Landscape Plan - 327 Bessborough Close

LANDSCAPE PLAN

Project Details

• Project: Hamel Residence
• Address: 327 Bessborough Close, View Royal, BC
• Architect: LADR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
• Scale: 1:50
• Drawn: BW
• Project No: 1534
• Date: Aug 21, 2015

Plan Annotations

• Esquimalt Harbour: Shoreline area adjacent to the property.
• Retained Douglas Fir (native)
• Steep Slope to Water
• Retained Grove of Young Garry Oaks (native): Remove recently placed backfill & rock (up to 30cm depth) from around trunks as per arborist's recommendations (to be used as fill under new planting area).
• New Planting with Native Species Plants (10.85m²): 10 Low Oregon Grape (in shallow soil over footing), 3 Red Flowering Currant, & 8 Snowberry.
• Existing Rock/Concrete Wall Requiring New Footing: Partially located under walkway.
• Existing Vegetation
• Existing Railing
• Existing Residence
• Toe of New Concrete Footing: Covered with +/- 300mm soil.
• New Decorative Concrete Block Wall
• New Grass Lawn (30.8m²)
• 15m Foreshore Setback: Indicated by a red dashed line.
• Existing Deck and Stairs
• Retained Saskatoon Berry Shrub (native)
• All Native Understory & Bank Vegetation: (Snowberry, Oregon Grape, Rose, Fern, Grasses) in this area retained; Invasive Species Removed (Himalayan Blackberry & English Ivy). Soil in this area undisturbed.
• New Bed with Native Species Plants (12m²): 19 Kinnickinnick (in soil pockets at rock outcrop), 7 Snowberry & 9 Low Oregon Grape.

DATA

• Area disturbed by construction of new concrete block retaining wall & repair of existing retaining wall (portion of terrace) = 41.65m²
• Disturbed area (41.65m²) planted as follows: 10.85m² native species plants + 30.8m² grass lawn. (74% native species plants & 26% grass lawn)
• Additional native species planting in area not impacted by construction, but where there is retained vegetation & where invasive plant species have been removed: 12m²
• Total area of new native species planting: 22.85m². This is the equivalent of 55% of the area disturbed by construction.
• As indicated on this plan, the majority of new grass lawn area is outside the 15m foreshore setback.

Required Nursery Stock

Notes:

1. All work to be completed to current BCSLA Landscape Standards.