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Section 6-Park and Trail System Plan City of Lino Lakes Park Plate No.: 29 Park Name: JU-3 Park Type: Joint-Use(Neighborhood Park) be available through a joint-use agreement with the of the following facilities would be appropriate for Address: Birch Street/S.of Sherman Lake School District, who owns the property. At this this park: Status: Proposed Park point, they do not have any immediate plans to • informal playfield. Park Size: 10.0 Acres develop the property. • volleyball (grass) • games such as shuffleboard, tetherball, Existing Site Features/Amenities Given these circumstances, the city has the horseshoes, etc. opportunity to provide this developing area with • play structure Description extensive recreational facilities without having to • hardcourt and hardsurface games area (i.e., 1 Open land used for agriculture. acquire additional land to do so. basketball, hopscotch, four square, etc.) 2 Existing farm buildings. • a tennis court. 3 Drainage way and wetland. Fixture Development Issues • a small parking lot. F.:d M Natural Features/Site Conditions The exact park boundaries and its ultimate acreage Benches, picnic tables and grills, trash containers, will be determined through negotiations between game tables, a drinking fountain, pedestrian level Topography. very limited elevation change across the city and the School District.Naturally, the park lighting, etc. are also appropriate and the site. will have to be developed in consideration of the recommended. School District's long-term plans for the property. Soils/Drainage:given the limited elevation change, A ten acre parcel should be of an adequate size to A planting program will be important to improve drainage patterns are undefined.Since the soils are service the recreational needs of the nearby the overall aesthetic quality of the park. predominantly sand, most of the runoff is absorbed residents. into the subsoils. As with all future park developments,residents that Since the development of parks M4 and M-5 (as will be living within the park's service area should Vegetation:virtually the entire site continues to be well as N-12) will focus more on passive be involved in determining which facilities would used for agricultural purposes. recreational uses, development of this park should best serve their specific recreational needs and focus on active recreational facilities which require desires. Pedestrian Access: given the site's undeveloped significant space. status, pedestrian access is not developed. Egafmg Functional Also important to this park's future development is Conservation Q%Ornamental Q% Reserve Vehicle Access: is also not developed. its relationship to the linear trail corridors/trail Cultural Q%Recreation US easements that are planned for this area of the city. Surrounding Development/Basis for Park Need To maximize the recreational opportunities available Post-Development Functional G9assifications to nearby residents, the linear trail corridors must Conservation 5M Ornamental I�ffi Reserve The need for this park is based on several be considered an integral part of this park rather Cultural Q%Recreation important conditions. First, since the undeveloped than a separate entity. land remaining in this area will likely be developed to urban residential densities, there is a need for Ifiture Development Prorram neighborhood recreational facilities. Secondly, the other small parks serving this area (N-12,M-4, and Since this park is intended to work in concert with M-5) tend to be more passive in character and not parks M-4, M-5, and N-12, duplication of the very suitable for active uses, such as an informal facilities found on these sites should be avoided. ballfield. Finally, and importantly, the land would From an active recreation standpoint, one or more