[Adopted 12-12-2000 by L.L. No. 5-2000]
The Village of South Nyack, pursuant to Real Property Tax Law
§ 466-a, hereby grants a real property tax exemption to
the extent of the lesser of 10% of the assessed value or $3,000 multiplied
by the latest state equalization rate for the assessing unit in which
such real property is located for real property owned by an enrolled
member of an incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department
which is included in the Nyack Joint Fire District or the Nyack Ambulance
District, provided that such member resides in the Village of South
Nyack, the real property for which exemption is sought is the member's
primary residence, the property is used exclusively for residential
purposes and the member has been certified by the authority having
jurisdiction over the fire company or fire district or Nyack Ambulance
District as an enrolled member for at least five years.
Any enrolled member of an incorporated volunteer fire company or fire department which is included in the Nyack Joint Fire District or the Nyack Ambulance District who accrues more than 20 years of active service and is so certified by the authority having jurisdiction over such fire company, department or the Nyack Ambulance District shall be granted the ten-percent exemption as provided in § 295-29 above for the remainder of his or her life as long as his or her primary residence is located in the Village of South Nyack.
