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TABLE 5 <br />OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITY STANDARDS* <br /> <br />Facility <br />Football/Soccer Field (Double Use) <br />Picnic Shelters <br />Picnic Tables <br />Baseball Diamond <br />Softball Diamond <br />Tennis <br />Basketball <br />Handball/Racquetball (4oWall) <br />Playgrounds <br />Golf Course (9-hole) <br />Swimming Pool <br />Outdoor Ice Rink <br />Trails - Hiking <br /> - Nature or Interpretive <br /> - Equestrian <br /> - Bicycle/Jogging <br /> - Exercise <br />Campsites <br />Shuffleboard <br />Horseshoe <br />Boat Ramps <br /> <br />Volleyball Court <br /> <br />Goal <br /> <br />1 Field/4,000 population <br />1 Shelter/2,000 population <br />I Table/125 population <br />1 Diamond/3,000 population <br />I Diamond/I,500 population <br />1 Court/I,500 population <br />I Court/I,000 population <br />I Court/5,000 population <br />1 Playground/I,000 population <br />I Course/20,000 population <br />1 Pool/5,000 population <br />1 Rink/2,500 population <br />I Mile/4,000 population <br />I Mile/2,500 population <br />1 Mile/6,250 population <br />1 Mile/2,000 population <br />1 Trail/7,500 <br />1 Site/300 population <br />1 Court/2,000 population <br />I Court/2,000 population <br />1 Ramp/5 Miles (SMSA) or <br />1 Ramp/lO Miles (non-SMSA) <br />1 court/3,000 population <br /> <br />-1 Mile/3,000 pop. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />*Adapted from Time Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture and KCMR Outdoor <br />Recreation Study <br /> <br />Outdoor recreation facilities standards (Table 5) have also been updated. The <br />standards presented are general guides and should not be accepted as absolute. They <br />should be adjusted to meet socio-economic conditions and variables present in any <br />area to be served. There is some authority for the position that an area cannot have <br />too many parks. <br /> <br />Using the guides as general comparative standards, a community can begin to assess <br />the adequacy of its park system. It should be kept in mind that these standards <br />reflect minimum, not ideal needs. A review of Ramsey's park system is based on a <br />1990 population of 12,408 and developable local park acreage of 100 acres. <br /> <br />The City currently has a total parks ratio of 8.06 (100/12.4) acres per 1000 <br />population which is near the minimum range of community park standards. As the <br />population increases, the ratio would be as indicated assuming the following' <br /> <br />Population <br />Park acreage/1000 population <br />Projected surplus or (deficiency) <br /> with 8.2 acres/1000 <br /> <br />1990 1995 2000 2010 <br /> <br />12,400 14,600 16,000 19,800 <br />8.06 6.85 6.25 5.05 <br /> <br />(2A) (20A) (31 A) (62A) <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br /> <br />