City of Hampton - File #: 17-0172

• File #: 17-0172
• Version: 1
• Name: Personal Property Ordinance Replacement 1
• Type: Ordinance-Budget-Non-Coded
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/4/2017
• In control: City Council Legislative Session
• On agenda: 5/10/2017
• Final action: 5/10/2017
• Title: Ordinance to set the Tax Rate on Vehicles Without Motive Power (Manufactured Homes); Motor Vehicles Specially Equipped to Provide Transportation for Physically Handicapped Individuals; Machinery and Tools; Machinery and Tools Used Directly in the Manufacture of Precision Investment Castings; Privately Owned Pleasure Boats and Watercraft, 18 Feet and Over, Used for Recreational Purposes Only; Privately Owned Pleasure Boats and Watercraft, Motorized and Nonmotorized and Under 18 Feet, Used for Recreational Purposes Only; Boats or Watercraft Weighing Five Tons or More, Used for Business Purposes Only; Boats or Watercraft Weighing Less Than Five Tons, Used for Business Purposes Only; and One (1) Motor Vehicle Owned and Regularly Used by a Qualifying Disabled Veteran; and All Other Personal Property Unless Otherwise Prescribed by Other Ordinance, in the City of Hampton, Virginia for the Calendar Year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018
• Indexes: , Annual Budget Appropriations
• Related files: 17-0173, 17-0071

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/10/2017	1	City Council Legislative Session	approved on second and final reading, as amended	Pass

Title
Ordinance to set the Tax Rate on Vehicles Without Motive Power (Manufactured Homes); Motor Vehicles Specially Equipped to Provide Transportation for Physically Handicapped Individuals; Machinery and Tools; Machinery and Tools Used Directly in the Manufacture of Precision Investment Castings; Privately Owned Pleasure Boats and Watercraft, 18 Feet and Over, Used for Recreational Purposes Only; Privately Owned Pleasure Boats and Watercraft, Motorized and Nonmotorized and Under 18 Feet, Used for Recreational Purposes Only; Boats or Watercraft Weighing Five Tons or More, Used for Business Purposes Only; Boats or Watercraft Weighing Less Than Five Tons, Used for Business Purposes Only; and One (1) Motor Vehicle Owned and Regularly Used by a Qualifying Disabled Veteran; and All Other Personal Property Unless Otherwise Prescribed by Other Ordinance, in the City of Hampton, Virginia for the Calendar Year beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018

Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
Ordinance to adopt the tax rates applicable to all classifications of tangible personal property liable for such levy in the City of Hampton, Virginia as presented in the City Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, except for (1) privately owned camping trailers used for recreational purposes only, privately owned travel trailers used for recreational purposes only, and certain trailers used to transport horses; and (2) privately owned motor homes used for recreational purposes only

Discussion:
This ordinance adopts tax rates applicable to any and all tangible personal property in the entire City, including Fort Monroe and the U.S. Government Reservations of Langley Field and he Kecoughtan Veterans Facility, except
(1) privately owned camping trailers used for recreational purposes only, privately owned travel trailers used for recreational purposes only, and certain trailers used to transport horses; and (2) privately owned motor homes used for recreational purpose...