[Adopted 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 22-05]
A. 
Pilesgrove Township will grant municipal property tax relief to a veteran or surviving spouse of a veteran pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-30 et seq. following the Pilesgrove Township Assessor's approval of the veteran's or surviving spouse's valid and properly filed claim.
B. 
The approved exemption will take effect retroactively as of the date the veteran's or surviving spouse's approved proper claim was filed with the Pilesgrove Township Assessor, whereupon the taxes owed and paid for such retroactive period will be adjusted and refunded accordingly.
C. 
No further tax refund shall be granted, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.32 or otherwise, for any period preceding the proper claim filing date, regardless of the disability determination date or the principal residential occupancy date specified in an approved claim.
D. 
If any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision of this article shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply only to the section, paragraph subdivision, clause or provision so adjudged and the remainder of the article shall be deemed valid and effective.
E. 
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with or in conflict with this article are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
F. 
This article shall take effect immediately upon adoption and publication in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.