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The drainage of the site will be consistent with that of the original master plan. The eastern third of the site will drain towards the parking lot and be captured by one of the existing catch basins near the entrance drive. The northern third oflhe site will drain towards Lydia Avenue. The majority of the courtyard drainage and a portion oflhe drainage from the roofs to the west will be captured by Sediment Pond C. Sediment Pond C will be modified in depth and slightly in shape to accommodate this drainage in order to function as originally intended. A small retaining wall may be installed on the northeast side of the pond to raise the grades slightly at the chiller fence enclosure in order for the existing and new plantings to have a greater effect in screening the enclosure. The remainder of the west side ofthe site will continue to drain naturally into the creek. As a part of the landscaping plan, a second retaining wall will be constructed along the west side of the building to provide two areas of dense plantings, one area above the wall and one area below, in order to minimize the amount of foundation wall exposed to view for the neighbors. The landscaping along the west side will be installed to strategically screen portions of the new building from the neighbor's views, and also to be consistent with the types of plantings along the creek corridor. Grades at the northwest comer of the site will be disturbed as little as possible in order to preserve some of the existing hardwood trees in this vicinity. Other plantings will be instal!ed in the courtyard area and to the southwest of the courtyard to further screen views to this central area of the new building. The courtyard or "Central Park" area is designed to support passive and active functions for the residents including a continuous path for wandering, a picnic area, a gardening area, a basketball court and a water feature. The courtyard is designed to be a safe, controlled environment for these activities and will be enclosed by a wrought iron fence with brick piers. The east and north sides of the site will be landscaped to compliment the character that exists along Lincoln drive.