d. Cul-de-Sac with Landscape Island & Roundabouts
A cul-de- sac with a landscape island or roundabout is permitted in accordance with the Town’s Standard Specifications & Construction Details and the following standards:
(1) Easements & Maintenance . The island may include utility easements. All landscaping and structures in the island shall be approved as part of the site plan and/or preliminary subdivision plat. (2) Utilities . Where Town utilities cross the landscape island or roundabout, no structures shall be permitted in the utility easement. The developer and/or the homeowners’ association shall allow the Town perpetual access for repairs and maintenance for any utilities in the island or roundabout and shall be part of the restrictive covenants for the subdivision. (3) Landscaping & Other Materials. Landscaping may be permitted in landscape islands and roundabouts using ground cover, turf grass, plant material no greater than 36 inches (36”) at maturity and/or a small shade tree. Small shade trees shall be permitted only where no utilities exist within such landscape island or roundabout. Any other proposed decorative material shall be approved by the Town as part of the plan review process. (4) Maintenance . The developer or homeowners’ association shall have the responsibility to maintain the islands in accordance with Article O Landscaping & Tree Protection with the understanding that the Town shall have the right to maintain such island or roundabout if the developer or homeowners’ association fails to comply with these provisions. The costs for maintenance shall be charged to the developer and/or the homeo wners’ association.
(5) Island as Common Space . All landscape islands and roundabouts in the public right-of- way shall be dedicated as “common open space”.
e. Measurement of a Cul-de-Sac Street
A cul-de-sac street shall be measured from the right-of-way of the intersecting street along the centerline of the cul-de-sac street to the center point of the cul-de-sac.
§9-1604 STUB STREETS
Stub streets or dead-end streets, are prohibited except where an approved preliminary subdivision plat has included a stub street(s) to adjacent property that will be connected as part of any future proposed development or subdivision under the following standards:
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