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§ 11. 32 safety and welfare of the citizens presently using the ropdway and in the future will be protected and will not be adversely affected .. by the increased use of the roadway caused by the subdivision. This -improvement shall be accomplished prior to final subdivision approval unless the City agrees and the subdivider provides a suitable performance bond to complete the improvements in the subdivider's agreement. B. Access to Improved Public Roadways Over Existing Private Roadways. Wherever the area to be subdivided is to utilize an existing private roadway in order to gain access to the public roadway, such private roadway shall be suitably improved as provided herein above for public roadways. Subd. 2. On-Site Roadways. A. Grading and Improvement Plan. Roadways shall be graded and improved to conform to the City's construction standards and specifications and shall be approved as to design and specifi- cations by the City Engineer, in accordance with the construction plans required to be submitted prior to final subdivision approval. B. Topography and Arrangement. 1. Roadways shall be related appropriately to the topography. Roadways shall be curved wherever possible to avoid conformity of lot appearance. All roadways shall be arranged so as to obtain as .many as possible of the building sites at, or above, the grades of the street. Grades of streets shall conform as closely as possible to the original topography. A combination of steep grades and curves shall be avoided. Specific standards are contained in the design standards of this Chapter. 2. All streets shall be properly integrated with the existing and proposed system of thoroughfares and dedicated right-of-way as established in the Comprehensive Municipal Plan. 3. All thoroughfares shall be properly related to specific traffic generators such as industries, business districts, schools, churches, and shopping centers; to population densities; and to the pattern of existing and proposed lan9 uses. 4. Roadways 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 roadways necessary to provide convenient and safe access to property. 5. The gridiron roadway pattern need not necessarily be adhered to, and the use of curvilinear roadways or u-shaped roadways shall be encouraged where such use will result in a more desirable layout. ORONO CC 457 (4-1-84)