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.4o JN`4 o7 -. 4,. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAI I • �; '' STATE OF HAWAI I <br /> BILL NO. 188 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 24 7 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-57, OF THE <br /> HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE <br /> NONDEDICATED AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: <br /> SECTION 1. Purpose. This ordinance changes the sunset date of the nondedicated <br /> agricultural use assessment program from January 1, 2028,to January 1, 2029, and extends the <br /> time for property owners in the program to apply for an alternative program, such as the <br /> community food sustainability use assessment or the short- or long-term commercial agricultural <br /> use dedication, from September 1, 2025,to September 1, 2026. <br /> SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 7, section 19-57, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 <br /> (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: <br /> "(e) Sunset of nondedicated agricultural use assessment. This section shall be repealed on <br /> January 1, [2028.] 2029. Consequently: <br /> (1) No new applications for nondedicated agricultural use assessment will be <br /> accepted by the director after September 1, 2024; <br /> (2) Owners of land currently assessed in the nondedicated agricultural use category <br /> shall reapply for an alternative use assessment or dedication by September 1, <br /> [2025.] 2026. If no application is received by the director by September 1, <br /> [2025,] 2026,.the property shall not be assessed at the nondedicated agricultural <br /> use value established in subsection (a)(2) of this section; <br /> (3) The director shall notify all current owners of land currently assessed in the <br /> nondedicated agricultural use category in writing of the intent to sunset the <br /> nondedicated agricultural use assessment and the deadline to apply for another <br /> program; <br /> (4) On or before September 1, [2027,] 2028,the director shall review all <br /> reapplications; <br /> (5) Owners of land who have applied for a community food sustainability use <br /> assessment or a short- or long-term commercial agricultural use dedication in <br /> accordance with section 19-57(e)(2) shall have their property assessed at the <br /> nondedicated agricultural use assessment rate until the [2-02-8] 2029 tax year, <br /> unless their applications have been denied or they have applied for a different <br /> tax program; and <br />