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areas shall not be subdivided or developed unless adequate methods are formulated by the developer and approved by the planning commission to solve the problems created by the unsuitable land conditions. Such land shall be set aside for uses that shall not involve such a danger. (d) Floodplain. In particular, land within the 100-year floodplain as defined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the appropriate federal agency shall not be platted for urban purposes unless the subdivider shall incorporate such improvements as required by the planning commission as will render the area substantially safe for development. (e) Adequacy of public facilities and services. The availability of water, sanitary sewer service, fire protection, police protection, refuse service, public schools, and parks and recreation facilities shall be considered by the staff in its analysis of the plat. (f) Reservation of public facilities. Where proposed community or public facilities of the municipal plan are located in whole or in part in a proposed subdivision, the planning commission,city council or public body shall require that land for those public facilities be reserved as a condition of preliminary plat approval for a period of four months following the date of notification of the developer's intent to develop as evidenced by submission of the preliminary plat. The public board, commission or body having jurisdiction or financial responsibility for the acquisition of the reserved land for a facility shall be given an opportunity to execute a written contract to acquire by purchase or file suit for condemnation of the area reserved for such facility; however, the contract to acquire shall be closed within 12 months following the date of the approval of the preliminary plat. (g) Subdivision and street names. The proposed name of the subdivision and streets shall not duplicate, or too closely approximate phonetically, the name of any street or subdivision in the area covered by this chapter. The planning commission shall have final authority to designate street and subdivision names where conflicts exist with other established subdivisions within the county. Where conflicts arise concerning street names the Planning Commission, or it's designee, shall cooperate with the Independence County Office of Emergency Management in determining the final resolution of street names. (h) Approval of planned unit development. Design standards outlined in this chapter and in the zoning ordinance shall serve as overall guidelines for project approval through the PUD process. Such standards, however, may be modified for a planned unit development which, in the judgment of the planning commission, will provide adequate public spaces and improvements for the circulation, recreation, light,air and service needs of the area when fully developed. (i) Provision of access to adjacent unplatted property. Proper access in the form of stub streets or temporary dead-end streets shall be provided to adjacent unplatted property unless, in the judgment of the planning commission, topographic conditions or similar physical impediments preclude reasonable provision of such access, or alternate routes of access are or will be available in the future. Section 15.03.02. Streets (a) General guidelines. (1) Streets shall be related appropriately to the topography so as to produce usable lots and streets of reasonable gradient. Street grades and alignment shall conform reasonably to the original topography. In steep areas, through streets should generally follow contour lines rather than cross them. Combinations of steep grades and curves shall be avoided. Sudden and frequent changes of grade along arterials shall be avoided. Sharp horizontal curvature should be avoided - 165 - Batesville Subdivision Regulations