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J�qY`.®F 4ek. \,SLG,•• COUNTY OF HAWAIJ STATE OF HAWAIJ Orr°oF•u►..a+ BILL NO. 58 ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19,ARTICLES 1 AND 7, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY FOOD SUSTAINABILITY USE ASSESSMENTS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee report dated September 20, 2019, and the 2021 Annual Report from the Real Property Tax Board of Review both recommended revision of the agricultural use programs provided for in chapter 19, section 19-57, of the Hawaii County Code. The purpose of this amendment is to act on the recommendations of these reports to enable the County to attain the statewide goal of doubling our food supply by 2030. This amendment will incentivize property owners to contribute to food sustainability in Hawaii County by affording them with tax benefits. SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 1, section 19-2, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new definition to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: ""Community food sustainability use" means the present use of agricultural or residential and agricultural zoned land on a continuous and regular basis that demonstrates the owner is engaged in agricultural activities to provide food to the community, including_ (1) Intensive agriculture, (2) Orchards; or (3) Diversified agriculture." SECTION 3. Chapter 19, article 7, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "Section. Community food sustainability use assessment. (a) Lands classified and used for farming to produce food crops, that are not dedicated to commercial agricultural use, may be assessed for real property tax purposes as established in subsection (a)(2} of this section and shall be subject to the following_