[Adopted 4-13-1987 as Ch. 155]
[Amended 8-28-1995 by Ord. No. 202; 5-13-2002 by Ord. No.
241]
The purpose of this article shall be to provide
a real and personal property tax exemption of $500 as a tax dollar
credit for blind persons pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 44-3-12.
Any blind person newly applying for this property
tax exemption shall be deemed eligible upon complying with the following:
A.
Complete and submit an application form to the Town
Tax Assessor no later than January 31.
B.
Submit, with said application, documentation from
a licensed eye physician as to the condition of the applicants eyes.
C.
Said documented condition of the applicant's eyes
must meet the guidelines stated in G.L. 1956 § 44-3-12.
D.
Applicant must be a legal resident of the State of
Rhode Island and the Town of Charlestown.
E.
Those applicants who received this exemption prior
to passage of this article shall be deemed eligible for this exemption,
if they received such benefit on the last certified tax roll, ending
December 31, 1985.
F.
Prior to December 1st, the Tax Assessor must send to each current
exemption participant a verification document requiring proof of ownership
and residency.
[Added 2-11-2019 by Ord.
No. 379]
(1)
Recipient must complete and return this Proof of Residence document,
to the Tax Assessor's office prior to March 15th;
(2)
If the Proof of Residence document is not received by March 15th,
the Tax Assessor must remove all corresponding exemptions from the
Recipient's tax account(s);
(3)
Once the tax bills are sent, a potential recipient whose exemptions
have been removed due to not filing the Proof of Residence documents
to the Tax Assessor in the time prescribed, shall have the right to
submit a Tax Exemption Removal Complaint form to the Town Council
through the Tax Assessor's office. This Tax Exemption Removal Complaint
form will be submitted to the Town Council by the Tax Assessor within
thirty (30) days of receipt, along with a request for tax abatement
equal to the value of the exemptions removed.
