MEASURE R - SENIOR TAX EXEMPTION
Purpose and Use of Tax Revenue:
Revenue from the Special Tax, including penalties and interest, shall be used for fire protection and emergency services, including but not limited to, maintaining local emergency medical services; attracting and retaining qualified professional paramedics; maintaining high cardiac and stroke survivability standards; maintaining local fire protection; maintaining current 9-1-1 fire response times; and improving the District's ability to react to and contain wildland fires.
Senior tax EXEMPTION
The Special Tax shall not be imposed on any Parcel owned by a person age sixty-five (65) years or over as of July 1 of each applicable fiscal year and which is used solely for owner-occupied single-family residential purposes, if the owner obtains an annual exemption to the Special Tax upon approval of the District.
Applications for this exemption must be submitted to the Administrator in the manner and at the time established by the Administrator. The application and instructions for this exemption are available on forms provided by the Administrator and shall provide such information as the Administrator may require. The application process will be in the form of self-certification under penalty of perjury. If the Administrator determines the need to audit an application, the Administrator may require additional information.
Application and Instructions are available at the Fire Station located at 3410 Shoreline Highway, or by downloading using the link below.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please send your questions to info@stinsonbeachfire.org.