[Adopted 1-3-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008 (Ch. 218, Art. V, of the 2003 Code)]
[Amended 4-3-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
The Town Board of the Town of Thompson, pursuant to New York State Real Property Tax Law § 458-b, authorizes a partial exemption from real property taxes on qualifying residential real property for Cold War veterans, as defined in the Real Property Tax Law § 458-b. The Real Property Tax Exemption granted by this section shall apply to qualifying owners of qualifying real property for as long as they remain qualifying owners, without regard to the ten year limitation as authorized by Real Property Tax Law § 458-b, Subdivision 2(c)(iii).
The terms "Cold War veterans," "service connected," "qualified owner," "qualified residential real property" and "latest state equalization rate," when referenced in this article, shall have the definitions ascribed to them in Real Property Tax Law § 458-b, Subdivision 1.
[Amended 4-3-2018 by L.L. No. 3-2018]
Pursuant to § 458-b, Subdivision 2(a), of the Real Property Tax Law, the Town of Thompson is authorized to adopt a local law establishing a partial exemption from the Town portion of real property taxes for Cold War veterans or qualified owners who own qualified residential real property within the Town of Thompson. It is the desire of the Town Board of the Town of Thompson to provide for such exemption on Town of Thompson properties to reward Cold War veterans for their valued service to our country. The Real Property Tax Exemption granted by this section shall apply to qualifying owners of qualifying real property for as long as they remain qualifying owners, without regard to the ten-year limitation as authorized by Real Property Tax Law § 458-b, Subdivision 2(c)(iii).
Pursuant to § 458-b, Subdivision 2(a)(ii), of the Real Property Tax Law, the maximum exemption allowable from the Town of Thompson real property taxes shall be 15% of the qualifying residential real property assessment, not to exceed $12,000 or the product of $12,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate of the assessing unit, whichever is less.
Pursuant to § 458-b, Subdivision 2(b), of the Real Property Tax Law, there shall be an exemption in addition to the exemption provided in § 216-16 above for a Cold War veteran who received a compensation rating from the United States Veterans Affairs or from the United States Department of Defense because of a service-connected disability. This exemption shall be equal to the product of the assessed value of the qualifying residential real property multiplied by 50% of the Cold War veteran's disability rating; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed $40,000 or the product of $40,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit, whichever is less.
If a Cold War veteran receives an exemption pursuant to Real Property Tax Law § 458 or § 458-a, the Cold War veteran shall not be eligible to receive the exemption established by this article.