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Section 6-Park and Trail System Plan City of Lino Lakes _ I Park Plate No.: 17 Park Name: N-11 (Birch Park) _ Park Type: Neighborhood Park Vegetation:much of the site is mowed turf which is Future Dcyelopment Program Address: 6520 Pheasant Run South in generally good condition. The area south of the Status: Eidsting Park hockey rink and parking lot remains undeveloped Along with maintaining and upgrading the existing Park Size: 10.0 Acres (5.5 Existing/4.5 Proposed) and generally covered with rough grasses.There are facilities as warranted,one or more of the following _ some specimen hardwoods south of the hockey rink. facilities would be appropriate for this park: — I The young pine on the park's north end should form games such as shuffleboard tetherball Fisting Site Features/Amenities Y B P P g > an effective screen once they mature. horseshoes, etc. # Description • hardcourt and hardsurface games area (i.e., _ I 1 Informal playfield w/4' high chainlink sideline Vehicle and Pedestrian Acce= is primarily from basketball, hopscotch, four square, etc.) fencing,backstop, and players benches.A small Aspen Lane and Pheasant Run South. Ample ice skating rink. 3 row portable bleacher sits behind the backstop. parking is available in the on-site parking lot. • sliding hill. Ag-lime infield. Very well kept-up. Irrigated • a play structure = 2 Permanent hockey ring with lights. Very good Surrounding Development/Basis for Park Need • small picnic shelter. shape. • multi-purpose building (i.e., warming house, 3 Small portable warming house. The need for this park is based on the expectation restrooms, storage, etc.) _ 4 Parking lot. that the developable land remaining in this area will 5 Wetland area. be subdivided into urban residential lots. Given the Benches, picnic tables and grills, trash containers, _ 6 Small stand of hardwoods.Some specimen oaks. extent of the wetlands in the area,this park's service game tables, a drinking fountain, pedestrian level 7 Single family residential. area will be fairly large as to avoid siting another lighting, etc. are also appropriate and — 8 Young evergreen plantings for buffer. park where overall population densities would not recommended. dictate its need.This is particularly true west of the — Existing Natural FeatureslSite Conditions park, where its service area will extend halfway to Although an extensive internal trail is probably not N-10. Under these circumstances, the linear trail necessary, establishing a tie to the linear trail — Topography. the ballfield and hockey rink sit on a corridors proposed between this park and N-10 corridors and development areas is important. lower plain than the parking lot, with perhaps a six become very important to service the subdivisions to foot drop in elevation between the two levels. An the west. The planting program for the park should focus on even more dramatic elevation change exists between continuing the program already underway and the parking lot and the edge of the wetland to the Future Development Issues accenting the mature trees that are found on the _ east, offering an opportunity for a sliding hill. southern end of the site. As it currently exists, Birch Park is developed for _ Soils/Drainage: there are no major drainage active recreational uses. From a long-term As with all future park developments,residents that concerns on the site as long as the slopes are kept perspective, the use of the informal playfield will be living within the park's service area should in good condition, whereby erosion can be (ballfield) should be geared toward neighborhood be involved in determining which facilities would controlled.Much of soils consist of imported yellow pick-up games and limited youth team use (T-Ball, best serve their specific recreational desires. clay. In addition,the park was used as a demolition Little League practice, etc.). The park is not landfill site in the past. If compacted correctly, intended to service community-based recreation and E4sf=Functional Classifications — settlement of the debris should be minimal, athletic programing, although it may have to serve Conservation Qa Ornamental 107o Reserve although some settlement may occur.Runoff will be in that capacity until other athletic facilities are Cultural M Recreation 4M absorbed into the subsoils to a limited degree, with developed. Future development should provide Post-Development Functional Classifications the remainder flowing into the adjacent wetlands. recreational opportunities for park users of all ages. Conservation a Ornamental � Reserve Cultural Q2 Recreation 6-58