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PARK AND RECREATION BUILDING SHELTERS CONSTRUCTION COST AND GUIDELINES RECOMMENDATIONS The City of Circle Pines has recently constructed two park buildings within its corporate limits built with concrete block construction throughout . The exterior of these buildings are of a rough face concrete block and are excellent for high and hard play usage . The interior of the buildings are also constructed of concrete block so as to avoid repeated maintenance caused by vandalism. The_ ceiling,s are sloped for architectural appeal and also so -that hockey sticks can not be easily poked into them. The doors and window frames are made of steel for unwanted access into the buildings cannot be easily achieved . Similar types of buildings exist in the City of Shoreview, and the Anoka County Park system and are becoming very feasible and popular . _ The cost to construct these buildings through a contractor runs at $75 . 00 per square foot according to the City of Shoreview. The City of Circle Pines, under the direction of Marty Asleson, constructed their buildings by using park personnel for labor and had a reduction of construction cost of 60%. The cost per square foot was $30 . 00 and saved the city an estimated $100, OU0 . 00 . It should also be noted that this figure is for material only and that the cost of park personnel man hours was not included in the city cost for the buildings. The first building constructed was at Carl-Eck Park in Circle Pines, a ,,,,, park used by the Centennial Little League frequently and also has a pleasure rink available . The Park Board decided to design the building to the very minimum in size, 68 e feet, the cost of the building at the time of completion was at 20, 481 0 . The second building is located at Inner Drive Park, Inner Drive operations includes a hockey rink and softball field, so a bigger size building was require uilding size is 1, 325 square feet, the cost of this building wa $38,255 . 00 Calculations of required area for buildings can be established by multiplying the estimated number of occupants by the minimum square foot per occupant factor given by table 33-A of the Uniform Building Code . I have also talked to several recreation directors and have determined that a minimum of 25 kids would be estimated for a neighborhood park recreation program for use of the building. The UBC requires a minimum of 15 square feet for every occupant thus we would calculate the building size as detailed below: \ 1. 25 children plus two supervisors equal a Iota of \ 27 occupa s �(��v� 1 2 . 27 times 15 square e On ant equals 405 square feet minimum area for recrea us . 3 . Two single stall handicap bathrooms at a minimum of 92 square feet each.