Appendix
Landscape Plan North West Site (L 1.2) - Watkiss Way & Erskine Lane
November 4, 2025Page 1977 sections
Detailed landscape plan for the northwest portion of the 9 Erskine Lane development site.
Watkiss Way & Erskine LaneScale 1:200 MetersDrawing L1.2Includes plans for Buildings A and B
Westburn Developments - Landscape Plan North West Site
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Project Information
Project: Westburn Developments
Location: Watkins Way & Erskine Lane, View Royal, BC
Sheet Title: Landscape Plan North West Site
Date: May 10, 2020
Scale: 1:200 METERS
Drawn By: LS/SS
Drawing No.: L1.2
Revisions
| Date | Revisions | By |
|---|---|---|
| May 20 2020 | Preliminary Draft Issued for Review | LS/SS |
| May 22 2020 | SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW | LS |
| AUG 7 2020 | FOR REZONING | LS |
| FEB 17 2021 | FOR DP REVIEW | LS |
| MAY 11 2021 | ISSUE FOR DP | LS |
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Landscape Plan Features
The plan details the landscaping for Building A and Building B, both 5-storey structures with 79 units each (29 MFE). Key features include:
- Semi Private Courtyard: Featuring raised planters and seating on slab, with a small lawn off slab at the north end.
- Tiered Retaining Walls: Planted tiered retaining walls using textured lock block or stacked boulder (TBD per Geotech).
- Entry Features: Entry garden feature seat with tree and Corten screens on cobble rock on slab.
- Amenity Areas: Covered bike shelter, dog run with chain link fence, and various seating areas.
- Vegetation Management: Extensive areas of retained existing vegetation, with "blend disturbance edges" using low-growing native grass and fern mixes.
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Legend
- Property Line (Solid black line)
- Setback Line (Building Envelope) (Dashed red line)
- Underground Parkade (Stippled blue area)
- Brushed Concrete: Pattern TBD - Refer to Civil Eng. Dwgs.
- Proposed ROW Sidewalk: Refer to Civil for Details
- Compacted 3/4" Crush Rock: For Informal Walkway & Dog Runs
- Planting Beds: c/w 450 mm min Bark Mulch on filter fabric. (450 mm minimum For Shrubs & 750 mm minimum For Trees). Refer to details for sub-slab conditions.
- Sodium Fixture Planting Display: c/w 150 mm depth Approved Growing Medium on Slab.
- Seeded Lawn Areas: c/w 150 mm min. Depth of Approved Growing Medium
- Existing Vegetation Area To Be Retained
- Decorative (1"-3") Washed Round Cobble Rock Groundcover: (Sized Outside - TBD With Detailed Design To Coordinate With On-Site Drainage)
- Feature Boulders: (Boulders as Locally Available and Sourced From Site. Size Range 600mm-1200mm)
- Boulder Stack Retaining Walls: Utilizing Rock From Site (Refer to Eng. For Final Wall Design, Location & Details)
- Black Vinyl Coated Chain Link Fence 5ft Ht.
- Tree Protection Fencing: Approximate Extent & Location. Exact Location To Be Confirmed By Arborist After Site Inspection Of Trees & Individual DPZ per onsite conditions.
- Lookout: Indicates Location of (Proposed) EP Pit. For Lookout Area on Retained Hillside (INSIDE & OUTSIDE BUILDING ENVELOPE). Refer To MLP (Management Plan) Report For Detailed Location.
