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.J„ZY or y COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII rr'o:'w~'t BILL NO. za9 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 19-2 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES; AND ESTABLISHING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Chapter ] 9, article 1, section 19-2 of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 19-2. Definitions. [(-aj] Wherever used in this chapter: "Agriculture use value" means the productivity value for assessment purposes determined for lands being put to any agricultural use. "Commercial agricultural activities" shall mean the use of property to generate income, monetary gain or economic benefit in the form of money or money's worth of a minimum $2,000 annual gross income per farm operation, which may include multiple parcels that need not be contiguous, and/or the use of property that adheres to generally accepted standards or recognized practices within that agricultural industry. [(3j] "Commercial agricultural use dedication" means the use of land on a continuous and regular basis that demonstrates the owner is engaged in commercial agricultural activities from: [(-t~] ~ Intensive agriculture; [(~j] ~ Orchards; ~ Feed crops and fast rotation forestry; or [fB)] ~ Pasture and slow rotation forestry. [f4)] "Continuous and regular basis" shall be evidenced by the recurring planting, cultivation and harvesting of crops or ongoing animal husbandry or aquaculture activities that adhere to generally accepted standards or recognized practices within that agricultural industry. [(3~] "County" means the County of Hawaii. "Dedicated lands" are lands which are restricted in their use for specified periods of time by covenants executed between the landowners and the director of finance as provided by this chapter.