[Amended 5-30-2000 by Ch. No. 2562; 4-25-2003 by Ch. No. 2672; 6-8-2006 by Ch. No. 2808; 9-10-2009 by Ch. No. 2930; 10-25-2012 by Ch. No. 3015; 5-27-2015 by Ch. No. 3070]
For the purpose of taxation, the Tax Assessor
is hereby authorized to grant a reduction of $49,825 on the real property
valuation or a reduction of $12,000 on the motor vehicle valuation
to each person who has permanent impairment of both eyes of the following
status: central visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye,
with corrective glasses, or central visual acuity of more than 20/200
if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted
to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends
an angular distance no greater than 20° in the better eye, who
owns and occupies residential property located in the City of Pawtucket.
Such exemption shall be granted upon due evidence that he or she is
so entitled.
The exemption authorized in §
363-4 hereof shall be in addition to any other exemption provided by law.