City of Cohoes, NY
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2023-05-23
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 255 Taxation
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Article IV Alternative Veterans Exemption
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Anticipation Notes
- Ch 8 Assessment and Taxation, Department of
- Ch 11 Cable Television Commission
- Ch 14 Central Relocation Agency
- Ch 16 City Property
- Ch 18 Common Council, Rules of Order
- Ch 20 Community and Economic Development
- Ch 21 (Reserved)
- Ch 24 Drug Abuse Prevention Council
- Ch 27 Economic Opportunity Commission
- Ch 30 Elections
- Ch 33 Emergency Disaster Relief Services
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 37 Finance, Department of
- Ch 39 Investment and Deposit
- Ch 41 Law, Department of
- Ch 45 Library
- Ch 52 Officers and Employees
- Ch 56 Personnel
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Police Department
- Ch 65 Public Works, Department of
- Ch 67 Purchasing
- Ch 69 Records Management
- Ch 74 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 78 Smoking
- Ch 82 Traffic Commission
- Ch 85 Water, Department of
- Ch 87 Youth Advisory Board
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 96 (Reserved)
- Ch 99 Alarm Systems
- Ch 101 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 104 Amusements
- Ch 107 Animals
- Ch 112 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Bingo
- Ch 122 Buildings, Public Nuisance
- Ch 124 Buildings, Unsafe
- Ch 125 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 127 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 128 Businesses
- Ch 130 Cable Systems and Open Video Systems
- Ch 139 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 148 Fair Housing
- Ch 152 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
- Ch 155 Fireworks
- Ch 159 Freshwater Wetlands
- Ch 163 Games of Chance
- Ch 167 Graffiti
- Ch 171 Hazardous Liquids
- Ch 173 Hazardous Waste Facilities
- Ch 174 Human Rights Protection
- Ch 175 Insurance
- Ch 179 (Reserved)
- Ch 184 Loitering
- Ch 189 Noise
- Ch 195 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 196 (Reserved)
- Ch 198 Peddlers, Solicitors and Vendors
- Ch 200 Penalties
- Ch 202 Plumbing
- Ch 206 (Reserved)
- Ch 211 (Reserved)
- Ch 215 Residential Occupancy
- Ch 218 (Reserved)
- Ch 222 Secondhand Dealers
- Ch 226 Sewers
- Ch 231 Skateboards
- Ch 233 Skate Park
- Ch 239 Solid Waste
- Ch 244 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 250 Utilities
- Ch 255 Taxation
- Ch 255 Art IV Alternative Veterans Exemption
- § 255-8 Purpose.
- § 255-9 Maximum allowable exemption.
- Ch 258 Taxicabs
- Ch 263 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 266 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 269 Vehicles, Commercial
- Ch 271 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 274 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 280 Water
- Ch 285 Zoning and Land Use
- Appendix
- Ch A290 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 2-25-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
The purpose of this article is to modify the
maximum veterans exemption from real property taxes pursuant to § 458-a
of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 2-20-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001; 2-28-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
Pursuant to the authority of Real Property Tax
Law § 458-a(2)(d)(ii) the maximum allowable alternative
veterans exemption shall be:
A.
For veterans: 15% up to $36,000 or $36,000 multiplied
by the latest state equalization rate for the City of Cohoes.
B.
For combat veterans: 10% up to $24,000 or $24,000
multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the City of Cohoes.
C.
For veterans with service disabilities: 50% up to
$120,000 or $120,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate
for the City of Cohoes.
