[Adopted 10-26-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
The purpose of this article is to provide a veterans exemption
of real property taxation allowable pursuant to § 458-b
of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, and this article
shall be known as the "Cold War Veterans Exemption Local Law."
A.
Qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation
to the extent of 10% of the assessed value of such property; provided,
however, that such exemption shall not exceed $8,000 or the product
of $8,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the
Town of Aurora, New York, whichever is less.
B.
In addition to the exemption provided by Subsection A of this section, where the Cold War veteran received a compensation rating from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or from the United States Department of Defense because of a service-connected disability, qualifying residential property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of the product of the assessed valuation of property, multiplied by 50% of the Cold War veteran disability rating; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed $40,000 or the product of $40,000 multiplied by the latest equalization rate for the Town of Aurora, New York, whichever is less.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, regarding the ten-year
exemption period, which immediately followed, was repealed 1-22-2018
by L.L. No. 1-2018.
