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This classification system is intended to serve as a guide to planning-not as an absolute blue~ <br />print. Sometimes more than one component may occur within the same site (but not on the same parcel <br />of land), particularly with respect to special uses within a regional park. Planners of park and recreation <br />systems should be careful to provide adequate land for each functional component when this occurs. <br /> NRPA suggests that a park system, at a minimum, be composed of a "core" system of parklands, with <br />a total of 6.25 to 10.5 acres of developed open spaceper 1,000 population. The size and amount of <br />'°adiunct" parklands will vary from community to community, but must be taken into account w~en con- <br />sidering a total, well-rounded system of parks and recreation area~, <br /> <br />COMPONENT USE SERVICE AREA DESIRABLE SIZE ACRES/1,000 <br /> POPULATION <br /> <br />DESIRABLE SiTE <br />CHARACTERISTICS <br /> <br />A. LOCAL/CLOSE.TO-HOME SPACE: <br /> <br />M~ni-Park Specialized facilities <br /> that serve a concen- <br /> trated or limited pop- <br /> ulation or specific <br /> group fddch as tots or <br /> senior cit Lzens. <br /> <br />Neighborhoo~ <br />Park/1>iayg~ound <br /> <br />Area for ifltense rec- <br />reational activities, <br />such as field games, <br />court games, crafts, <br />playgrour~l appa- <br />ra~s area, ~atin~. <br />picnicking, wadir~j <br />pools, etc. <br /> <br />Community Park <br /> <br />Area of diverse en- <br />vironmental ~Jality. <br />May includ~ areas <br />suited fo~ interne rec- <br />reatioflal facilities, <br />such as athletic com- <br />plexes, large swim- <br />ming pools. May be <br />an area of natural <br />quality for outdoor <br />recreation, such as <br />walking, viem rig, <br />~ittin& picnicking. <br />May be any combina- <br />tio~ of fl~e above, <br />depending upo~ site <br /> <br />Less than ~-mile <br />radius. <br /> <br />14 to Yrmile radius <br />to serve a po~Jlation <br />up to 5,000 (a <br />neighborhood}. <br /> <br />Several neighbor- <br />hoods. I to 2 mile <br />racliu~. <br /> <br /> acre or less 0.25 to O. SA Within rei~bor- <br /> hoods and in dose <br /> proximity to apart. <br /> Bent complexes, <br /> townhouse develop- <br /> merit or housing for <br /> the elderly. <br /> <br /> 5+ acres 1.0 to 2.0A Suited for intense <br /> development. Easily <br /> accessible to neigh. <br /> borhood population-- <br /> geographically <br /> centered with safe <br /> walking and bike ac- <br /> cess. May be devel- <br /> oped es a school- <br /> park facility. <br /> <br />25+ acres 5.0 to 8.0A May include natural <br /> features, such a~ <br /> water bodies, and <br /> areas ~ited for in- <br /> tense development. <br /> Easily accessil~e to <br /> neighbol~ood served. <br /> <br /> <br />