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�e�T � ST. EDWARD'S CHURCH SUBMITTAL FOR SITE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENT5 The St. Edward's Church is located on approximately 4 acres of land on the corner of Col�nty Road 6 and Ferndale Road. Several years ago the cht�rch sustained a massive � tragedy i�1 the loss of their entire building due to fire. Since then, the church has been able to rebuild and even expand its congregation as a vibrant social community. With the guidance of its new ininister, Janet Wheelock,the church is looking for new ways to support its adult and youth programs. It is also looking to upgrade the image of its campus. To this end the church has engaged the seivices of local landscape architects and planners, Victoria and Roiand Aberg, to create a new master plan for the St. Edward's property. Central to this process was the desire to trtilize the site to its fiill potential while creating a vision for a new landscape that would appeal to the outdoor interests of a spirited congregation. This submittal package represents the first steps toward the realization of that new vision. It consists of five parts; A master grading Plan; A first phase planting, trail and special area paving plan; a new sign,the incorporation o£a new starage shelter, and planting with a retaining wall at the entry of the church. A sltmmary description of each component is outlined below. A. MA.STER GRADING PLAN The St. Edward's site consists of a diversity of topographic change. The chapel and parking have been sitiiated on the higher ground on the southern portion of the land. The lower land parcel to the north consists of an established wetland complex at the lowest elevations. A residual upland area exists as a remnant from an earlier farm land use and spotted with diseased elms,Buckthorn,poison ivy and poorly graded land that inakes it umisable for any cht�rch activities. The church is in the process of cleaning up this upland parcel and proposes to import approximately 1,200 cubic yards of fill soil to foster positive drainage, establish new and passive use areas, and create a more aesthetically pleasing landscape capable of supporting a new woodland and garden environment. No change or impact is proposed for the wetlands. Two 12" culverts are proposed in the current ditch to support a�1 earthen bridge that will allow people to connect to the newly restored upland area. In addition to the above, a new seatwallhetaining wall, 24"high, is proposed in one of the garden areas to the west. An approximate 4 foot high retaiiung wall is also proposed at the entry garden to the church, which would be backfilled with topsoil to support the entry landscape. This landscape will have a large massing of 4' shrubs acting as a backdrop to the garden landscape at the entry. Finally, an area at the south west corner of the site is proposed to be slightly graded and bacl�lled with 6 inches of class 5 gravel to support a new storage shed facility. A small keystone retaining wall is proposed at the rear of the graded area to support the cut in the hillside. w r� / .�x-� � � .��w,� cc.�S.c��t.. ('?y '� f > � 1 �%� i��3 q� � t . ; �,,,. � + e.<? �'r � �-,�;� i; ;i ° i,, �\ 1 � f"� �� t � � ) .%) � '+ F� � ._-:;;� t7 ,...��: / �4q�,v�.✓'