[Adopted 11-3-1997 by L.L. No. 5-1997[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Art. II, Alternative Veterans Exemption for Real Property Taxation, adopted 10-1-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984.
The purpose of this article is to provide an exemption from real property taxes to all eligible veterans pursuant to the provisions outlined in § 458-a, Veterans; alternative exemption, of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 11-19-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
Residential property should be exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of § 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law as follows:
A. 
Wartime veteran: 15% of the assessed value, to a maximum of $27,000.
B. 
Combat zone veteran: 10% of the assessed value, to a maximum of $18,000.
C. 
Disabled veteran: 1/2 of the disability rating multiplied by the assessed value, to a maximum of $90,000.