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e~neral public and was not necessazv primarily for the benefit of the proiect In eeneral roads that aze necessary for access within a development or turn lanes for a private proiect shall not aualrfy for fair share credit. jh) The followine tomes of rezonin¢ applications are not required to perform area mitigation: (1) Residential or other rezonings where the applicant commits and the conditions of zoning require, that the proiect earn at least three times the number of affordable housing credits otherwise required under Chapter 11 County affordable housing_policy. (Z Rezonin~to CV CN MCX PD or ML where the council determines that the proiect will reduce regional traffic congestion by providing_necessarv commercial or light industrial opportunities to serve an area where there is a shortage of available space zoned for such uses and substantial residential development has already been approved provided that conditions of zoning shall ensure that anv commercial development be of a scale consistent with the standazds of a "neighborhood center" as described in the General Plan. (il The restrictions on occupancv shall not apply to the construction of infrastructure such as water tanks roads sewage treatment plants or other proiect elements that do not generate substantial traffic. (i) The council may designate critical road areas by ordinance. In a critical road area all rezonings shall be subject to local and area mitigation, except as stated in subsection (h). (1) In order to determine whether a rezoning application meets the TIAR threshold of 50 or more peak hour trips and to prevent applicants from going below the TIAR threshold by dividing a proiect into segments the director shall review all development proposed on the same or adiacent properties, and shall include traffic that may be generated by anv development application approved after the effective date of this ordinance or by anv other pending development application if it is on a portion of the same lot or tax map key pazcel or an adjoinin~ot or tax map key parcel or in the immediate vicinity of the development. (m) A chance of zone application shall not be granted unless: (1) the department of water supply has determined that it can meet the water requirements of the project and issue water commitments using its existing svstem• or (2) specific improvements to the existing public water system or a private water svstem equivalent to the reauirements of the depaztment of water supply will be provided by the developer to meet the water needs of the proiect and conditions of zoning delay occupancv until the necessary improvements are actually constructed. (nl To facilitate the development of village centers in rural areas that are not currently served by a public water system the council may waive the water supply requirements for rezonings for commercial or light industrial uses in azeas that do not currently have a public water system and where the depaztment of water supply has no plans to build a public water svstem and which are (1) designated as an "urban and rural center" or "industrial azea" on Table 14-5 of the General Plan and (2) designated for urban use on the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide Map of the General Plan• provided that conditions of zoning 4