A. To qualify for the tax assessment specified in section 17.722.020.C, the property owner must file an application on a form provided by the planning director.
B. The city will review the application and conduct site inspections within 30 days of the date a complete application is filed.
C. The application and contract may be approved by the city manager or the city manager's designee if it meets all the requirements of the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Act, this chapter, and other applicable requirements of the Planning and Development Code.
D. The application and contract requires city council approval if:
1. The contract would result in a combined tax revenue loss to the city, county, and other recipients of ad valorem property taxes of more than $25,000.00 per year or more than $125,000.00 for the term of the contract; or
2. The estimated combined cumulative tax revenue loss to the city, county, and other recipients of ad valorem property taxes for all properties currently under contract is greater than $250,000.00 through January 1, 2019.
E. Appeal. If the city manager or city manager designee denies an application and contract, the denial shall be final unless the property owner files an appeal with the planning director within 10 business days of the denial. Notwithstanding section 17.812.060, an appeal shall be to the city council.
F. The city manager or city manager's designee shall execute the approved contract upon determination that the property owner has obtained all required approvals for the proposed urban agriculture use. Following final approval of the contract, the city manager or city manager designee shall send written notification to the assessor and to the property owner. Once executed, the property owner shall record the contract against the property. Once the contract is recorded against the property, the assessor will apply the reduced property tax valuation methodology to the property at the next property tax lien date. (Ord. 2015-0024 § 1)