- Light Bollard or Interpretive Signage 36" Height
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Raised Planters over Underground Parkade Slab (3 Types)
- Powder Coated Metal Planter: Insulated for 4 Season Planting - Approx Size 24" x 72"
- CIP Concrete Tree Planter: Insulated for 4 Season Planting - Approx Size 1.2m x 1.2m (4ft x 4ft)
- Aluminum Honeycomb Light Weight Garden Planters: Insulated for 4 Season Planting. Set On Crush Gravel on Slab. (This Type Planter On South East Development Only)
- Bench Seating: Wood or Wood Composite Construction
- Bike Racks: (Sina Rolling Rack or Approved Equivalent) Colour TBD to Complement Building Facade
- Decorative Screen Panels: With Semi Transparent Style For Screening Between Parking & Bike Rack Spaces

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Plant Symbol Reference
See L1.1 for Complete List with Quantities & Sizes
Trees
| Symbol | Botanical Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| AA | Amelanchier alnifolia 'Princess Diana' | Princess Diana Serviceberry |
| AC | Acer circinatum | Vine Maple (tree/shrub) |
| AE | Acer x freemanii 'Jeffersred' | Autumn Blaze Maple |
| AN | Acer nigrum | Black Maple |
| BP | Betula papyrifera 'Varen' | Paper Birch 'Varen' |
| CC | Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' | Forest Pansy Redbud |
| PC | Pinus contorta v. latifolia | Shore Pine |
| PV | Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry |
| SJ | Styrax japonicus | Japanese Snowbell |
Shrubs
| Symbol | Botanical Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| AS | Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' | Dwarf Strawberry Tree |
| AV | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade' | Kinnickinnick |
| BG | Berberis gladiwyensis 'William Penn' | William Penn Barberry |
| BK | Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' | Rose Glow Barberry |
| CM | Cornus alba 'Musquiname' | Musquiname Dogwood |
| GG | Gaultheria shallon | Salal |
| HM | Hydrangea macrophylla | Mophead Hydrangea |
| ID | Ilex crenata 'Convexa' | Convex Leaf Japanese Holly |
| LG | Ledum groenlandicum | Labrador Tea / Bog Labrador |
| MA | Mahonia aquifolium | Tall Oregon Grape |
| MN | Mahonia nervosa | Low Oregon Grape |
| PJ | Pieris japonica 'Little Heath' | Little Heath Pieris |
| PM | Polystichum munitum | Sword Fern |
| PB | Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty' | Pink Beauty Shrubby Cinquefoil |
| RD | Rhododendron 'Lemon Dream' | Lemon Dream Rhododendron |
| RS | Rosa sericea f. pteracantha | Wingthorn Rose |
| SG | Spiraea x bumalda 'Goldflame' | Goldflame Spiraea |
| SN | Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' | Snowmound Spiraea |
| SY | Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' | Meyer Lilac |
| TM | Vaccinium 'Sunshine Blue' | Low Bush Blueberry |
| VA | Viburnum acerifolium | Maple Leaf Viburnum |
Ornamental Grasses
| Symbol | Botanical Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| AV | Arrhenatherum elatius 'Variegatum' | Variegated Bulbous Oat Grass |
| DC | Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hairgrass |
| FG | Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' | Elijah Blue Fescue |
| HM | Hakonechloa macra | Hakone Grass |
| HS | Helictotrichon sempervirens | Blue Oat Grass |
Perennials & Ferns
| Symbol | Botanical Name | Common Name |
|---|---|---|
| AV | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Kinnickinnick |
| AS | Aquilegia formosa | Red Columbine |
| AF | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern |
| HB | Heuchera 'Blackberry Ice' | Blackberry Ice Coral Bells |
| ID | Iris douglasiana | Douglas Iris |
| MD | Maianthemum dilatatum | False Lily-of-the-Valley |
| MS | Montia sibirica | Candy Flower |
| RS | Ribes sanguineum | Red Flowering Currant |
| SR | Smilacina racemosa | False Solomon's Seal |
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General Notes:
- ALL WORK AND MATERIALS SHALL BE TO BCSLA / CSLA STANDARDS
- WHERE NEW TREES ARE REQUIRED IN AREAS OF RETAINED VEGETATION TAKE CARE NOT TO DAMAGE EXISTING TREE ROOTS
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Extracted from: 2025 11 04 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf