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it in your mind as you move forward and building the second dwelling. I mean, you are open and
<br />upfront about why you, what your plans are in accordance with building a second home, should the
<br />subdivision come through, so, you know, I just encourage to follow, you folks to follow the rules
<br />that are currently in place. Commissioner?
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<br />KAHOLO: Yeah, my question is pertaining to Ag lot, you know, you are dividing that three-acre
<br />into 1.5 each. So the designation still holds in place as an Ag lot, with the reduction in taxes?
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<br />SMITH: Provided we work with the assessor’s office and, you know, get their blessing, but that
<br />does require ag activity. So right now we are paying market value highest and best use for the land,
<br />for the existing three acres.
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<br />COMMAND: Mr. Chairman. I’d just like to add that this application is for a State Land Use
<br />Boundary Amendment from Agriculture to Rural, and that Rural, sorry, Rural does seem to be the
<br />logical interface between Ag and other uses. I think they are basically doing this the right way
<br />instead of leaving it an Ag, to go to Rural, which is more in line with what they are looking to use
<br />the property for.
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<br />BEAUDET: Does that answer your question?
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<br />KAHOLO: Yeah, thank you.
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<br />BEAUDET: Okay.
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<br />JACKSON: Mr. Chair, if I may. I think Commissioner Kaholo had a question about taxation, and,
<br />Bobby, you can correct me if I’m wrong, but I think when they, if this is approved and they get
<br />Residential and Agricultural zoning, they would actually be taxed at a higher rate at the residential
<br />rate rather than the Agricultural rate. And then the other thing I wanted to point out was just to go
<br />back to the General Plan Map. So the General Plan, if the County wanted to see this area stay in
<br />Agricultural uses, the General Plan designation for this area would either be Extensive Agriculture,
<br />which is the white area, or Important Agricultural Land, which is the green area here; so you can
<br />see it’s designation for what we want to see in the future is Rural, which, as I said, is a mix of small
<br />farms, like Mr. Davenport’s mulching operation, and low density residential lots that aren’t farming.
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<br />BEAUDET: Commissioners, any questions for the applicant or discussion? Thank you. So there is
<br />no one, okay, thank you, no further questions. So with no testifiers coming in from the floor, I’d
<br />like to ask for a motion. Two things for note: No testifiers so there is no need to close the public
<br />hearing portion; and also for the record Commissioner Nobriga came in just after we started. Okay,
<br />so, with that, Commissioners, I need a motion for action.
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<br />KAHOLO: I move that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on the
<br />application for a State Land Use Boundary Amendment, Docket Number SLU 15-042, based on the
<br />Planning Director’s findings and recommendation, which shall be adopted.
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<br />NOBRIGA: I second.
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<br />COMMAND: Maija, are they going to have to make two motions on this?
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<br />JACKSON: Yeah.
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