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..,O `............ OF '.. COUNTY OF HAWAII : STATE OF HAWAII •,•'fb', or.............. Oi HP _ BILL NO. 43 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19,ARTICLES 1 AND 8,OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983(2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED),RELATING TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL USE DEDICATION FOR REAL PROPERTY TAXES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee's final report, dated September 20, 2019,made several recommendations regarding the commercial agricultural use dedication provided for in section 19-60 of the Hawai`i County Code. Furthermore,the County endeavors to support our agricultural industry, increase local food production, and encourage new agricultural operations through tax incentives. The purpose of these amendments to the commercial agricultural use dedication program are to implement the recommendations of the report and to support the County's agricultural industry by streamlining the dedication process and establishing control mechanisms to ensure the dedication program's proper use. SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of"Commercial agricultural activities"to read as follow: 'Commercial agricultural activities" shall mean [the use of property to] farm operations, that may include multiple parcels that need not be contiguous, that generate income,monetary gain or economic benefit in the form of money or money's worth of a minimum$2,000 annual gross income per farm operation[, which may include multiple . •- . . . . . . •• . - . . . . - •. .. - ] or adhere to generally accepted standards or recognized practices within that agricultural industry." SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of"Long-term commercial agricultural activities"to read as follow: "["Commercial] "Long-term commercial agricultural use dedication"means the use of land on a continuous and regular basis for a minimum of ten years that demonstrates the owner is engaged in commercial agricultural activities from: (1) Intensive agriculture; (2) Orchards;