2015-36ORDINANCE NO. 2015-36
AN ORDINANCE GRANTING CHARITABLE TAX EXEMPTION TO THE LAMB
CENTER, FOR PERSONAL PROPERTY AND CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 3160 CAMPBELL DRIVE, FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA AND MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP PARCELS 48-3-09-028 & 029
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 90, Article XII of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia,
the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, is authorized to exempt from taxation, by
designation, real and/or personal property owned by qualifying organizations; and
WHEREAS, in order to grant any such exemption by designation, both the organization
seeking the exemption, together with City staff and the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, must comply with the requirements set forth in Chapter 90, Article XII of the Code
of the City of Fairfax, Virginia; and.
WHEREAS, a request for exemption by designation was received by the City from The
Lamb Center; an organization owning property located within the City of Fairfax, Virginia
and such application has been reviewed, and a recommendation provided by the City's
property tax exemption committee, pursuant to Section 90-442(b) of the Code of the City of
Fairfax, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, has (i) conducted a required
public hearing, which public hearing was noticed as required by Section 90-442(b) of the
Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, and (ii) has considered each of the stated criteria in
Section 90-443 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, that pursuant to Section 90-442 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, a
charitable tax exemption by designation is hereby granted to The Lamb Center, specifically
for personal property and certain real property located at 3160 Campbell Drive; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the specific use upon which the exemption is based is
as follows: benevolent use; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the continuation of the exemption granted hereby
shall be, and is, expressly contingent upon the continued use of the referenced property in
accordance with the above stated specific purpose; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the exemption granted hereby shall be effective as of
December 8, 2015, and shall continue until revoked by the City Council in accordance with
Section 90-446 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, and, further, that The Lamb
Center shall comply with all other requirements of federal, state and local law insofar as it
pertains to the exemption granted hereby.
This ordinance shall become effective as provided by law.
INTRODUCED: November 17, 2015
PUBLIC HEARING: December 8, 2015
ADOPTED: December 8, 2015
Mayor
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Date
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Votes
Councilman DeMarco
Aye
Councilman Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Loftus
Aye
Councilman Meyer
Aye
Councilmember Miller
Aye
Councilmember Schmidt
Aye