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Recommendations and Guidelines for Dog Park Site Selection, Design, Operations and Maintenance <br /> <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />Table of Contents <br />INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 2 <br />BACKGROUND AND HISTORY ........................................................................................................ 2 <br />A Brief History ......................................................................................................................................................... 2 <br />Establishment of Dog Parks in Ann Arbor .......................................................................................................... 2 <br />Assessing the Desire for Additional Dog Parks ................................................................................................. 3 <br />GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................ 3 <br />Goal 1 – Evaluate Community Preferences around Existing and Potential Future Dog Parks ................ 4 <br />Goal 2 – Research Best Management Practices to Inform Guidelines for Ann Arbor Dog Parks .......... 4 <br />Goal 3 - Provide Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of New Dog Parks ...................... 4 <br />Goal 4 – Provide Guidelines for the Ongoing Operation and Improvement of Existing Dog Parks .... 4 <br />RESEARCH AND FINDINGS ............................................................................................................. 5 <br />Evaluate Community Preferences around Existing and Potential Future Dog Parks (Goal 1) ................. 5 <br />Public Input Methods .............................................................................................................................................. 5 <br />Summary of Survey Responses.......................................................................................................................... 5 <br />Summary of Input from Public Meetings .......................................................................................................... 6 <br />Summary of Placement, Design and Management Practices from Other Cities (Goal 2) ........................ 6 <br />Placement .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 <br />Design .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 <br />Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 <br />DOG PARK GUIDELINES FOR ANN ARBOR .................................................................................... 8 <br />Guidelines for Development and Maintenance of New Dog Parks (Goal 3) ............................................ 8 <br />Guidelines for Placement of New Dog Parks ................................................................................................ 8 <br />Guidelines for Design of New Dog Parks ....................................................................................................... 9 <br />Guidelines for Management and Enforcement of Dog Parks ................................................................... 10 <br />Process to Establish New Dog Park Sites ...................................................................................................... 10 <br />Guidelines for Improvements to Existing Dog Parks (Goal 4) ..................................................................... 11 <br />Inventory of Existing Dog Parks ...................................................................................................................... 12 <br />Suggestions for Improvements to Existing Dog Parks ................................................................................. 13 <br />APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................. 13 <br />Appendix 1: Community Questionnaire ........................................................................................................... 13 <br />Appendix 2: Website Page ............................................................................................................................... 20 <br />Appendix 3: Public Meetings ............................................................................................................................. 21 <br />Appendix 4: Research from Other Communities ............................................................................................ 26 <br />Appendix 5: Charts Summarizing Data from Other Cities ........................................................................... 28 <br />Appendix 6: Existing Dog Park Rules ............................................................................................................... 29 <br />Appendix 7: Scoring Sheet for Placement Criteria ....................................................................................... 30 <br /> <br />