ORD 2004-143 2002-2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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SECTION 4. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-57 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (1995 edition), is amended to read as follows: Section 19-57. [liesewed] Non-dedicated agricultural use assessment. (a) Lands classified and used for agriculture and which are not dedicated pursuant to Article 8, section 19- may be assessed for real property tax purposes as established in subsection (a~(2) of this section and shall be subject to the following 1) The land in non-dedicated aoricultural use must be used on a continuous and regular basis for intensive aoriculture, orchards, feed crops and fast rotation forestry or pasture and slow rotation forestry on lands zoned by the County to be in the districts of agricultural, residential and agricultural, family agricultural, intensive agricultural, and agricultural project district; (2) The portion of land that is committed in specific non-dedicated agricultural use shall be assessed at two times the dedicated aoricultural use value as established by the director of finance under this chapter. (3) A farm dwelling site shall be assessed at the highest commercial agriculture use value, provided that the maximum farm dwelling site area to be assessed at the highest commercial agriculture use value shall not exceed one-fourth acre. (b) All portions of land that are not committed or used for a specific aoricultural use shall be assessed based on the proportional market value of the total ro e (c) Application; filing; assessment effective; renewal. (1) The director shall prescribe the form of the non-dedicated agricultural use application. (2) The application shall be filed with the director by December 31 of any calendar year. (3) The application for anon-dedicated agricultural use assessment must be signed by all owners of the land being committed.