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C ~ T Y COUNCIL ORDINANCE ~ I CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU HoNO~uw, Hnwnn BILL 49 2( 004)S CD1_, FD2 DDC 9/21/04 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE dedications by more than 1 67 times and the percent of market value for 10 year dedications set forth in subsection (b)(2)(C) shall also be changed to not exceed the percent of market value for five year dedications by more than 0 33 times. ~___Lands for which the director has approved a petition for dedication as vacant agricultural land for a period of 10 years shall be classified and assessed for real property tax purposes at 50 percent of the land's fair market value provld_ed that_ for the period of the dedication the land dedicated is not at the initiation of the owner or with the authorization of the owner subject to (i) a change in the state land use classification from agriculture to urban or rural district (ii) a change in the county zoning from agriculture preservation or country district or (iii subdivision of the land into parcels of five acres or less. e~__ _A petition to dedicate land for a specific agricultural use or as vacant agricultural_ land shall be filed with the director An owner of the land may petition for dedication, or with the written authorization of the owner a lessee permittee or licensee may petition for dedication of the owner's land The petition for dedication for a specific agricultural use shall require a declaration that if the petition is approved by the director the land shall be used for the specific agricultural use for the duration of the dedication period and a petition for dedication as vacant agricultural land shall require a declaration that if the petition is approved by the director the land shall be maintained as agriculture land for the duration of the dedication period The petition for a dedication for a specific agricultural use shall be supported by an agricultural plan. The director shall prescribe the form of the petition and of the agricultural plan. The agricultural plan may include the following• (1) A description of the specific agricultural use' (2) A tax map key number of the owner's land• (3) A description of the total acreage of the land• (4) A description of the acreage to be utilized for the specific agricultural used (5) A timetable for implementation of the plan and L) A copy of a valid State of Hawaii general excise tax license issued for__ agricultural purposes. ~f) Lands which have been approved for dedication as vacant agricultural land ma~% have their dedicated use changed to a specific agricultural use without the 11