[Adopted 8-18-2008 by L.L. No. 6-2008; amended in its entirety 11-20-2017 by L.L. No. 5-2017]
It is the legislative intent of the within article to adopt a local law to provide a qualified owner an exemption for qualifying residential real property from taxation to the extent of 15% of the assessed value of such property, which exemption shall not exceed $9,000 and, in addition, to provide a disability exemption to the multiple of 50% of the disability rating, not to exceed $30,000, all as set forth in the Real Property Tax Law, § 458-b.
A. 
As is authorized by Real Property Tax Law, § 458-b, the City of Hornell does hereby provide that qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 15% of the assessed value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed $9,000 or the product of $9,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate of the assessing unit, or, in the case of a special assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less.
B. 
In addition, as is authorized by Real Property Tax Law § 458-b, to the exemption provided by Subsection A of this section where the Cold War veteran received a compensation rating from the United States Veterans Affairs or from the United States Department of Defense because of a service-connected disability, qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of the product of the assessed value of such property, multiplied by 50% of the Cold War veteran disability rating; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed $30,000, or the product of $30,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit, or, in the case of a special assessing unit, the latest class ratio, whichever is less.
The within article shall be effective immediately upon passage, subject to Real Property Tax Law § 458-b.