HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003_2_26_Local_Law_No_5 LEGAL NOTICE OF ADOPTION
The following Local Law was adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck
at their meeting of February 26, 2003.
LOCAL LAW NO. 5 -2003
This local law shall be known as "The 2003 Amendment to the Persons With
Disabilities and Limited Incomes Tax Exemption" Law.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck as follows:
Section 1 - Purpose:
The purpose of this local law is to amend Section 195-31 of the Code of the Town of
Mamaroneck to conform that section of the Code, as it relates to real property tax
exemptions for persons with disabilities and limited incomes, to the recent amendments
to Section 472.11 of the Laws of Westchester County made by Local Law No. 20 of
2002 of the County of Westchester.
Section 2 -Amendments:
1. Section 195-31 of the Code of the Town of Mamaroneck hereby is repealed in its
entirety and the following is substituted in its place:
Except as provided in §195-31 of this article, (1) where the owner of real property (a) is
a person with disability, or (b) are one or more persons both of whom have disabilities,
or (c) is a husband, wife or both and one of them is a person with a disability, or (d) are
siblings, at least one of whom has a disability and (2) the income of the person with the
disability is limited by reason of such disability, that real property shall be exempt from
taxation by the Town of Mamaroneck to the extent set forth in the following table,
provided an application for such exemption is made in accordance with the provisions
of this local law:
Annual Income Percentage of Assessed Valuation Exempt From Taxation
0 to $21,500.00 50%
$21,500.01 to $22,499.99 45%
$22,500.00 to $23,499.99 40%
$23,500.00 to $24,499.99 35%
$24,500.00 to $25,399.99 30%
$25,400.00 to $26,299.99 25%
$26,300.00 to $27,199.99 20%
$27,200.00 to $28,099.99 15%
$28,100.00 to $28,999.99 10%
$29,000.00 to $29,899.99 5%
$29,900.00 and above 0%
Section 3- Severability:
Should any provision of this Local Law be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration of unconstitutionality or invalidity shall
not affect any other provisions of this Local Law which may be implemented without the
invalid or unconstitutional provision.
Section 4 - Effective Date:
This Local Law shall become effective immediately upon its filing in the office of the
secretary of state of the State of New York.