[Adopted 3-16-2023 by L.L. No. 2-2023[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Art.
III, Tax Exemption for Volunteer Fire fighters and Ambulance Service
Members, adopted 2-2-2006 by L.L. No. 1-2006.
A.
The Town
Board of the Town of Greenville, County of Orange, hereby provides
a real property tax exemption of 10% of the assessed value of real
property for individuals that meet the following qualifications:
(1)
The
individual is an enrolled and certified member of an incorporated
volunteer fire company, fire department, or volunteer ambulance service
that serves the Town of Greenville and has a minimum of two years
of service; and
(2)
The
individual resides in the Town of Greenville and the property receiving
the benefit is the primary residence of the individual and is used
exclusively for residential purposes, and any portion of the property
not used for residential purposes shall be subject to taxation.
B.
The Town
Board of the Town of Greenville, County of Orange, hereby provides
a lifetime real property tax exemption of 10% of the assessed value
of real property for any individuals that have been certified by the
authority having jurisdiction over an incorporated volunteer fire
company, fire department or incorporated volunteer ambulance service
as having accrued 20 or more years of active service in the Town of
Greenville, so long as their primary residence remains within the
Town of Greenville.
