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Section 6 - Park and Trail System Plan City of Lino Lakes Park Plate No.: 18 Park Name: N-12 Park Type: Neighborhood Park Surrounding Development/Basis for Park Need appropriate for this park: Address: Black Duck Drive/Birch ;street • volleyball (grass) Status: Proposed Park Assuming current development plans are adopted, • games such as shuffleboard, tetherbA Park Size: 6.0 Acres the park's service area will consist of single family horseshoes, etc. residential lots that are one-third to one-half acre in • small play structure Site Features/Amenities size. • open, unstructured play space # Description Although the developmental circumstances do not A rather unique feature of this park is that it is 1 Wetlands. allow for the development of a typical neighborhood separated by a wetland. Connecting the halves 2 Existing fill area. Some secondary tree growth, park in this location, there is an opportunity to should be viewed as a design opportunity rather 3 Higher ground with mixed hardwoods. provide adequate recreational facilities for this area than a constraint. A boardwalk would be an 4 Single family residential development area. by: excellent choice. • developing this park to service a portion of the Existing Natural Fe. turesfSite Conditions area's recreational needs. Like some of the other parks in the area, the • provide a linear trail corridor from this park to natural character of the park creates a rather Topography. very limited elevation change across JU-3 to service the remainder of the area's passive atmosphere which should be protected the site, although the southern half rises at least a recreational needs. during development. Sitting and picnic areas where few feet above the wetlands. people can enjoy the outdoors should be high on the Future Development Issues development list. Grills, trash containers, game Soils/Drainage: given the lack of elevation change, tables, a drinking fountain,etc.are also appropriate drainage patterns are generally undefined, although Since the development of park site JU - 3 will focus and recommended. much of the runoff flows into the nearby wetlands. on active recreational facilities, development of this The soils range from sandy loam to sandy clay. The park should focus on: As stated, connecting the park to the linear trail Fill area on the north end of the park is silty sands. • passive recreational facilities. corridors should be considered an integral part of • active recreational facilities which do not require its overall design. Future planting should be done Vegetation: aspen and dogwood are the most a substantial amount of space. to enhance the natural character of the site. common woody plants on the site, although some other mixed hardwoods can be found on the Also important to this park's future development is As with all future park developments, resident: southern end of the park. Marsh grasses are its relationship to the linear trail corridors planned living within the park's service area should be dominant in . p midsection of the site, with rough for this area of the city. To maximize the involved in determining which facilities would best grasses and 4� eds found in the remaining open recreational opportunities available to nearby serve th ir:�p4 c recreational needs and desires. areas. residents, the linear trail corridors must be considered an integral part of this park rather than E95CM9 PunWo Id Caassitflcati Pedestrian Access: although undeveloped at this a separate entity. Conservation QjQ° Ornamental 2% Reserve 100% point, there will be access in some fashion from Cultural QM Recreation virtually all directions in the future. Future Development Program Post-Development Pundiooal Classifications Vehicle Access: will likely be off of Black Duck Given that this park is intended to work in concert Conservation 2M Ornamental = Reserve jQ°fl Drive. with park site JU-3, duplication of facilities should Cultural M Recreation be avoided. From an active recreation standpoint, one or more of the following facilities would be 6-60