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BILL N0.295
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ORDINANCE NO. 06 111
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE
1983 (2005 EDITION), REAL PROPERTY TAXES, RELATING TO REAL
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The County of Hawaii has embarked upon a new endeavor for the
creation of affordable and employee housing within the County of Hawaii. To facilitate
this undertaking, the Hawaii Island Housing Trust was created to manage all property that
is deeded to the County of Hawaii for this purpose. In order for the Hawaii Island
Housing Trust to fulfill its mission, tax exempt status should be granted to help lower
costs to provide affordable housing, while the Hawaii Island Housing Trust holds the land
for development.
SECTION 2. Chapter 19, article 10, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
edition), is amended by creating a new section to read as follows:
Section 19- Hawaii Island Housing Trust Exemption.
There shall be exempt except for the minimum tax from real property
taxes those properties held by the Hawaii Island Housin¢ Trust and its nonprofit
special puroose entities until such time as the properties are leased to individual
homeowners.
SECTION 3. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 4. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications
of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
fIN1TRODUCED BY: 4 - ~ n o
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COU CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
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Date of Introduction: July 7 , 200 6
Date oflstReading: July 7, 2006
Date of 2nd Reading: July 19, 2006
Effective Date: July 27, 2006
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OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
County of Hawaii
Kona, Hawaii
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Introduced By: Virginia Isbell c.b ,VOTE
Date Introduced: July 7, 2006 AYES N('1$S ABS EX
First Reading: July 7, 2006 Arakaki,^~ X
Published: N/A Higa X '
Hoffmann X
REA9ARKS: Holschuh X
Ikeda X
Isbell X
Jacobson X
Pilago X
Safarik X
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Second Reading: July 19, 2006
To Mayor July 24, 2006 ROLL CALL VOTE
Returned: July 27 2006 AYES NOES ABS EX
Effective: July 27 2006 Arakaki X
Published: August 4 2006 Riga X
Hoffmann X
REb9ARKS`. Holschuh X
Ikeda X
Isbell X
Jacobson X
Pilago X
Safarik X
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/ UO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as
indicated above.
APPROVED AS TO ~
FORM AND LEGALITY:
COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
DEPUTY C PORATION COUNSEL
COUNTY F HAWAII
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