The purpose of this article is to provide for the real property
tax exemption authorized by § 485-a of the Real Property
Tax Law of the State of New York (also known as the "residential-commercial
urban exemption") in the Village of Cuba. This article shall be read
in conjunction with, and in accordance with the provisions of § 485-a
of the Real Property Tax Law to effectuate the real property tax exemption
hereby authorized, and all words and phrases used in this article
shall, to the extent they are defined therein, have the same meanings
as may be accorded to them in the Real Property Tax Law.
Nonresidential real property in the Village of Cuba converted to mixed-use property after the effective date of this article shall be exempt from Village of Cuba real property taxes and special ad valorem levies to the extent provided for in § 485-a of the Real Property Tax Law and §
180-5 of this article.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
part of this article or the application thereof to any person, individual,
corporation, firm, partnership, entity or circumstance shall be adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, effect or invalidate
the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this
law or in its application to the person, individual, corporation,
firm, partnership, entity or circumstance directly involved in the
controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered.