L

A
K
E
A
V
E
.

V EGETATED B
VEGETATED ANK W
BANK ITH
WITH
UNDERSTORY
UNDERSTORY
.
D STORMWATER
S TORMWATER
R
K O
OUTFALL
UTFALL
IC
W
R ACCESSIBLE
A CCESSIBLE
E
B RAMP
RA MP

““FISHING
FISHING WWALL”,
ALL”,
POPULAR
P OPULAR F FISHING
ISHING LA APPROX.
A EDGE
PPROX. E OF
DGE O LAKE
FL AKE
KE
LOCATION
L OCATION VI
EW STORMWATER
STORMWATER
STORMWATER
S TORMWATER OUTFALL
O UTFALL
OUTFALL
O UTFALL

V IEW
RETAINING
RETAINING W
WALL,
ALL, T
TYP.
YP. KE
LA

LA
LAKKE
EVVIE
IEW
BENCH
B ENCH TYP.
TYP.

ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE
ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE PATH,
PATH, TYP.
TYP.
LOCATION
L OCATION O
OFF STONEDUST
STONEDUST PATH
PATH

SEVERE EROSION
SEVERE EROSION A
ATTS LOPE
SLOPE
ROGERS ST.
““PINCH
PINCH POINT”:
POINT”:
TIGHT
TIGHT GRADES
GRADES AND
AND OVERLAPPING
OVERLAPPING USES
USES S
SECONDARY
ECONDARY S SHORELINE
HORELINE A
ACCESS
CCESS
(WALKING, SITTING,
(WALKING, SITTING, FISHING)
FISHING) AREA
A WITH
RE A W ERODED
ITH E RODED BANK
BANK
A PPROX. L
APPROX. OCATION O
LOCATION OFF
BADLY E
BADLY RODED
ERODED
S TONEDUST P
STONEDUST ATH
PATH L AWN A
LAWN REA B
AREA EGINNING T
BEGINNING O
TO
S H OW S
SHOW IGNS O
SIGNS OFFW EAR/EROSION
WEAR/EROSION

LA
PRIMARY
P SHORELINE
RIMARY S ACCESS
HORELINE A CCESS LA
AREA
A WITH
REA W ERODED
ITH ERODED BBANK
ANK KE E XISTING M
EXISTING ATURE S
MATURE HADE T
SHADE RE E
TREE

KE
AV
E.

AV
SEVERE
S EVERE EROSION AT
EROSION A SLOPE
TS LOPE
BOULDERS
B OULDERS IIN
NSSLOPE
LOPE

E.
EXISTING SHRUB
EXISTING SHRUB HEDGE
HEDGE
STREET
S RUNOFF,
TREET R JUMPING
UNOFF, J UMPING
.

ACCESSIBLE P
ACCESSIBLE ATH
PATH CURB
C URB AND
AND CCONTRIBUTING
ONTRIBUTING
RD

TO
TOE EROSION
ROSION IISSUES
SSU
UES
OD
WO

SCALE: 1”=20’
KE
LA

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 L
A
K
E
A
V
E
.

.
D
R
K
IC
W
R ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
E
B RAMP
RAMP

REGRADE/ RE-ESTABLISH
REGRADE/ RE-E
ESTABLISH
SLOPE
SLOPE VI
EW
S
TO ““PUSH
PUSH IIN”
N”
FORMAL SPACE
FORMAL SPACE EXTENDED
EXTENDED LA T OR
TO E-ESTABLISH L
RE-ESTABLISH AKE
LAKE
OVER WATER
OVER WATER KE
E DGE V
EDGE EGETATION A
VEGETATION ND
AND
(FISHING, SITTING,
(FISHING, SITTING, WALKING)
WALKING) H ABITAT
HABITAT REPLANT/ RE-ESTABLISH
REPLANT/ RE-ES
STABLISH
BUFFER E
BUFFER DGE
EDGE
““PUSH
PUSH O
OUT”
UT” E
TO
TO ELIMINATE
ELIMINATE CHOKE
CHOKE POINT
POINT LAK W
VIE

LA
LAKKE
EVVIE
IEW
P ROPOSED R
PROPOSED ETAINING W
RETAINING ALL
WALL

EXISTING
E XISTING WALL/
WALL/ SHORELINE
SHORELINE
FORMAL SPACE
FORMAL SPACE WITH
WITH ROGERS ST.
TERRACE W
TERRACE ALLS, T
WALLS, YP.
TYP.

