a. Streets shall be related appropriately to the topography. Grades of streets shall conform as closely as possible to the original topography. A combination of steep grades and sharp curves shall be avoided. Specific standards are set forth in Appendix A.
b. All streets shall be properly integrated with the existing and proposed system of thoroughfares and dedicated right-of-way as established on the Official Map or Thoroughfare Plan.
c. Minor or local streets shall be laid out to conform as much as possible to the topography to discourage use by through traffic, to permit efficient drainage and utility systems, and to require the minimum number of streets necessary to provide convenient and safe access to the property.
d. Proposed streets shall, where appropriate, be extended to the boundary lines of the tract to be subdivided unless this is prevented by topography or other physical conditions, or unless in the opinion of the Plan Commission such extension(s) is/are not necessary or desirable for the layout of the subdivision undo consideration with the existing street layout or for the most advantageous future development of adjacent tracts.
e. In business and industrial developments, the streets and other accessways shall be planned in connection with the grouping of buildings, location of rail facilities, truck loading and maneuvering areas, walkways, bikeways, and parking areas so as to minimize conflict of movement between the various types of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
f. Alleys shall be discouraged in residential areas, except where topographical or other conditions necessitate their use.
g. Street design shall conform to the Design Standards for Improvements in the Town of Dyer, as contained in Appendix A. (Ord. No. 94-9, § V, C, 8-9-94; Am. Ord. No. 2000-41, 12-19-00)