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5 - Mr. Petry explains that the sidewalk has been extended across the entire rear parking area up to the ceremony area. ○ This will allow patrons parking in the rear area to access the front entrance of both the restaurant and the banquet facility. - Mr. Petry explains that the restaurant will have two additions. ○ One addition will occupy what is currently a parking court in front of the building. ■ Because the area is already impervious and has walls on both sides, the applicant proposes covering it to create an indoor dining area. ○ The second addition involves using a portion of the existing greenhouse area and extending the rear of the building with a glass enclosure, which will serve as a lounge for the restaurant. - Mr. Petry explains that the restaurant's kitchen will be located at the existing garage level, which is situated almost at the basement level of the building. - Mr. Petry discusses the area historically used for seating during ceremonies at the Manor. - The lawn outside the covered ceremony structure will be replaced with turf, which he says will make the area more practical following inclement weather. - In the garden area, Mr. Petry says the applicant has chosen to relocate the gazebo. - He explains that the new location is intended to create a “picture-perfect opportunity” because the gazebo will be directly ahead as people walk into the area from the front of the building. ○ A large, dense landscaping berm at the rear of the property will provide a backdrop. - Mr. Petry states that the existing fountain, which has sustained damage over time, will be replaced with a new fountain in the same general location and at the same general height and elevation. - Mr. Petry explains that the walkways have been simplified to provide a more straightforward approach to the facility. - Mr. Petry also explains that the walkways along the rear of the building have been combined into a raised porch area. - The existing small open porch will be extended toward the walkway, allowing people arriving from the rear either to access the porch or proceed down toward the fountain. ○ The fountain will remain at its historic elevation. - Mr. Petry states that the applicant has submitted a new lighting plan. - He explains that the lighting approach is similar to what was approved for the front portion of the property during Phase 1. - Mr. Petry explains that the

pplicant has submitted a new lighting plan. - He explains that the lighting approach is similar to what was approved for the front portion of the property during Phase 1. - Mr. Petry explains that the Phase 1 lighting plan included 12- and 15-foot light fixtures, and the applicant has carried those same fixtures into the rear parking area, Parking Lot C. - The same lighting has also been extended into Parking Lot D, which straddles the property line between the restaurant property and the hotel. - Mr. Petry states that all lighting serving the facility will be entirely new and will consist of LED fixtures on 12- and 15-foot-high poles, with all fixtures being dark-sky compliant and directed downward. - Mr. Petry emphasizes that the new lighting plan eliminates all of the existing floodlights and replaces them with an entirely new lighting system. - Mr. Petry explains that the plan calls for the removal of five trees, located generally along the buildings. ○ Two of the trees are within the garden area ○ Three are along the existing stairs.