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143PARKS , TRAILS AND OPEN SPACE2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />DRAFT Dec14-17 <br />for review only <br />Developing City Parks <br />The City will follow the locational parameters of the NRPA for <br />neighborhood parks and community parks, as shown in Table 6�8 <br />– NRPA Locational Criteria and Activities for Neighborhood and <br />Community Parks� <br />Neighborhood Park Boundaries and Community Park <br />Search Area <br />In 2008, the City identified Neighborhood Park Service Areas within <br />the MUSA based on physical barriers in the landscape� Based on <br />projected population, the neighborhood boundaries were updated in <br />2017 to better capture expected population growth in those areas� <br />Each neighborhood is approximately 1 square mile� Table 6-8 NRPA Locational Criteria and Activities for Neighborhood and Community Parks <br />Classifications # of people <br />Served <br />Service <br />Area Size*Typical Activities Location <br />Neighborhood Park 1 park / 5,000 <br />people 1/4-1/2 Mile 5-20 <br />Acres <br />Typically include a playground, athletic fields, <br />natural scenery, and picnic shelter� <br />In Urban Service Areas <br />defined by physical features <br />such as roads and water <br />bodies� <br />Community Park <br />1 park / <br />15,000 <br />people <br />2 miles 20-200 <br />Acres <br />May include facilities for hiking or other <br />passive recreation activities� May include <br />picnic shelters, large sports facilities or other <br />active recreation facilities that accommodate <br />significant gatherings. <br />Near natural amenities <br />Easily accessible off a major <br />road� <br />*Acreage may be distributed within a neighborhood or in the case of community parks, throughout the community� For example, a neighborhood may have two, 2 ½ acre parks