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0 <br />COUNTY OF HAWAIJ <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br />M"MmIjam, 1,11LIM <br />BILL NO. 189 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 19-2, ARTICLE <br />7, SECTION 19-53, AND ARTICLE 8, SECTION 19-61 OF THE HAWAPI COUNTY <br />CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY <br />TAXES. <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAPI: <br />SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to clarify definitions for <br />community food sustainability use and diversified agriculture, add properties under the <br />community food sustainability use assessment and short-term agricultural use dedication, which <br />are also used as an owner's primary residence, to the homeowner tax classification, and to <br />remove the limit of three consecutive renewals for the short-term commercial agricultural use <br />dedication program. <br />SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 <br />(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending definitions of "Community food <br />sustainability use" and "Diversified agriculture" to read as follows: <br />""Community food sustainability use" means the present use of agricultural or <br />residential and agricultural zoned land on a continuous and regular basis that <br />demonstrates the owner is engaged in agricultural activities to provide food to the <br />community, including: <br />(1) Intensive agriculture; <br />(2) Orchards; [ef] <br />(3) Diversified agriculture[-.]-, or <br />(4) Pasture for food production. <br />"Diversified agriculture" means a blend of [intensive agfieultur-e and efehafds] <br />agricultural activities while transitioning from one category to the other during the term <br />of the dedication[-.] or on a continuous and regular basis." <br />SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-53, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 <br />(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: <br />"(a) Except as provided below, the director of finance shall cause the market value of all <br />taxable real property to be determined and annually assessed by the market data, <br />