[Adopted 12-12-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance was originally adopted as Ch. 172 but was renumbered as Art. II, §§ 171-5 through 171-7, to fit into the existing organization of the Code.
The purpose of this article is to provide for a veterans real property tax exemption in the Town of Greenwich pursuant to § 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
This article is enacted pursuant to the provisions of Subdivision 2(d) of § 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York.
[Amended 12-28-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
Pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 2(d) of § 458-a of the Real Property Tax Law of the State of New York, the veterans exemption from real property taxes in the Town of Greenwich is established as follows:
A. 
Qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 15% of the assessed value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed the lesser of $33,000 or the product of $33,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the Town of Greenwich.
B. 
In addition to the exemption provided by Subsection A of this section, where the veteran served in a combat theater or combat zone of operations, as documented by the award of a United States campaign ribbon or service medal, qualifying residential real property also shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of 10% of the assessed value of such property; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed the lesser of $22,000 or the product of $22,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the Town of Greenwich.
C. 
In addition to the exemptions provided by Subsections A and B of this section, where the veteran received a compensation rating from the United States Veterans Administration because of a service-connected disability, qualifying residential real property shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of the product of the assessed value of such property multiplied by 50% of the veteran's disability rating; provided, however, that such exemption shall not exceed the lesser of $110,000 or the product of $110,000 multiplied by the latest state equalization rate for the Town of Greenwich.