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~ <br /> LAND USE RESEARCH r ~ <br /> ~ <br /> FOUNDATION OF HAWAII _ <br /> 70o Rishop Street, Ste. tg28 <br /> Honolnla, Hawaii g6St3 _ _ <br /> Phone5u-4717 ^ i <br /> Fax 536-ot3z <br /> September 30, 2004 <br /> The Honorable Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair, and Members <br /> Committee on Finance <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> County of Hawai' i <br /> 25 Aupuni Street <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 BY FACSIMILE• (8081 96 1-89 1 2 <br /> Dear Chair Chung and Committee Members: <br /> RE: BILL NO. 49 DRAFT 3 FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, <br /> ARTICLES 1, 7, AND 8 OF THE HAWATI COUNTY CODE 1983 (1995 <br /> EDITION), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFINITIONS; NON- <br /> DEDICATED AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT AND AGRICULTURAL <br /> USE DEDICATION <br /> My name is Dean Uchida, Executive Director of the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii <br /> (LURF), testifying in regard to Bi1149 Draft 3, Relating to Real Property Tax Definitions; Non- <br /> Dedicated Agricultural Use Assessment and Agricultural Use Dedication. <br /> <br /> The main provisions of Bill 49 Draft 3 are as follows: <br /> • Defines and distinguishes Non-Dedicated Agricultural Use Assessment and Commercial <br /> Agricultural Use Dedication [minimum $2,000 gross income per year]. <br /> • Provides for assessment ofnon-dedicated lands in agricultural use on a continuous and <br /> regular basis at hvice the dedicated agricultural productivity values. Home sites, <br /> setbacks, and open landscape associated with residential use would be excluded from the <br /> agricultural area for assessment purposes. <br /> • Provides that all portions of land not committed or used for a specific agricultural use (i.e. <br /> vacant and unusable/waste lands) would be assessed at full market value based nn <br /> comparable sales. <br /> Comm. No. Z9 <br /> Ref. To: _ <br /> Ref. L`ate~ <br /> <br />