HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 265 Draft 01 1972-1976County of Hawaii—State of Hawall
Resolution No. 265
REQUESTING THE COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR TO REVIEW THE ATTACHED
AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII ZONING CODE.
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has a finite number of
acreage suitable for agricultural purposes; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii has a County General Plan
that differentiates agricultural lands into Intensive and
Extensive Agriculture; and
WHEREAS, the County General Plan identifies Intensive
Agriculture as sugar, orchard, diversified agriculture, and
floriculture, and Extensive Agriculture as pasturage and range
lands; and
WHEREAS, the State tax laws encourage the use of agricultural
lands into productive uses by lowering the tax for those lands
in productive uses; and
WHEREAS, the State tax laws encourage the use of all
agricultural lands into extensive use by providing the lowest
tax base to pasturage and range lands; and
WHEREAS, the County's operating budget is basically derived
from revenue from real property, and loss of revenue by
encouraging all agricultural lands for extensive use is not in
the best interest of the County; and
WHEREAS, Intensive Agricultural lands need to be protected
for the economic well-being of the County as these lands provide
the basic employment for the rural areas; and
WHEREAS, Intensive Agricultural land is now sold at
speculative prices which hamper the continued viability of
agriculture;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Planning Director review the attached
bill regulating intensive agricultural districts by zoning
agricultural lands into 10,000 acres or less; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution is basically
derived to save the Sugar Industry from undue pressure to
convert cane lands into less productive uses; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Director, in
the review of the adoption of the attached bill, consider the
North Kohala area as the first priority in developing new
agricultural zone maps for the County; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk be directed
to forward a copy of this resolution to Bruce McCall, Mayor,
County of Hawaii, and Raymond Suefuji, Planning Director,
County of Hawaii.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 21st day of August, 1974.
INTRODUCED BY:
TY OF HAWAj�r
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION wag by the vote indicated to
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on.
August 2.1
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ATTEST:
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Tadashi Suzuki Robert M. Yamad
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESID, G OFFICER
ROLL CALL VOTE
I I AYES T NOES I A/E
Carpenter x
De Luz x
Farias x
Fujii x
Hisaoka x T
Kawahara x I
Yaclao
Chr. Yamada
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Reference: . c-943/PRDLC -34
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