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PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMENT People look to the public sector to provide basic services such as roads, parks, and utilities. The discussion of each one of these subjects includes both an inventory and a plan. PARKS AND OPEN SPACE Inventory - Before an assessment can be made of the recreational needs of Champlin, the existing parks and open space facilities must be identified. Those items which were examined were: parks, trails, existing public rights-of-way which have access to the river, and water uses. With a variety of parks and recreational facilities, it is important to have a clearly understood functional classification system. For this reason the Metropolitan Council's classification system was selected to assist in categorizing existing parks as well as help define future park needs (See Table 4). TABLE 4 METROPOLITAN RECREATION OPEN SPACE SYSTEM COMPONENT USE bpeclahzed tacHdles lh~'t serve a concentrated or limited population or specific group such as lots or ~enior citizens; may be in Iocalions ~uch as apartment complexes, town- house developments, or commerical SERVICE AREA SITE SITE ATTRIBUTES Less than I/4 Less than mile 1 acre SIT E _ _~ 9_c_~ T '_gF_ _ NEIGHBORHOOD PARK PLAYGROUND Area for intense recrealional activites such as field games, area, skaling, neighborhood 114 to 112 mile 10-25 Physiography radius to serve acre's suited for a population of intense develop- 4,000 to 5,000 merit. {neighborhood) Proximity lo ele- menlar y schools. COMMUNITY PLAYFIELD Area for inlen~ recrealional facilities such as alhlelic f,elds and swimming pools; could include neighborhood 35 neighborhoods 25-50 Physiography {community' ) acres soiled for intense development. Proximity lO second ary school and other public faciliti~. COMMUNITY PARK Area of nalural Or ornamental quality for outdoor recreation such as walking, viewing. silting, picnicking: could have ~ome field and court games. 3-5 neighborhoods 25-50 Affords natural {community' ) acres features with varied physio- graphic interest. Proximily 1o commu- nity faciliti~s & available. REGIONAL PARK quality for nature-orienled picn;cking, boating, fishing, swimming, skiing, hiking, & camping. 3.5 communities' 200-500 Complete nalural acres selling contiguous (100 acre to waler bodies or minimum) water courses where possible. -29- parlicularly water.