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% <br />- �- <br />As stated in the Introduction, recreation open space sites which��. <br />. axe exalusively local in nature and thus the r.esponsibility oE the � <br />local unii o£ govexnment include mini-parks,.neighborhood playgmunds, <br />� community playfields, cotmnunity parks and local trail systems. Re- <br />con¢nended service area and facility description standards Eor these � <br />parks/trails have been established by the Metropolitan Council an� - <br />are found 3n Appandix F of this handbnok. The local comprehensive '- <br />� plan should list these standards and use them in determininq the ., <br />size; locatiqn, service area and types o£ activities these Socal - � <br />£acilities should pxovide to their community.'. .� �, �� <br />The U.S. Forest�Service Manual contains standarfls fo= soma <br />�facilities (e.g., campgrounds) that may be included in some local� <br />zecreation open space systems. It also contains additionai informa- �� <br />tion on effective park planning processes. ,Standards £or some of the <br />more co�non local recreation facilities (softball fliamonds, hockey ' <br />rinks, tennis courts) may be £ound in the following references: .� <br />Park Planninq Guidelines by George E. rogg; .� ,� <br />Standard Sports Areas by the National Zndustrial Recteation Association - <br />Recreation Area� by George D. Butler <br />Outdoor Recreation Space'Standards by the U.S. Department of Interior, <br />Sureau of Outdoor Recreation � <br />PLANNII�G STRATEGY � � � <br />Once the community has deeermined its r.ecreation open space <br />syste�o-�goals, objectfves; policies and�standards, it can begin to• �• <br />__.. . develop a plr?. That plan should follow the standards and poliofes <br />for creating t.e recreation open space system. It should atte�opt Yo � <br />meet the community's objectives and ultimate goals. A planninq <br />strateqy commonly used in preparinq community recreation and ope� . <br />apace plans is: � <br />`�..��'�.' <br />Description of Co�mnunity: Desetibe the community's physical and' . <br />social resources. Physical resource in£c,rmation such as topogrnphy, soil � <br />types, vegetation types and surface wa:er areas is helpful in determinin� <br />the potential and limitation of the natural resources for provfding re�, <br />reation open epace. Social resource information such as demog=aphic ` <br />profile data nn� densiCy of residential development is helpful f.n . <br />determining the recreational needs af the community--bolh present and <br />futuze. For instance, a concnunity vhich has e high perecn[age of• people <br />