[Adopted 2-16-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
The purpose of this article is to exempt from real property taxes property owned by certain physically disabled persons, as authorized by § 459 of the Real Property Tax Law.
An improvement to any real property used solely for residential purposes as a one- , two- or three-family residence shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of any increase in value attributable to such improvement if such improvement is used for the purpose of facilitating and accommodating the use and accessibility of such real property by a resident owner of the real property who is physically disabled, or a member of the resident owner's household who is physically disabled, if such member resides on the real property.
Any such real property tax exemption will apply to improvements constructed on or after January 1, 1999, which date may be prior or subsequent to the effective date of this article.