O-2790-11-08ORDINANCE NO. 2 -11-
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, AMENDING SECTION 2-7 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SIXTY-FIVE (65) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER;
PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The Code of Ordinance of the City of Allm Texas, be and the same is hereby amended by
amending Section 2-7, in pan to read as follows:
"Sec. 2-7. Residence homestead exemption for senior eifizen.
Pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.13(d) of the Texas
Property Tax Code, Forty -Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000) of the appraised value of the residence
homestead of an individual sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be exempt from ad valorem
taxation beginning with tax year 2007 and continuing thereafter, provided, however such individual
qualifies for and makes application for such exemption in accordance with the Texas Property Tax
Code, as amended. Beginning with tax year 2009 and continuing thereafter Fifty Thousand Dollars
' (550,000.00) of the appraised value of the residence homestead of an individual sixty-five (65) years of
age or older shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1-b of the Texas
Constitution and Section 11.13(d) of the Texas Property Tax Code, as amended, provided, however
such individual qualifies for and makes application for such exemption in accordance with the Texas
Property Tax Code, as amended."
SECTION 2. All provisions of the ordinances and resolutions of the City of Allen, Collin County, Texas, in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions not
in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 3. Should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this ordinance or of the Code of
Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the
validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any pan or provision thereof other than the pan so decided to be
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage, as the law and charter
in such cases provide, provided however the increase in the amount of appraised value of a residence homestead
exempt from ad valorem taxation herein shall take effect beginning with tax year 2009.
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DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008,
APPROVED:
tephZen- T 'er—rfl , Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Peter G. Smith, Ci P,Attorney Shelley B. Cicoigk, Cifty Secretary
(PGS/ c 10/16/08 (32161)
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