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COUNTY OF HAWAI'I STATE OF HAWAI'I BILL NO. 153 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAW AI'I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AGRICUL TURAL TOURISM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAW AI'I: SECTION I. Purpose. Ordinance No. 08-155 amended chapter 25 of the Hawai'i County Code to include provisions for agricultural tourism. The purpose of this ordinance is to extend the amnesty period for unpermitted agricultural tourism operations, as included in Ordinance No. 08-155. This ordinance extends the twelve-month amnesty period to eighteen months after the effective date of Ordinance No. 08-155, which would be May 20,2010. SECTION 2. Chapter 25, article 4, division 1, section 25-4-15 of the Hawai'i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: "(f) Any agricultural tourism activity in the A, lA, FA, RA, or APD districts, existing prior to the effective date of this section and conforming to the standards contained in section 25-4-15( d) and that has not received plan approval, may continue such use [for twelve months following the effective date of this ordinance] until May 20,2010. After this date, continued use without having received plan approval shall be considered illegal under this chapter. (g) Any agricultural tourism activity in the A, lA, FA, RA, or APD districts, that does not conform to the standards in section 25-4-15( d), and which has not previously received a special permit or use permit for such activity, may continue such use [for t',velvc months following the effective date of this ordinance] until May 20, 2010, and, if an application for a special permit or a use permit has been received and accepted [\vithin the t',velvemonth period] by May 20,2010, may continue such use until final action has been taken on the application. After [t',','elve months from appro'lal of this ordinance] May 20, 2010, or denial of the application, whichever occurs later, continued use shall be considered illegal under this chapter. "