LAVENDER AND HARPER BEACH ACCESS
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LAVENDER AND HARPER
BEACH ACCESS
DESIGNS
2021
CONTEXT ANALYSIS
Park benches
• Harper Rd beach end is located be-
tween Huddle Stone Rd and Sebastian Rd
Ditch
• It is surrounded by private proper-
ties, with Harper road forming the
only vehicular and pedestrian access.
• There is no dedicated parking for bikes or cars.
Harper Rd
• The beach access has two bus
stops within 500m walking distance.
• At the bottom of the beach access, the
submersion of ground soil creates a ditch
Lavender Rd
due to historic underground mines. The
ditch is flooded during the winter months.
-Heavy Traffic
Main Road
-Low Traffic
-Bus Stops
Major Access to Site
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
• The microclimate on the site is not com-
Original Site (Change Image) fortable during the winter months due
to heavy winds, rainfall and a drop in
temperature to an average of 2 °C.
• There is no major vegetation on-site to
break the wind or provide shade during
the summer months. The only vegetation
along the site consists of 8 feet tall hedges.
Lantzville Beach Access Greenifying Project 2
d BeachMAJOR THEMES FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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End Legend 1:250
1 centimeter = 2.5 meters
Data Source: RDN,
Contour (1 metre) 0 10 20 30 40 50 DataBC, ESRI
Basemap (2018)
Lantzville Parcel Boundary metres Date: January 2021
High Priority Interventions:
1. Protect the beach end from further
deterioration and erosion caused due to
sea- level rise.
2. Improve drainage at the bottom of the
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beach end.
3. Make the public space safer.
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4. Improve and regulate parking on site.
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EBASTION RD
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Amenities desired on site:
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Mobility
1. Improve walkability
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2. Bike racks
3. Improve parking
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Recreation
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1. Kayak/Paddle board launch
2. Green space for picnicking
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Services
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1. Recycling bin
Lantzville Beach Ends Greenifying Project 3
HARPER ROAD SITE PLAN – REDESIGNED
Green shore approach to keep
the beach access in its natural
state.
Future expansion for additional
amenities (like kids' play area)
Recycling bin
Added picnic bench.
Planted a series of native trees,
flower beds, and shrubs to
improve drainage at the bottom of
the site.
Added culvert to drain water from
LO
A
NO DING
the ditch
PA ZO
RK NE
ING
Loading Zone
Bike storage to improve mobility
options.
Restricted the vehicular access
by bollards to reduce soil run off
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING and improving drainage.
Accessible parking
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Added sidewalk to improve
walkability.
Right side parallel parking only.
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Entrance
Property
Private
Entrance
Property
Private
Added speed bump for traffic
calming.
Sidewalk and parking can be
extended through the entire
stretch of Harper Road.
HARPER ROAD SITE PLAN
MOUNT ARROWSMITH DWG NAME: HARPER RD PLAN
Graphical Scale
BIOSPHERE REGION RESEARCH Notes: Project Supervisor: Becky Thiessen
INSTITUTE (MABRRI)
0 1 2 3 4 5 10 m Drawn by: Aishwarya Pathania
N
900 FIFTH ST,
Date: May 17th 2021
NANAIMO, BC V9R 5S5
Green shore approach to keep
the beach access in its natural
state.
Future expansion for additional
amenities (like kids' play area)
HARPER ROAD SITE PLAN – REDESIGNED Recycling bin
Green shore approach to keep High Priority Interventions:
the beach access in its natural
state.
Added picnic bench. 1. Reinforced with the greenshore
Future expansion for additional
amenities
Planted a (like
serieskids' play area)
of native
flower beds, and shrubs to
trees, approach.
improve drainage at the bottom of
Recycling bin
the site.
2. Blocked vehicular access with
Added culvert to drain water from
bollards to avoid further erosion.
LO
A
NO DING
the ditch
PA ZO
RK NE
3. Created a continuous greens-
ING
Added picnic bench.
Loading Zone
Bike storage to improve mobility
options.
Planted a series of native trees,
flower beds, and shrubs to pace
Restricted the vehicular
improve drainage access
at the bottom of
bythe
bollards
site. to reduce soil run off
4. Added water retaining native
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING and improving drainage.
Accessible parking
LO
A
Added culvert to drain water from
the ditch
plant species on both sides of
NO DING
PA ZO
RK NE
ING
Loading Zone
Bike storage to improve mobility
the parklet.
options.
Restricted the vehicular access
5. Added a culvert to drain the wa-
by bollards to reduce soil run off
ACCESSIBLE
and improving drainage.
ter collecting in the ditch.
PARKING
Accessible parking
Added sidewalk to improve
walkability.
Right side parallel parking only.
Amenities added on site:
Mobility
Added sidewalk to improve
walkability.
1. Added speed bump for traffic
calming.
2. Added sidewalk to promote walk-
Right side parallel parking only.
ability.
3. Added bike racks to promote
biking.
Recreation
1. Added Kayak/Paddle board
launcch
Entrance
Property
Private
Entrance
Property
Private
Services
1. Recycling bin
Added speed bump for traffic
Entrance
calming.
Property
Private
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Entrance
Property
Private
Lantzville Beach Access Greenifying Project
Sidewalk and parking can be
extended through the entire
stretch of Harper Road.
CONTEXT ANALYSIS
• Lavender Rd beach end is located be-
Benches
Picnic Bench tween Lancester Terrace and McGill road
• It is surrounded by private properties, with
Lavender road forming the only vehicu-
lar access. There is no dedicated park-
Sewage Station
ing, but people usually park their cars
along the right side of lavender rd and to-
wards the right edge of the beach end.
• There are three benches, as can be seen
in the map and picnic bench on the right.
There is also a sewage treatment plant and
an electric station (correct me if I am wrong).
• There are no dedicated sidewalks,
and bike paths on Lavender road.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS • The microclimate on the site is not comfortable
during winter months due to heavy winds, rainfall
and a drop in temperature to an average of 2 °C.
• There is no major vegetation along the front edge
to break the wind or provide shade during sum-
mer months. On the map you can see the line of
subdivisions, and towards the left there is green
cover, which is also part of beach end itself.
Lantzville Beach Access Greenifying Project 6
MAJOR THEMES FROM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
High Priority Interventions:
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1. Sea wall erosion
3 2. Lack of safety
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3. Ramp eroding at the bottom of the
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beach end.
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4. Cars blocking access to the ramp and
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the water pump for emergency vehicles.
5. Make the public space safer.
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Amenities desired on
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site:
Mobility
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1. Improve walkability
2. Bike racks 7132 McGILL RD
3. Improve parking
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4. Traffic calming measures
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Recreation
1. Kayak/Paddle board launch
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Services
1. Recycling
12 bin
LAVENDER RD
Lantzville Beach Ends Greenifying Project 7
LAVENDER ROAD SITE PLAN – REDESIGNED
Fix existing ramp
Added recycling bin
Bollards operated by keys
restricting vehicular access.
Emergency vehicles can still
access the pump adjoining the Add parking sign
sewer station.
Add no parking sign.
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING
Accessible Parking
Bike storage to improve mobility
options
Existing sewer station
Existing electric station
LOAD
ING
NO PA ZONE
RKING
Remove existing staircase
Loading zone. No parking
Entra y
te
nce
ert
Priva
Leveling landscaping to created a
Prop
smooth slope
Added picnic table
Shifting landscaping to the back
to cover and provide privacy for
the adjacent property.
The shift of landscaping will also
Entra y
te
nce
ert
open up the green space and
Priva
Prop
make it obvious that it is a public
space.
Added sidewalk to improve
walkability
MOUNT ARROWSMITH DWG NAME: LAVENDER RD PLAN
Graphical Scale
BIOSPHERE REGION RESEARCH Notes: Project Supervisor: Becky Thiessen
INSTITUTE (MABRRI)
0 1 2 3 4 5 10 m Drawn by: Aishwarya Pathania
N
900 FIFTH ST,
Date: May 17th 2021
NANAIMO, BC V9R 5S5
LAVENDER ROAD SITE PLAN – REDESIGNED
Fix existing ramp
Added recycling bin
Bollards operated by keys
restricting vehicular access.
Emergency vehicles can still
access the pump adjoining the Add parking sign
sewer station.
Add no parking sign.
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING
Accessible Parking
Bike storage to improve mobility
options
Existing sewer station
Existing electric station
LOADING
NO PA ZONE
RKING
Remove existing staircase
Loading zone. No parking
Entra y
te
nce
ert
Priva
Leveling landscaping to created a
Prop
smooth slope
Added picnic table
Shifting landscaping to the back
to cover and provide privacy for
the adjacent property.
The shift of landscaping will also Entra y
te
nce
ert
open up the green space and
Priva
Prop
make it obvious that it is a public
space.
High Priority Interventions: Amenities added on site:
1. Provided dedicated parking to Added sidewalk to improve
walkability
the left, where the existing cul- Mobility
vert is. 1. Added bike racks to promote
2. Blockd access to the water pump biking.
and ramp through bollards.
DWG NAME: LAVENDER RD PLAN
Graphical Scale
Recreation
Notes: Project Supervisor: Becky Thiessen
3. Provided only single parking slot
0 1 2 3 4 5 10 m 1. Fixing the existing Kayak/Paddle Drawn by: Aishwarya Pathania
Date: May 17th 2021
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(accessible parking slot) at the board launcch ramp.
front to stop further erosion.
Services
1. Added recycling bin
Lantzville Beach Access Greenifying Project 9restricting vehicular access.
Emergency vehicles can still
access the pump adjoining the Add parking sign
sewer station.
Add no parking sign.
ACCESSIBLE
PARKING
Accessible Parking
LAVENDER ROAD SITE PLAN – REDESIGNED
Bike storage to improve mobility
options
Existing sewer station
Existing electric station
LOADING
NO PA ZONE
RKING
Remove existing staircase
Loading zone. No parking
Entra y
te
nce
ert
Priva
Leveling landscaping to created a
Prop
smooth slope
Added picnic table
Shifting landscaping to the back
to cover and provide privacy for
the adjacent property.
The shift of landscaping will also
Entra y
te
n ce
ert
open up the green space and
Priva
Prop
make it obvious that it is a public
space.
Added sidewalk to improve
walkability
DWG NAME: LAVENDER RD PLAN
Graphical Scale
Notes: Project Supervisor: Becky Thiessen
0 1 2 3 4 5 10 m Drawn by: Aishwarya Pathania
Date: May 17th 2021
N
High Priority Interventions: Amenities added on site:
1. Clearly marking public and pri- Mobility
vate space by moving landscap- 1. Added sidewalk to promote walk-
ing to the back. The adjacent ability.
property line can be covered with 2. Added bike racks to promote
Douglas Fir trees. biking.
2. Levelling the newly opened land-
scape area to create a gradual
slope from the North-West edge.
3. Added picnic bench and a reg-
ular bench that are facing the
water.
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