R AIN G
RAIN ARDEN B
GARDEN MP’S T
BMP’S OP
TO REVENT
PREVENT
E ROSION/ T
EROSION/ REAT R
TREAT UN-OFF, T
RUN-OFF, YP.
TYP. ADDITIONAL ACCESS
ADDITIONAL ACCESS R OUTES
ROUTES

LA
LA
KE

KE
AV
E.

AV
ACCESSIBLE R
ACCESSIBLE OUTE, TYP.
ROUTE, TYP.

E.
EXISTING
E XISTING MATURE
MATURE SHADE
SHADE
.

TREE
T TO
RE E T O REMAIN
REMAIN
RD
OD
WO

SCALE: 1”=20’
KE
LA

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 TREE PLANTING, TYP.
TREE PLANTING, TYP.
PLANTED SLOPE
PLANTED SLOPE
TERRACED SEATWALLS
AND DECKING DECKING

CANTILEVERED POTENTIAL STORM WATER

OVERLOOK DECK INFILTRATION AREA
SEATWALL, TYP.

EXISTING SHORELINE
AREA

EXISTING
““FISHING WALL”
FISHING W ALL”

SECTION AT FISHING WALL SECTION AT SHORELINE AREA

L
A
K
E
A
V
E
.

.
D
R
K
IC
W
ER
B

TERRACED
T SEATWALLS
ERRACED S AND
EATWALLS A DECKING
ND DECKING

CAFE
C TABLES,
AFE T TYP.
ABLES, TYP.

MINOR
M INOR R
REFURBISHMENTS
EFURBISHMENTS
CANTILEVERED
C ANTILEVERED OOVERLOOK
VERLOOK
T
TOOEEXISTING
XISTING R
RAMP
AMP
DECK
D WITH
ECK W GUARDRAIL
ITH GUARDRAIL ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
EXISTING
E TREE
XISTING T TO
REE T O WALKWAY,
W TYP
ALKWAY, TYP
REMAIN,
R TYP.
EMAIN, T YP.
EXISTING
E SHORELINE
XISTING S AREA
HORELINE A REA BENCH,
B TYP.
ENCH, T YP.

TREE
T PLANTING,
RE E P TYP.
LANTING, T YP. TERRACED
TERRACED SSEATWALLS
EATWALLS DECKING
DECKING
WITH
W DECKING,
ITH D TYP.
ECKING, TYP. WITH
W RAILING
ITH R AILING
RRAIN GARDEN/
AIN GARDEN/
IINFILTRATION AREA
NFILTRATION ARE A
LAKE
L EDGE
AKE E BUFFER
DGE BUFFER
ZONE
Z ONE PLANTING
PLANTING
REGRADE
R RE-ESTABLISH
EGRADE & R E-ESTABLISH
SLOPED
S LAWN
LOPED L AWN AAREA
RE A

MINOR
MINOR REFURBISHMENTS
REFURBISHMENTS
TO
TO EXISTING
EXISTING RAMP
RAMP
L ROGERS ST.
A
K
E
A
V BIOSWALE
B IOSWALE / RAIN GARDEN
RAIN GARDEN SCALE: 1”=20’
E
. PLANTING
PLANTING
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 TREE PLANTING, TYP.
TREE PLANTING, TYP.
PLANTED SLOPE
PLANTED SLOPE
CURB TERRACE
SEATWALL, TYP.
SEATWALL
RAISED WALWAY POTENTIAL STORM WATER
RAISED CURB WITH INFILTRATION AREA
RAILING DECKING AREA WITH CAFE
TABLE SEATING
FISHING OVERLOOK
ACCESSIBLE PATH TO EXISTING
SHORELINE AREA

EXISTING SHORELINE
AREA
EXISTING
“F
FISHING W
“FISHING ALL”
WALL”

SECTION AT FISHING WALL SECTION AT SHORELINE AREA

L
A
K
E
A
V
E
.

