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. - ~ - ~ ~. / <br />GENERAL GUIDELINES <br />The plan uses specific standards or guidelines to implement the aboe objectives. <br />These guidelines are not hard and fast, but are used as a guide to evaluate parks <br />and recreation needs. It should be stressed that these standards are minimum and: <br />should be exceeded whenever possible. <br />Gei7eral guidelines, commonly used to determine park area: <br />1. 1 acre of park per 100 inhabitants is used to determine the tota l <br />provision of park areas within a municipality. <br />2. 2 acres of park per 1,000 inhabitants is used in determining the <br />provision of parks within a residential.neighbarhood. <br />3. 2 to 3-acres per lU0 inhabitants for open space and special use areas' <br />usually provided by counties, state or federal governments serving a <br />larye population. <br />4. 10% of the land area of a new residential development be used. .for <br />recreation purposes. <br />Acreage alone does not assure a well balanced recreation system. A proper <br />relationship in size,-type and location of different .park and recreational areas <br />is desired. To achieve this balance, recreation areas are classified and guidelines <br />are established to aid in determining haw recreation needs can be met, and to aid <br />in evaluating c,xisting site potential. The standards for each type of park include: <br />the size range, the service area, which is the maximum recommended distance to <br />travel to the park, the _p~ulation range of the areas served, the generalized <br />activities a_nd/or facilities each type of park can offer - depending on the char- <br />actc~rstics of the areas served, and the preferred location, <br />