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• ,M`vfu\tali;' '.. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII i• `" '�1•! STATE OF HAWAII <br /> BILL NO. 44 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLES 1 AND 7, OF THE HAWAII <br /> COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY <br /> FOOD SUSTAINABILITY USE ASSESSMENTS AND NONDEDICATED <br /> AGRICULTURE USE ASSESSMENTS. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. <br /> The Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee report dated <br /> September 20, 2019 and the 2021 Annual Report from the Real Property Tax Board of Review, <br /> both recommended revision of the nondedicated agricultural use program provided for in chapter <br /> 19, section 19-57, of the Hawai`i County Code. The purpose of this amendment is to act on the <br /> recommendations of these reports by restructuring and renaming the nondedicated agricultural <br /> use assessment to enable the County to attain the statewide goal of doubling our food supply by <br /> 2030. This amendment will incentivize property owners to contribute to food sustainability in <br /> Hawai`i County by affording them with tax benefits, and reduce abuse of existing nondedicated <br /> agricultural use programs. <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 <br /> Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definition of"Nondedicated agricultural use <br /> assessment"to read as follows: <br /> "Nondedicated agricultural use assessment"means the present use of agricultural or <br /> residential and agricultural zoned land on a continuous and regular basis that demonstrates the <br /> owner is engaged in agricultural activities from: <br /> (1) Intensive agriculture; <br /> (2) Orchards; <br /> (3) Feed crops and fast rotation forestry; and/or <br /> (4) Pasture and slow rotation forestry. <br /> This definition shall be repealed on July 1, 2026." <br />