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(1) The land dedicated for commercial activity must be used on a <br /> continuous and regular basis for intensive agriculture. orchards. <br /> feed crops and fast rotation forestry or pasture and slow rotation <br /> forestry and have a minimum lot size per farm operation for that <br /> dedicated category of commercial activity as provided for in the <br /> administrative rules and regulations of the department: and <br /> (2) The land is within the County zoned district of agricultural. <br /> residential and agricultural. family agricultural. intensive agricultural. <br /> agricultural project district. or any other County zoned district <br /> meeting with the approval of the director of planning, <br /> <br /> (b) The owner of land under the 20-year agricultural dedication at Jul~1. 2003 <br /> may continue to be taxed at fifty percent of its assessed value. provided <br /> the owner accepts the conditions and provisions of the effective <br /> commercial agricultural use dedication by filing a petition with the director <br /> by September 1.2003. <br /> <br /> (c) Determining Agricultural Use Value. <br /> (1) In determining the value of lands which are classified and used for <br /> commercial agriculture use. consideration shall be given to rent. <br /> productivity, nature of actual commercial agricultural use. the <br /> advantage or disadvantage of factors such as location. <br /> accessibility, transportation facilities. size. shape. to~araphv. <br /> quality of soil, water privileges. availability of water and its cost. <br /> easements and appurtenances. and to the opinions of persons who <br /> may be considered to have special knowledge of land values. <br /> (2) Four general aaricultural cateaories shall be used in determining <br /> the value of lands which are dedicated for commercial agriculture: <br /> (A) INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE. which includes such crops as <br /> vegetables, ginger, taro. herbs. nurseries. foliage. cut and <br /> potted flowers, piggeries. dairy, poultry. feedlots. <br /> aquaculture, honey and honeybees. <br /> (B~ ORCHARDS. which includes such crops as macadamia <br /> nuts. guava. banana. papaya. avocado. grapes. passion <br /> fruit, coffee, citrus. cacao. pineapple and tropical specialty <br /> fruits. <br /> (C) FEED CROPS AND FAST ROTATION FORESTRY. which <br /> T includes forage cross. seed crops. cane. short rotation <br /> forestry. biomass. grasses. etc. <br /> 16 <br /> <br />