.
D
R
K
IC
W
ER
B

FISHING
F ISHIN OVERLOOK
NG O VERLOOK

C URB T
CURB ERRACING
TERRACING

MINOR
M INOR R
REFURBISHMENTS
EFURBISHMENTS
R AISSED C
RAISED UR B
CURB
TO
T OEEXISTING RAMP
XISTING R AMP
W I TH R
WITH AILING
RAILING
EXISTING
E TREE
XISTING T TO
REE T O E XISTING S
EXISTING HORELINE A
SHORELINE REA
AREA
REMAIN,
R TYP.
EMAIN, T YP. SELECTIVE
SELECTIVE VISTA PRUNING
VISTA PRUNING
ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE PATH
PATH TO
TO EXISTING
EXISTING
SHORELINE
SHORELINE AREA
AREA ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
TREE
T PLANTING,
RE E P TYP.
LANTING, T YP. WALKWAY, TYP
WALKWAY, T YP

L
A
K
E
A
V
E
. BENCH WITH
BENCH WITH COMPANION
COMPANION
SEATING
SEATING

S EATWALLS, T
SEATWALLS, YP.
TYP. RAMP
R WITH
AMP W HANDRAILS,TYP.
ITH H ANDRAILS,TYP.
ROGERS ST.
DECKING
D ECKING AREA
AREA WITH
WITH CAFE
CAFE
T ABLE S
TABLE EATING
SEATING B IOSWALE / RAIN
BIOSWALE RAIN GARDEN
GARDEN SCALE: 1”=20’
RRAIN
AIN GARDEN/
GARDEN/
PLANTING
PLANTING
CU RB T
CURB ERRACING
TERRACING IINFILTRATION AREA
NFILTRATION A RE A
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 TREE PLANTING, TYP.
PLANTED SLOPE
TREE PLANTING, TYP.
RETAINING WALL
PLANTED SLOPE

PAVED WALKWAY LEVEL LAWN

PAVED
SEATWALL SEATING AREA
WALKWAY
CANTILEVERED
OVERLOOK DEC
DECK SEATWALL, TYP
TYP.

EXISTING
“SHORELINE
AREA”

EXXISTING
EXISTING
““FISHING
FISHIN
NG W AL
LL
WALL”

SECTION AT FISHING WALL SECTION AT SHORELINE AREA

L
A
K
E
A
V
E
.

.
D
R
K
IC P AVED W
PAVED ALKWAY
WALKWAY
W
ER
B
R ETAINING W
RETAINING A LL
WALL

S EATWALL, T
SEATWALL, YP.
TYP.

MINOR
M INOR R
REFURBISHMENTS
EFURBISHMENTS ACCESSIBLE
ACCESSIBLE
CANTILEVERED
C ANTILEVERED OOVERLOOK
VERLOOK W ALKWAY, T
WALKWAY, YP
TYP
T
TOOEEXISTING
XISTING R
RAMP
AMP
DECK
D WITH
ECK W GUARDRAIL
ITH GUARDRAIL
EXISTING
E TREE
XISTING T TO
REE T O E XISTING S
EXISTING HORELINE A
SHORELINE REA
AREA B ENCH, T
BENCH, YP.
TYP.
REMAIN,
R TYP.
EMAIN, T YP. D ECKING
DECKING
TERRACED S
TERRACED EATWALLS
SEATWALLS W ITH RAILING
WITH RAILING
N ATURALIZED B
NATURALIZED UFFER ZONE
BUFFER ZONE
TREE
T PLANTING,
RE E P TYP.
LANTING, T YP. LEVEL L
LEVEL AWN S
LAWN EATING
SEATING
PLANTNG/ E
PLANTNG/ NHANCEMENT
ENHANCEMENT
AREA
AREA

R EGRADE & R
REGRADE E-ESTABLISH
RE-ESTABLISH
SLOPED L
SLOPED AWN A
LAWN RE A
AREA

RAMP
RAMP WITH
WITH HAND
HAND RAILS
RAILS

L ROGERS ST.
A
K
E R AIN
RAINNG ARDEN/
GARDEN/
A IINFILTRATION
NFILTRATION ARE A
AREA
V B IOSWALE / RAIN
BIOSWALE RAIN GARDEN
GARDEN SCALE: 1”=20’
E
. PLANTING
PLANTING
STAIRS W
STAIRS ITH H
WITH ANDRAIL
HANDRAIL
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