Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 114 - Connecticut City and Town Development Act
Section 7-498. - Development property may be tax-exempt.

Any development property may be exempted from any property tax imposed by the municipality; provided any municipality may enter into an agreement, approved by resolution, providing for a payment or payments in lieu of taxes with respect to any such property, or providing that any such property is subject to all or any portion of local property taxes. In no case shall development property be exempt in whole or in part from such property tax for a period or periods, in the aggregate, in excess of twenty years. This section shall not affect, modify, alter or invalidate any agreement entered into by any municipality prior to August 8, 1975, relating to local property taxes to be paid on any municipally owned property.

(July Sp. Sess. P.A. 75-2, S. 19, 25; P.A. 84-428, S. 3, 4.)
History: P.A. 84-428 amended the description of development property, which may be exempt from property tax, by deleting the condition that such property must be owned by a municipality to be so exempted.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 7 - Municipalities

Chapter 114 - Connecticut City and Town Development Act

Section 7-480. - Short title.

Section 7-481. - Declaration of legislative policy.

Section 7-482. - Definitions.

Section 7-483. - Powers granted to municipalities.

Section 7-484. - Actions to be undertaken by means of separate resolutions.

Section 7-485. - Required municipal findings and determinations. Discretionary referendum.

Section 7-486. - Delegation of powers.

Section 7-487. - Laws governing city and town development.

Section 7-488. - Power of municipality to make loans.

Section 7-489. - Sale, lease, disposition and use of development property.

Section 7-490. - Imposition and collection of facility charges.

Section 7-491. - Issuance of notes and bonds.

Section 7-492. - Capital reserve fund established. Petition. Referendum.

Section 7-493. - Bonds and notes to be special obligation of municipality. Applicability of statutory debt limitation.

Section 7-494. - Municipal moneys to be deposited in separate accounts. Annual audits.

Section 7-495. - Municipal default or noncompliance. Appointment of trustee.

Section 7-496. - Notes and bonds made securities.

Section 7-497. - Income from notes and bonds tax-exempt; exception.

Section 7-498. - Development property may be tax-exempt.

Section 7-499. - Agreement with bond holders.

Section 7-500. - Exclusive procedure for issuance of bonds.

Section 7-501. - Competitive or public bidding requirements.

Section 7-502. - Applicability of payment bond, prevailing wage and other employee benefit laws.

Section 7-503. - Chapter grants no authority for municipality to acquire, own, develop or improve real property outside its borders.