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CITY OF LINO LAKES n RECREATION, PARK AND OPEN SPACE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES Standards in the City of Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Department shall be used to determine: 1) Minimum acceptable facilities 2) Land requirements for various classifications of Park and Recreation areas and facilities These standards may act as a basis for relating recreational needs to space requirement analysis within the City of Lino Lakes Parks and Open Space areas . These standards address minimum, not maximum goals to be achieved. Standards, however good they are written, must also be combined with conventional wisdom and judgement, since every park and recreation area is variable. Many different standards have been developed and used throughout the country. Early standards were developed as an expression of park land per unit of population, exceeding 10 acres or 1000 population. Other standards developed include "percent of area" approach, needs determined by user characteristics and participation projection, and area use based on the carrying capacity of ,.� the land. Standards have evolved with growing awareness and understanding of both participant and resource ( land, water, etc. ) limitations. Balances must be struck to utilize water supply, flood protection, significant natural features with the provisions of needed recreational facilities. Parks are for people. Park and recreation standards serve as one of the bench marks with which the City of Lino Lakes may measure its quality of life. Some factors that influence the selection of standards are: Recreation and leisure attitude changes Demographs Changes in the workplace Changing housing patterns Changes in regional economics Recreation is increasingly being viewed as a necessity and important factor in maintaining adult health, both physically and mentally. It has become a necessary part of our day to day life. Recreation also affords both adults and children the opportunity for social contact, experience in natural environments, intellectual and cultural experience and expression as well as sports . Although Lino Lakes is a young, growing city, as demographics change (we are becoming an older society) the need to facilitate parks to match the physical abilities and activity preferences of services will seem more important. Single parents are also a growing trend. Social contact is needed and recreation opportunity helps this cause.