[Adopted 10-4-2004 by L.L. No. 12-2004]
[Amended 12-27-2004 by L.L. No. 13-2004; 12-10-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
Pursuant to the authority granted by Chapter
440 of the Laws of 2002 enacted by the State Legislature, real property
owned by an enrolled member of the Volunteer Fire Department, or the
spouse of such person, or the unremarried widow or widower of such
person of the Incorporated Village of Massapequa Park's three firehouses
(Park House, East End and West End) shall be exempt from taxes to
the extent of 10% of the dollar amount of the fire fighter's real
property tax bill.
A.
Such exemption shall not be granted to an enrolled
volunteer firefighter unless:
(1)
The applicant resides within the Incorporated Village
of Massapequa Park;
(2)
The property is the primary residence of the applicant;
(3)
The property is used exclusively for residential purposes;
(4)
The applicant has been certified by the authority
having jurisdiction for the Fire Department as an enrolled member
for at least five years.
B.
Any enrolled member who has accrued more than 20 years
of active service, and is so certified by the authority having jurisdiction
for the Fire Department, shall be granted this exemption as long as
his or her primary residence is within the Incorporated Village of
Massapequa Park.
Application for such exemption shall be filed
annually with the Village Assessor on or before the taxable status
date of the first of January on a form prescribed by the New York
State Office of Real Property Services.
No applicant who is a volunteer fire fighter
who by reason of such status is receiving a tax benefit under the
Real Property Tax Law shall suffer any diminution of such benefit
because of the enactment of this property tax exemption.
