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1996 Amendments - Parker Ranch Rezoning Ordinance #96-117 In 1996, Parker Ranch requested a monumental reduction and delay of its obligation to construct this mini-bypass Town Center Road. At that time Parker Ranch proposed that this mini-bypass road (1) no longer be completed in advance of any residential or commercial development, but instead be completed incrementally in conjunction with development along the road corridor; (2) that the road standards be reduced from arterial to collector status along with elimination of the mandatory requirement of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks in residential areas; (3) elimination of the required sidewalks on Mamalahoa Highway from the Waimea public school to the south end of the Town Connector Road by the rodeo grounds; and (4) the cost of the Town Center Road intersection improvements would now be credited against the applicant's other monetary fair share contributions, rather than in addition to those fair share obligations. [Based on letter from Parker Ranch to Planning Department dated April 9, 1996 and Change of Zone Ordinance #96-117]. Other revisions to the Parker Ranch Rezoning of the Town Center near doubled the amount of commercially zoned land from 54 to 100 acres, decreased somewhat the number of residential units proposed within the Town Center from 880 to 729, and added more land to the in-town park areas. According to the County Planning Department's records, there was no meaningful notice to the public in 1996 as to the substantial nature of the proposed changes to the roadway obligations - despite the critical implications for increased traffic congestion. The July 1996 "Parker Ranch 2020 Plan Project Description" hand out omitted any mention of the proposed changes regarding the Town Center Road requirement. That Parker Ranch handout stated: "The following are the major changes to the 2020 Plan being proposed by Parker Ranch: • Reduction of residential density • Enhanced roadway circulation system to provide alternative routes to key destination areas. (WOULDN'T "REDUCED ROADWAY CIRCULATION SYSTEM" HAVE BEEN AMORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION?) • Provision of over forty five (45) acres of park and open space, . • Deletion of the rural residential area [on the Kohala Mountain Road].... • Provision for the fair and responsible development of the property whereby mitigation measures are provided commensurate with the impacts of the project." (PRESUMABLY THIS CRYPTICALLY DESCRIBED CHANGE IS MEANT TO INCLUDE DELETING THE OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE A SECONDARY ARTERIAL TOWN CENTER ROAD PRIOR TO PERMnTING ANY REsiDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL UNITS) [Parker Ranch handout: "Parker Ranch 2020 Plan Project Description" received by the Planning Department on July 25, 1996 (italics in original)] In its letter to the Planning Department, Parker Ranch described the 1996 proposed changes as follows: "Overall, the [new] plan seeks to achieve incremental 5