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deferred tax shall commence from the date the conversion was made retroactive to the date the assessment was made pursuant to subsection ([elf) of this subsection but for not more than ten years. Any other provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, the deferred or roll back tax shall apply only if a change in land use classification has been made as a result of a petition by any property owner or lessee and shall apply only upon lands owned by the owner or lessee who has petitioned for the change in classification. The deferred or roll back tag shall not apply to lands owned by any owner or lessee who has not petitioned for the change in classification provided the owner or lessee shall continue to use the land in its agricultural use for a period of three years after the change in land use classification is made, or where the change in classification or zoning is initiated by any government agency or instrumentality. The deferred or roll back tax shall be based on the difference in assessed value between the highest and best use and the agricultural use of the land, at the rate applicable for the respective years. (A) Where the owner subdivides the land into parcels of five acres or less, the deferred tax shall be due and payable within sixty days of such conversion, subject to a ten percent penalty. (B) Where the owner changes the land use classification, the deferred tax shall be due and payable within three years of such conversion except that where the land has been put to its higher urban or rural use, the tax shall be due and payable at the end of the year in which the land has been put to such higher use, subject to a ten percent per annum penalty. Any other provisions to the contrary notwithstanding, the land shall continue to be assessed in its agricultural use as provided in subsection ([elf) of this section until the land is put to its higher urban or rural use for a period of three years following the change in classification whichever is shorter, provided that for purposes of determining the amount of deferred taxes to be assessed to the owner or lessee, the retroactive period shall include the period during which the land is continued to be assessed in its agricultural use following the change in classification. Any tax due and owing shall attach to the land as a paramount lien in favor of the County as provided for by ordinance. (3) Where lands located within agricultural districts are put to agricultural uses, that portion of such lands not usable or suitable for any agricultural use, whether dedicated pursuant to section 19-55 or not, the tax upon such unusable or unsuitable land shall be deferred and shall be payable upon conversion as provided under this section.