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- 2015-41 1 ~' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (2006) BY ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 35-9.1 PERTAINING TO A PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY ELIGIBLE DISABLED VETERANS. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That a new section 35-9.1 is hereby adopted and added to the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) to read as follows: Sec. 35-9.1. Exemption from personal property taxation for one motor vehicle owned and regularly used by an eligible disabled veteran. (a) For the calendar year beginning January 1, 2016, and ending December 31, 2016, and for each and every calendar year thereafter, unless changed, not more than one motor vehicle owned and regularly used for personal use by an eligible disabled veteran shall be exempted from the personal property tax levied by the City of Portsmouth on motor vehicles. (b) When used in this section, the phrase "disabled veteran" shall mean any veteran who has either lost, or lost the use of, one or both legs, or an arm or a hand, or who is blind, or who is permanently and totally disabled, and who therefore meets the requirements established in Code of Virginia, § 58.1-3506(19), including that the disability is service connected, as certified by the Department of Veterans Services. For purposes of this section, a veteran is blind if he or she meets the provisions of Code of Virginia, § 46.2-100. (c) To qualify for the exemption established herein, a disabled veteran must submit to the commissioner of the revenue: (1) a written statement from the Department of Veterans Services confirming that he or she meets the requirements of Code of Virginia,. §58.1- 3506(19); and (2) a written statement from the Department of Veteran Services confirming that the disability is service connected; and