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Town of Kingsbury, NY
Washington County
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[Adopted 2-22-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999 (Ch. 72, Art. VI, of the 1983 Code)]
Residential building lots which are part of a subdivision plat for residential development which includes infrastructure intended to be dedicated to a municipal corporation or a special district within the Town of Kingsbury in accordance with the provisions of Real Property Tax Law § 485-g shall be exempt from taxation to the extent of the increased assessed value of such lots resulting from the addition of such infrastructure for a period until the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, but in no event longer than three years from granting of the exemption herein, which certifies that a residence is constructed on a building lot in such subdivision.
A. 
Such exemption shall be the value of the infrastructure proportionately applied to each of the lots in the subdivision.
B. 
Upon issuance of the certificate of occupancy, but in no event longer than three years from granting of the exemption herein, the exemption provided shall lapse.
For purposes of this article, infrastructure shall be comprised of the following public facilities which are intended to be dedicated to a municipal corporation or a special district thereof:
A. 
Streets.
B. 
Storm and sanitary sewers.
C. 
Drainage facilities.
D. 
Any other facilities required by a municipality to be installed in such residential subdivision as noted on the filed plat plan for such residential subdivision.
Such exemption shall be granted only upon application by the owner of the real property on a form prescribed and made available by the New York State Office of Real Property Services. The applicant shall file the information as required by the New York State Office of Real Property Services. The application shall be filed on or before the appropriate taxable status date of such assessing unit and not later than one year from the date of completion of such construction, installation or improvement. On approved subdivision lots in which such infrastructure has been completed as of the effective date of this article, provided that the exemption under this section shall be applicable, and for which a certificate of occupancy has not been issued, application shall be made within one year from the effective date of this article.