SDPA Review for 2820 Shoreline Drive

July 4, 2023Pages 25–295 sections

An environmental review and site photo documentation prepared by Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. regarding the proposed development at 2820 Shoreline Drive.

1 CALL TO ORDER- Mayor Tobias called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2820 Shoreline DriveSwell Environmental Consulting Ltd.Proposed replacement of mortared rock walls with gabion wallsRemoval of invasive species like English ivy

SDPA Review for 2820 Shoreline Drive

Hedge and mortared rockwall under vegetation next to an asphalt driveway

Photo 7. Hedge and mortared rockwall (under vegetation) to be replaced by gabions and new plantings.

Mortared rock wall with concrete steps leading up to a house under construction with Tyvek wrap

Photo 8. Mortared rock wall to be replaced by gabion wall, lawn and landscaping to be replaced by flower beds.

Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. 480 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2M6 ph. 217-9190 e. lehna@swell.ca

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Concrete steps and mortared rock wall at the base of a building covered in Tyvek wrap

Photo 9. Mortared rock wall to be replaced by gabion wall, lawn and landscaping to be replaced by flower beds.

Garry oak tree on a rocky shoreline area with invasive English ivy and construction debris

Photo 10. Garry oak bedrock area, invasive species (primarily English ivy) to be removed.

Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. 480 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2M6 ph. 217-9190 e. lehna@swell.ca

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Long mortared stone retaining wall on a vegetated slope leading down towards the water

Photo 11. Mortared rockwalls to remain, salt marsh (left of photo) to remain, with additional native shrub plantings added. English ivy on upper terraces to be removed (in progress).

View looking along a mortared stone wall on a slope covered in dense ivy and vegetation

Photo 12. Mortared rockwalls to remain, salt marsh (right of photo) to remain, with additional native shrub plantings added. English ivy on upper terraces to be removed (in progress).

Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. 480 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2M6 ph. 217-9190 e. lehna@swell.ca

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Dense English ivy growing as groundcover along a shoreline

Photo 13. English ivy along shoreline to be removed (in progress).

Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. 480 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2M6 ph. 217-9190 e. lehna@swell.ca

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Appendix 1. Landscaping Plan by Andrew van Egmond

Swell Environmental Consulting Ltd. 480 Beach Drive, Victoria, BC V8S 2M6 ph. 217-9190 e. lehna@swell.ca

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Extracted from: 2023 07 04 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf