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A. For Local Street/Collector Street intersections, Roundabouts shall be designed for bus movement. B. Roundabouts shall have a mountable curb on the inside radius; C. Roundabout signage shall be provided. D. Raised splitter islands shall be used to preclude left turn movements prior to the Roundabout unless otherwise approved by the Director. E. Any vegetation in the island shall be designed in compliance with the City of Austin Transportation Criteria Manual. F. No parking shall be allowed within Roundabouts and within 20' on all approach roadways; parking shall be restricted to 20' past the end of the splitter island. 7. Generally Applicable Street Tree Standards. A. All required street trees must be 45 gallon container-grown Type 1 shade trees, unless a street tree species is unavailable as container-grown at the time of installation. In this case, boxed material or balled and burlapped material of equivalent size may be substituted. B. All street types except ALl-20 and BVD-110 require that the street trees be planted every 45' on center within the Planting Strip, with 7'/2' horizontal clearance from each side of property corners adjacent at Dry Utilities services. "Every 45' on center is a standard, but flexible. C. There shall be a 5' horizontal clearance between a street tree along both sides of a sideyard lot line. D. Where practical, street trees should be planted in the center of the Planting' Strip, between the sidewalk and the street. The Developer may make allowances for utilities, light poles, fire hydrants, traffic signs, other required street signage, traffic light and signal poles, and similar infrastructure, as well as sight and visibility triangles, street breaks, and crosswalks. 8. Street Trees. A. Street Trees shall be located along all streets, except BVD-110 and AL1-20 (except where existing trees remain in the right-of-way). B. Street trees include suitable shade tree varieties. The following tree species are permitted: ¦ Bur Oak ¦ Cedar Elm ¦ Chinese (Lacebark) Elm ¦ Chinquapin Oak ¦ Live Oak ¦ Monterey Oak ¦ Shumard Oak ¦ Texas Red Oak C. The planting criteria for street trees are: 1. Street trees should be kept out of (i) intersection triangles at a minimum of 25' by 25' and (ii) alley/street intersection triangles at a minimum of 15' by 15', as measured from the center of the intersection. 2. Street trees shall be planted to avoid interference with street lights, signage and other fixtures. 10 Blanco River Village PDD Development Standards