11-35-08-Ordinance-Setting Homestead Exemptions for Over 65 Years of Age and Disabled Persons-11/17/2008ORDINANCE NO.11-35-08
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF SANGER, AS HERETOFORE AMENDED, BY
REPEALING SECTION 11.205; SETTING HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS FOR PERSONS
OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE AND FOR DISABLED PERSONS; PROVIDING FOR THE
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinances, City of Sanger, Texas, as heretofore amended, be
amended by repealing Section 11.205 " "Elderly Homestead Tax Exemption" and by annotating said
section to read: "Reserved".
SECTION 2. In addition to any other exemptions provided by § 11.13 of the Tax Code for
the 2008 tax year, the City Council hereby authorizes an additional homestead exemption from
taxation of $30,000 of the appraised value of the residence homestead of an individual who is sixty-
five years of age or older and an additional homestead exemption from taxation of $20,000 of the
appraised value of the residence homestead of an individual who is disabled. "Disabled" means a
person having a disability for purposes of payment of disability insurance benefits under the Federal
Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance Act.
SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of
such conflict, repealed.
SECTION 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases and words of this Ordinance are severable and, if any word,
phrase, clause, sentence., paragraph, or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional by
the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not
affect any of the remaining portions of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by
the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional word,
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section.
SECTION 5. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the
law and Charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas, on the day of
6 ve tit 2008.
APPROVED:
bE HIGGS, NWOR
ATTEST:
ROSALIE CHAVEZ, CIT CRETARY
AP ROVED LS T O
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CITY ATTORNEY
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