemption on account of blindness
on property having an assessed value of up to $3,000 as provided for
in Section 12-81(17) of the General Statutes may be eligible for an
additional tax exemption on additional property having an assessed
value of up to $2,000.
[Ord. of 5-12-1986, § 2; Ord. of 11-22-1999]
To be eligible for such tax exemption, for the calendar year
commencing on or subsequent to January 1, 1999, such person, if single,
shall have a total income and, if married, such person and his or
her spouse shall have a combined total income, of not more than the
qualifying income limits established and adjusted pursuant to Connecticut
General Statutes Section 12-170aa(b).
[Ord. of 5-12-1986, § 3]
To be eligible for such tax exemption, an application must be
filed by or on behalf of the person claiming such exemption on a form
prepared for such purpose by the Assessor. Such application shall
be filed no later than the assessment date with respect to which such
additional exemption is claimed. Each such application shall include
a copy of the claimant's income tax return for the calendar year immediately
preceding the assessment date or, if no such return was filed, such
evidence related to income as may be required by the Assessor. The
Assessor shall determine the claimant's entitlement to such additional
exemption.
[Ord. of 5-12-1986, § 4]
This Article is adopted pursuant to the authority of Public
Act 85-165 and shall be applicable to the October 1, 1986, and subsequent
grand lists.
