To provide an appropriate mix of recreation facilities that fulfill community needs and are responsive to community conditions, the following park classifications are established for varying scales of dedicated properties.
(a) Pocket Parks - An area between two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet and one (1) acre in size should be used to address limited, isolated or unique recreations needs, such as a landscaped public use area in a commercial area, a play area adjacent to the downtown shopping district, picnic areas, arbors, and sitting areas. Such parks are typically located less than one-quarter (0.25) mile from a residential setting. Accessibility by way of interconnecting trails, sidewalks, or low-volume residential streets increases use opportunities and is therefore strongly encouraged.
(b) Neighborhood Parks - An area of five (5) to ten (10) acres which serves as the recreational and social focus of a neighborhood, should typically be designed to include play structures and informal, non-programmed playfield or open space. These parks are typically located one-quarter (0.25) to one-half (½) mile from a residential setting uninterrupted by nonresidential roads and other physical barriers. Such parks should be accessible throughout its service area by way of interconnecting trails, sidewalks, or low-volume residential streets and ideally should be connected to other park system components. Such parks should also exhibit some innate aesthetic qualities appropriate for both active and passive recreational uses. "Left-over" parcels of land that are undesirable for development should be avoided as they are generally undesirable for park development as well.
(c) Community Park - An area usually between thirty (30) and ninety (90) acres should be used to meet broader purposes than neighborhood parks focusing on community-based recreation needs and heavily programmed athletic fields and associated facilities, as well as preserving unique landscapes and open spaces. Such parks are typically located one-half (½) mile to three (3) miles from a residential setting or neighborhood.
(d) Park Connector/ Greenway System - Multipurpose trails located within greenways, parks, and natural resource areas that enable focus on the natural environment or enable safe pedestrian, bicycle, or equestrian travel to and from parks and around the community.