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Community Park Site Selection: • Minimum site size should be 3 acres, with 5 to 15 acres Examples — Senator Henry M. Jackson Park and American preferable. Legion Park • Site should front a public street. • Access to the site should be provided via a collector or Description: arterial street with sidewalks and bicycle lanes. Community parks serve several neighborhoods. They may • Bus or transit stop should be nearby. include areas for intense recreation activity such as popular • Minimum recommended site size should be generally 1 recreational activities that require more space than is available to 5 acres in size. at neighborhood parks, such as baseball or softball but are Amenities: also available for pickup games, team practice, and informal • Open turf area for unstructured play events such as group outings. Parks may include areas for • Playground equipment area up minimum 1,600 square swimming, tennis, volleyball, etc. These parks may also feet up to 12,500 square feet, designed for all ages. include natural areas, depending upon topography and other • ADA accessible pathways connecting park elements conditions providing space for passive recreation opportunities • Portable restrooms only at high use parks during peak such as walking, viewing, sitting and picnicking. Usually, a summer season section of these parks is set aside for the children of the • Walking path surrounding neighborhood. • Designated sport fields for scheduled baseball, softball, • Community parks serve a variety of age groups within and soccer. Fields may be in complexes within the park • a larger "community." The park typically serves up to a Open turf area for unstructured play 2-mile radius for driving or '/z mile walking distance • General landscape improvements (including tree radius from the park. planting) • • Community parks can provide nearby residents with Looped pathway system access to basic recreation opportunities. • Picnic shelters, including at least one capable of • These parks should be designed to enhance accommodating groups of 25 to 30 people community identity, preserve large tracts of open space • Permanent restrooms and improve the quality of life of in the city. • On or off-street parking, approximately 5 spaces per acre of developed park area. Typical Park User: • Typical community park users: Consider: • Come from within 1'/2 miles of the park. • Basketball (full or half court) Unscheduled outlying baseball, softball, or soccer fields • Arrive by auto, bus, bicycle or foot. • Creative play space • Visit the park for one hour to three hours. • Community gardens, Natural area or green space • Interpretive signage 27